i have 1/2 star ratings enabled on my imac. when i make a smart playlist with "ratings is 0" i get a playlist of all 1/2 star rated songs and none rated 0. i have itunes 11.
i tried it on my macbook (itunes 10.7) and it works fine. but i don't have 1/2 stars enabled on that.
macbook 2.1 and imac 21", Mac OS X (10.4.10), 2ghz intel core 2 duo processor, 1G 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM Memory
That 1/2 star rating really confuses Smart Playlist, doesn't it ? 😉
Just one song in your library with 1/2 star and that playlist won't work. And you can't put a 1/2 star into the playlist select box.
The best I can up with is below. OK you get all your 1/2 start ratings as well as the Zeros, but ....... ?
That 1/2 star rating really confuses Smart Playlist, doesn't it ? 😉
Just one song in your library with 1/2 star and that playlist won't work. And you can't put a 1/2 star into the playlist select box.
The best I can up with is below. OK you get all your 1/2 start ratings as well as the Zeros, but ....... ?
i noticed i couldn't enter half stars in the smart playlist entry. ah well.
i guess i could just sort songs by ratings. since i'd rather keep half stars. thanks for the info.
I didn't think that smart playlists would work with half star ratings. However, I discovered that they do recognise the half star, but don't display it in the rule. It all depends on where you click on the star-scale. For example, if you wanted a smart playlist to show all songs you have rated four and a half stars, you click on the left side of the fifth star dot. In this example, it would show a four star rating in the rule, but show four and a half star rated songs in the actual playlist.
So, in your case, Edit Smart Playlist rule screen, click and drag from a star then to the left of the scale. It should recognise that you want all songs rated with nothing, rather than songs rated with half a star. Just make sure your click ends after being dragged past the actual scale. Confusing, I know.
Here is a screenshot of a smart playlist with the same idea of displaying all unrated songs that I created less than fifteen minutes ago.
i didnt do the sliding click thing you suggested, but i clicked off the scale to the left and it worked. i updated to 11.0.1 so i dunno if it was your solution or the update that got me what i wanted.
can't make an unrated smart playlist in itunes
