Quickly set sort/group options for iTunes 8 Grid view
When in Grid view in iTunes 8, the View menu gets some items that aren't there otherwise, depending on which sort you're using for Grid view. If you've forted by Album, then the View menu gains Sort Albums and Group Albums. When sorted by Artist or Composer, you'll see Group Artists or Group Composers. There are no additional options when viewing by Genre. But given these items are clearly visible in the View menu, the real hint here is that you can also Conrol-click anywhere on the the bar at the top of the Grid view window to access these same options.
published on Monday, the 15. September 2008, macosxhints
Customizable internet radio for the iPhone
Pandora has released a version of its popular internet service for the iPhone. The new app brings users CD-quality tracks in the form of a personalized radio station. A user must simply enter the name of an artist, song or composer and then within seconds Pandora will build a "station" that plays the music the user entered along with music that is ...
published on Saturday, the 12. July 2008, macintosh-news-network
ECSA fights standardized European music royalties
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance has come out against proposed changes to how online music royalties are collected, writes the Associated Press. The conflict stems from an ongoing investigation by the European Commission, aimed at addressing antitrust concerns relating to the lack of Europe-wide royalty schemes. The Commission notes ...
published on Thursday, the 3. July 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apps: Logo Design Studio Pro, Composer FX
Logo Design Studio Pro 1.8 ($60) logo design software brings together a full vector editor with pre-designed conceptual logo templates and objects. The new update to Logo Design Studio Pro now includes increased support for SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files; over 1300 pre-designed SVG objects that anyone can fully edit; a new browser that allows...
published on Friday, the 20. June 2008, macintosh-news-network
Weekend Amusement: Make Your Own Or Install Hidden Leopard Screen Savers
Apple screen savers are pretty much just Quartz Compositions (graphics created via Quartz Composer, a node based visual programming language), and, while there are some nice ones that come pre-installed, they get old rather quickly. You could opt to dedicate those idle CPU cycles to an altruistic effort (or just put your system to sleep [...]
published on Friday, the 16. May 2008, apple-blog
Friday afternoon Apple links, one month 'till WWDC edition
This Friday's Apple links talks up EyeTV's latest software update, Steve Jobs' beard, Twitter references hidden in Quartz Composer, and how unlocked iPhones are hurting at least one US company. A lot.Read More...
published on Friday, the 9. May 2008, ars-technica
Original ringtone subscription for iPhone
Composer Geoff Smith today unveiled RingtoneFeeder, a new subscription service that allows users to form a collection of original iPhone-optimized ringtones. The subscription grants users the five most recently finished ringtones, and as long as the subscription is maintained, a new ringtone every week. After signing up, users get ringtones deliver...
published on Monday, the 5. May 2008, macintosh-news-network
AudioCodex unifies media types for mixing
After an extended beta period, MachineCodex has released v1.0 of AudioCodex, an unusual music and video application. The program unifies iTunes libraries with Quartz Composer, and CoreAudio Audio Units (AU) effects; while the software can be used strictly for playback, it also allows time- and pitch-shifting, along with real-time AU chains. Users...
published on Monday, the 5. May 2008, macintosh-news-network
Customize the iDVD background Apple Logo
As you may know, iDVD includes (by default) the Apple logo watermark on your DVD. You can disable this in the General section of iDVD's preferences. In my case, however, I wanted the watermark, but I didn't want it to be the Apple logo. Here's how to change it (you'll need the Developer Tools installed to do this):Quit iDVD if it's running, then make a backup of the iDVD.app program.Control-click on iDVD.app in the Finder, and choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu.Navigate into Contents/Resources.Edit the file watermark.tif to your satisfaction, retaining the pretty translucency.Open Watermark.qtz by double-clicking on the file; it should open in Quartz Composer.Click on the patch that says Watermark.Click on Patch Inspector in the Toolbar, then choose Settings.Import the watermark.tif file you just edited.Save the file and restart iDVD.I had to restart iD...
published on Tuesday, the 22. April 2008, macosxhints
Be the next William Hung! Apple to host songwriting classes
Apple Stores will be holding Idol on iTunes Songwriter Workshops to help aspiring composers prepare for the American Idol Songwriter contest. Read More...
published on Friday, the 21. March 2008, ars-technica