Earlier this year, Apple began revealing more information about its Mastered for iTunes program, requesting that music professionals supply Apple with higher-quality recordings as source material for the compressed tracks made available for sale through the iTunes Store. The higher-quality source material, processed according to Apple’s guidelines, is being requested to allow Apple to...
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9to5Mac claims to have some early details about Apple’s next version of iTunes. iTunes 11 has been internally seeded and is said to include under-the-hood changes and early support for iOS 6, which has not yet been announced. The main focus seems to be on iCloud: iTunes 11 includes an increased presence of iCloud integration. Perhaps the biggest testament to this is a dedicated iCloud...
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Several readers have noticed that Universal Studios’ movies are now available for re-download through Apple’s iCloud service. In March we reported that both Fox and Universal were not yet participating in iCloud video streaming due to contractual obligations with HBO. HBO was reportedly working with both Fox and Universal to loosen these restrictions. HBO agreed to loosen its...
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Apple has issued a version update for iTunes which addresses a number of bugs: iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including: - Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. - Addresses an issue where some iTunes interface elements are incorrectly described by VoiceOver and...
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Several readers have noticed the appearance of ‘iTunes Producer 2.6′ in their OS X Software Update. iTunes Producer is Apple’s submission tool for music (and books) to the Apple iTunes Store. iTunes Producer: This free software application allows you to prepare your music for direct delivery to iTunes. Use it to encode your music in AAC format; enter album, song, and cover...
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