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Q: Can i upload and have access to home videos in iTunes Match?

Hello. I have been uploading all my music to iTunes Match and using iCloud, only to discover (apparently) that all of this does not include non-purchased (home) videos. I want to be able to put them in the cloud and stream on demand from multiple devices. Am I missing something here?

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 2, 2014 8:18 AM

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Q: Can i upload and have access to home videos in iTunes Match?

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Jan 2, 2014 8:25 AM in response to arealwiseguy
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    Jan 2, 2014 8:25 AM in response to arealwiseguy

    iTunes Match is for music only, not for videos - you will need to sync them to the devices that you want them on, or if you are in a country where they can be redownloaded (and if they remain in your country's store) you may be able to redownload them via the Purchased tabs in the iTunes store apps on iOS devices, and the Purchased link on the iTunes store hompage on computer's iTunes

  • by arealwiseguy,

    arealwiseguy arealwiseguy Jan 3, 2014 1:10 PM in response to arealwiseguy
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    Jan 3, 2014 1:10 PM in response to arealwiseguy

    But how can you view them as purchased when they weren't in the first place? You'd need to upload them first. I have started playing with the app Dropbox, for photos and video. Like with music, I am looking for a cloud-type service so I can play my videos remotely without loading up my device's hard drive.

  • by varjak paw,

    varjak paw varjak paw Jan 3, 2014 1:18 PM in response to arealwiseguy
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    Jan 3, 2014 1:18 PM in response to arealwiseguy

    Again,  iTunes Match is not designed for this purpose - as KP said iTunes Match is only for music - nor is iCloud. You will need to use some other service such as Dropbox.

     

    Regards.

  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Jan 3, 2014 1:19 PM in response to arealwiseguy
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    Jan 3, 2014 1:19 PM in response to arealwiseguy

    Misread your first post, I didn't notice the non-purchased part.

     

    The only way to get videos into the Videos app on iOS devices is by buying/downloading them directly in the iTunes store app on it or by syncing them from a computer's iTunes. So as well as needing a cloud service to store them, you will need an app that can connect to that service and be able to play whatever format your videos are in You've tried searching for something such as 'cloud video stream' in your country's store to see if that finds anything ?