Hates on iTunes...

[liz_marcs]

Say it with me, people: "Liz is an idiot."

Liz is an idiot because she staring at a 67-track themed mix at 2 a.m., ensuring cover art is matched to the right individual tracks, and tagging the lot so the information I provide will show up on MP3 players, as opposed to whatever tags iTunes uses.

Did you know that if you indicate the tracks are linked together by checking the ticky-box in iTunes, it wipes out the art associated with a track? I did not know this. I know it now, but I didn't know it when all my associated art mysteriously disappeared.

I also never cease to be amazed at how easily iTunes "loses" MP3 files. Jesus, Apple. If Windows MediaPlayer can do an automatic scan of my music folders without me constantly reloading files, iTunes should be able to do the same thing.

*wham-wham-wham*

Let's not get into compiling the track listing with massive amounts of links. Because, oh no, I can't just throw a bunch of tracks together. I can't go half-way on anything. No, I have to have fun with it. I have to provide educational links because there are some artists in the mix where someone is gonna say, "I beg to differ."

Yes. I. Am. Having. Fun. Yes. I. Always. Grind. My. Teeth. Like. This. When. I. Am. Having. Fun.

All I can say is, 67 tracks? I'm bundling those puppies into groups of ten and zipping them together for download. I am not loading 67 individual tracks up to SaveFile. I'll be here for years if I do that.

Honestly, I was so involved with what I was doing that I only just looked up at the clock and saw the time.

I have to crawl into bed now.

Comments

[moooleeesssaaa.livejournal.com]

right there with you. i was having so much fun with my scanny movie upload thingy that i didnt realize its dawn... no wonder i started drooling on myself.
why must we be perfectionists?

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

The price of perfection is very high. :) Seriously, your dedication humbles me.

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's the perfect way of putting it. I too am humbled by Liz.

Then again, who isn't?

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

If I have a vote, I'd go with obsessive/compulsive when it comes to things I like doing. *sighs*

In any case, I actually managed to program the individual tracks to do what I want them to do (a pain in the butt, to be honest) and the first 15 (out of 69) tracks are up now. Tracks 15 through 30 should be up later today.

As for the rest of the tracks, that depends on how cooperative SaveFile is.

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose that's a lot better than obsessive/compulsive with things one doesn't enjoy?

Thank you!

[nephir.livejournal.com]

*chants along with you* iTunes sucks.

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

*nods nods nods*

On the other hand, MP3 Collector is an awesome library/MP3 tagging/file renaming program. I would've gone out of my skull if I wasn't working with it.

Anyway, the first 15 (out of 69) tracks are up. I'm now wrestling with LiveJournal's post-size limit and SaveFile's upload speed.

[nocturnalista.livejournal.com]

Because I can be a bit of a joiner, Liz is an idiot. But because I'm capable of independent thought, Liz is probably over-worked and thus inclined to make a mistake.

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

No. More like obsessive-compulsive with things I like doing. Although crazy fits for an outside observer.

At least I finished the technical aspects of creating the soundtrack and I even have the first 15 (out of 69) tracks up and available for download. Right now, LiveJournal's posting limits and SaveFile's speed is the thing driving me nuts.