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Hey Guys,
Since a few months, I just can see mp3 files as an icon with the itunes symbol in it.
Before, there was previews from the album cover and everytime you click on it,
the music was played in preview mode directly from the finder.
Just a few minutes ago, I updated the version of my itunes to the currently newest one.
That didnt give me a solution indeed.
Do anybody know an approach to solve this problem?
Regards from Berlin
Sam
Simple... You just need to use the icon view and make the icon size large enough. It works on the Desktop or in a Finder window.
If it's a Finder window, select the icon view (the one that shows just the icons). If it's the Desktop, it is already in icon view. Right (or Control) click on the window (or on the Desktop) and select Show View Options. Increase the Icon size using the slider bar, so that it is 64x64 or larger. The icon "image" should show the content detail (such as album art), and have the play/pause control, when you mouse over it.
It's whatever Software Update gives me as the latest versions. So it's what you listed. Since iTunes uses QuickTime to play media, that's 10.1 (at least for QuickTime Player).
You should try creating a new user account in System Preferences Users & Groups pane. Log out and log in to the new account. See if this problem recurs there, or not.
The "problem" is that you can't preview the song in Finder, correct? So it's not about iTunes...?
In the Finder window, select the view that has vertical columns. In the toolbar, the button for this view looks like a rectangle with vertical lines. When you navigate to the folder with song files using this view, and select a song file, the far right column of the Finder window should show the song file details (with album artwork if available) and the play/pause button.
amario1985 wrote:
Hey Guys,
Since a few months, I just can see mp3 files as an icon with the itunes symbol in it.
Before, there was previews from the album cover and everytime you click on it,
the music was played in preview mode directly from the finder.
Just select a song on the Finder and press the Spacebar (to activate Quicklook).
This will show a preview of everything,not just music.
The "problem" is that you can't preview the song in Finder, correct? So it's not about iTunes...?
Yeah, youre right. sorry for the wrong category.
thank you for your fast replies. but I dont ask for any alternates. I thought, maybe its an issue with the settings.
Im asking myself why apple dont fix the error that may cause this problem...
I knwo this kind of preview well. Sorry, I have to be more specific: There are mp3 files on my >desktop<
I just want to see the covers, doesnt matter if I klick on them, or not. and in the case of klick, it should play the file immediatly.
I can also turn over the sides of a pdf file, without to open it.
Mov files can be still played like the mp3's did before. Watch that video please> https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3d0icm0cfi1ptr/Screeny%20Video%2018.06.2012%2011.50.1 0.mov
I dont want to use the finder for such easy "klick-and-listen"
Oh, I didn't notice that part (where the MP3 did not work). BUT, it does work for me (with .mp3 files), on my Mac, with the latest version of Mac OS X Lion. The icon shows the album art (at any icon size), as long as there is album art for that song. And, if the icon size is 64x64 or larger, I get the pause/play button in the middle of the icon when I mouse over it.
When you do a Get Info on the MP3 file, in the Info window, does it say Open with iTunes?
YESSS, finally you got it! 🙂 Well, if it works with your system, its a setting issue. GOD THANKS!
Well, currently it is seted to "open with itunes" because, if I change it to "(always) open with preview"
I just see a white paper icon what means, this application is not able to handle with mp3....
Yes, sorry it took so LONG... 😉
Do you have any AAC song files? Do you have the same problem with that file type (.m4a)?
Maybe you should do a Get Info on any MP3 file and do a Change All for the Open with selection to something like Preview. Then do the same thing again, and change the Open with selection back to iTunes. Maybe that will "reset" something and make it work like it should.
OMG! That works! Thank You man! you doin it!!
What do I have to do now? Its a lot of work to translate all my files apps and setting to the new account..
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amario1985 wrote:
OMG! That works! Thank You man! you doin it!!
What do I have to do now?
I would not migrate everything over to this new account. This simply shows that something is wrong with your user account (since it works in a different account).
Have you ran Disk First Aid?
Yeah... It was meant more as a test, to help narrow down the cause. I was not suggesting moving everything over to the new account. I keep a "Test User" account handy, for troubleshooting.
So now, you know the cause is something that is messed up (or conflicting), in your current user account. It's not a systemwide problem, which is good news.
Doing Repair Disk Permissions in Disk Utility is worth a shot. Couldn't hurt...
Also, look at what you have running automatically as Login Items in System Preferences Users & Groups pane. Maybe there's something suspicious that runs in the background and interferes. While you're there, if there's anything that you don't use anymore (or don't know what it is), I'd take it off the list.
Other than that, it's likely to be some user preferences setting. That may be hard to figure out.
As a last resort, you can migrate your user data and settings from the current account to the new one.
I have the fix!!!!
I have had the same issue ever since Lion. Its been very painful not having album art preview in finder or the play button when rollover the file for so many versions of OSX. Today I worked hard in trying to solve the problem since Applecare support hasn't helped much, all they did was tell me to bring the computer in. The other main reason I got so motivated to try and fix this is because the DJ app for Mac only reads album art from the finder even if iTunes can display the album art. The other reason that got me curious is that my friends macbook pro album art worked fine, so I cross checked with his computer until I figured out a few things that helped and ultimately fixed the issue. FINALLY!
My set up:
- I have my full iTunes library folder on my external as I have over 700GB of music.
- It includes all my database files in there, which is very important as I have many playlist settings from over 7 years of iTunes activity.
SOLUTION:
1. With every new computer I have purchased, I use to just pressed option on Mac and press iTunes to locate my folder (which I have said is located on my external drive).
2. I tried today to press option again BUT locate and selected the default library in the user/music folder of my internal drive (standard setting from Apple).
3. Miraculously, all the album art appeared in both my external drive library and also today's downloaded songs on my Macbook pro. Ofcourse with the new default location I don't have any songs or data.
4. So I tried to find a way to keep this library data on my internal drive since it can help the finder display all my files properly, yes even have the play on rollover button but as well link it back to my external drive with all my 700GB songs.
5. I then went into iTunes Preferences/Advance tab and in iTunes Media folder location redirected the location to my external drive iTunes/ iTunes Media folder. If it asks to collate data, press NO.
6. Then I quit iTunes.
7. Next I copied the 4 files to my desktop from my external drive as I want to keep the data I have made with all my playlists etc. The four files are iTunes Library Extras.itdb , iTunes Library Genius.itdb , iTunes Library.itl , iTunes Library.xml
8. I then went to my internal drive User/Music/Itunes/ and dragged these 4 files I copied from my external drive into here and making sure to REPLACE the four existing files already there.
9. Next open iTunes and you will find all your presettings appear with all your music linked to your external. What this does is keep the important library files on your internal drive (that somehow makes your finder files album art appear), BUT to read also all the music mp3 files located in the external drive (action from step 5)
Presto!! All your music files whether on internal drive or external all the album art has appeared. 😀
Hope this helps!! Let me know if there are any other questions.
I am on 10.8.1 running retina macbook pro.
I think my previous post explained exactly how to make Finder show the album cover art and play the music when you click it. It wasn't meant to be an "alternative." I thought it was the solution.
you mean like this
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/x44c9xxn3j5dint/Screeny%20Video%2018.06.2012%2014.12.5 7.mov
sorry but no....
desktop is the only important issue.
cant preview mp3's directly from the finder
