It’s super annoying that iTunes limits you to categorizing your videos into a single genre only. Practically every movie made fits into more than one genre. Thankfully we don’t have to suffer from these shortsighted limitations anymore, and if you missed my post on enabling multiple genres for videos on Apple TV (and iTunes), you should check it out.
Here are just a few example of movies that I think are hard to pin down into just one genre: Continue Reading »
Now the same movie can appear in multiple custom genres in your Apple TV.
How would you categorize the movie Daybreakers into one genre? Is it Action? Drama? Horror? It definitely has qualifications for Fantasy. Even Science-Fiction. Maybe you have your own made-up genre called “Vampire”. In any case, limiting yourself to just one genre is just annoying and stupid. And I say that whoever came up with that idea should be taken to a busy street corner and made to wear a silly hat and a sign that says “I had a stupid idea and it somehow got approved and bothered millions of people.” We all know just about every movie out there fits into multiple genres. I even made a genre for “Academy Award Winner” and have movies tagged for that as well as other appropriate categories. Continue Reading »
A frame from X-Men: First Class showing English subtitles during a German audio segment.
If I had the choice, I would prefer to watch a movie without subtitles. But if you’re watching a movie that is in a foreign language, or is in your native language but with segments of foreign language audio, you don’t have much of a choice – assuming you don’t speak the foreign language(s)…
My dad would prefer to always have subtitles on, even for 100% English scripted movies. He has a hard time hearing and so the subtitles help him follow the dialog. Or perhaps your wife just doesn’t like the movie blasting in your bedroom while she’s trying to fall asleep. Whatever your reason for adding subtitles, the techniques I’m going to outline here will help you achieve just that. Continue Reading »
Properly tagged HD files show the HD tag in Apple TV.
Have you ever noticed that movies you purchase from the iTunes Music Store (ITMS) usually show up in your iTunes Library with a little tag that says “HD-SD”?
That’s because most movies in the ITMS come to you with both an HD version and a second version that’s smaller in file size and better suited for iPods, iPhones, and other portable devices. You can create your own dual versions of your home movie collection and add the HD-SD tag. Continue Reading »
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