Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
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Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
Does anyone know of a way (perhaps with 3rd-party software/plug-in) to color-code tracks in iTunes? I'd get some great use out of it. Basically, I wish it worked just like color-coding works in the Finder.
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Re: Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
Hey, no biggie, but I just thought I'd bump this post one time, just in case.
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Re: Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
I'm not aware of any software that does this, but perhaps you could find out if you can do it yourself with Apple-scripts.... For free
Launch Apple Script editor. From one of the menus open the dictionaries and open the one for iTunes. If you see any properties that deal with display color it might be possible to create a script for what you want (you can perform a search within the dictionary in the standard way at the top right of that window).
Be careful, though! This scripting business can become addictive quickly!

Launch Apple Script editor. From one of the menus open the dictionaries and open the one for iTunes. If you see any properties that deal with display color it might be possible to create a script for what you want (you can perform a search within the dictionary in the standard way at the top right of that window).
Be careful, though! This scripting business can become addictive quickly!
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Re: Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
Hey, thanks for the awesome idea, Fernando. I'll give it a go and let you know what I come up with.
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Re: Color-Coding iTunes Tracks
I just checked the iTunes dictionary, and I don't see a track color property, unfortunately...
But it might be there hidden under a different property name. iTunes is highly scriptable, so perhaps there's hope.
I found these links, but I suspect they are for editing the color labels of the tracks in the Finder, and not in iTunes, like you want.
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/s ... labelcolor
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4408194/Col ... Tunes-Find
There's quite a steep learning curve for applescripting too, so I'm not sure it would be worth your time learning it just for this necessity.
But I can tell you Applescripting is LOTS of fun, especially when you make your computer do things you want the way you want. I've managed a few things (mostly with the Finder) with it and it's really cool
But it might be there hidden under a different property name. iTunes is highly scriptable, so perhaps there's hope.
I found these links, but I suspect they are for editing the color labels of the tracks in the Finder, and not in iTunes, like you want.
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/s ... labelcolor
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4408194/Col ... Tunes-Find
There's quite a steep learning curve for applescripting too, so I'm not sure it would be worth your time learning it just for this necessity.
But I can tell you Applescripting is LOTS of fun, especially when you make your computer do things you want the way you want. I've managed a few things (mostly with the Finder) with it and it's really cool

Mac Mini Server i7 2.66 GHs/16 GB RAM / OSX 10.14 / DP 9.52
Tascam DM-24, MOTU Track 16, all Spectrasonics' stuff,
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"In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence, what is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth." ― Richard Feynman
Tascam DM-24, MOTU Track 16, all Spectrasonics' stuff,
Vienna Instruments SUPER PACKAGE, Waves Mercury, slaved iMac and Mac Minis running VEP 7, etc.
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"In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence, what is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth." ― Richard Feynman