Client-side playlist creating, editing...
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:06 pm
I think I'm a noob when it comes to playlists, but I was curious to know how this works when using iHomeServer. I have it setup and it runs well. Stream to clients (Mac, PC, ATV, XBOX) with no trouble.
Playlists, however, trouble me since I want to open iTunes on my Mac and create and update playlists. However, it appears anything that is associated with a remote iTunes library is completely locked down. That said, I figure there are four methods I could follow to create/update playlists -- someone let me know if I missed any:
1. Open iHomeServer through the dashboard of a client Win PC and make edits through iHomeServer's interface.
2. Open iHomeServer client directly on the home server and make edits through iHomeServer's interface.
3. Open iTunes on the home server while iHomeServer does not have control of iTunes, then use iTunes interface to make the edits.
4. Open the iTunes library on the home server through any iTunes client on a Mac or PC, while iHomeServer does not have control of iTunes, and then use iTunes to make the edits.
Since I'm sitting in iTunes listening to my music on my Mac, it would be awesome to create playlists while connected to the server directly in iTunes. Did Apple make this complicated and impossible to do? Is there no way to do this?
I think options 1 and 2 are supposed to work, yet my iHomeServer tells me it can't when I'm playing the playlist I'm trying to add to. However, any other playlist seems to drag-and-drop an item easily. I suspect this is known behavior?
Also, I don't have a context menu item for adding to my available playlists. Would be a nice feature to add.
Lastly, there doesn't appear to be any facility to do this through the iHomeServer web interface, is that correct?
Okay, I think these are all my questions. Thanks for any direction anyone has for me.
-C
Playlists, however, trouble me since I want to open iTunes on my Mac and create and update playlists. However, it appears anything that is associated with a remote iTunes library is completely locked down. That said, I figure there are four methods I could follow to create/update playlists -- someone let me know if I missed any:
1. Open iHomeServer through the dashboard of a client Win PC and make edits through iHomeServer's interface.
2. Open iHomeServer client directly on the home server and make edits through iHomeServer's interface.
3. Open iTunes on the home server while iHomeServer does not have control of iTunes, then use iTunes interface to make the edits.
4. Open the iTunes library on the home server through any iTunes client on a Mac or PC, while iHomeServer does not have control of iTunes, and then use iTunes to make the edits.
Since I'm sitting in iTunes listening to my music on my Mac, it would be awesome to create playlists while connected to the server directly in iTunes. Did Apple make this complicated and impossible to do? Is there no way to do this?
I think options 1 and 2 are supposed to work, yet my iHomeServer tells me it can't when I'm playing the playlist I'm trying to add to. However, any other playlist seems to drag-and-drop an item easily. I suspect this is known behavior?
Also, I don't have a context menu item for adding to my available playlists. Would be a nice feature to add.
Lastly, there doesn't appear to be any facility to do this through the iHomeServer web interface, is that correct?
Okay, I think these are all my questions. Thanks for any direction anyone has for me.
-C