In iTunes 12, I can't edit track numbers for podcasts.

The way I found to do this for TV Programmes is as follows -

1. Select the entire series you wish to add the track numbers to (select the first then shift to select the last)
2. Right click, select Get Info
3. Select the Options Tab and change media kind from TV Programme to Music Video - DO NOT SELECT OK.
4. Select the Details Tab - you will now see you have the track and disc numbers available.
5. Enter the amount of tracks in the series in the "of" field - for example - Track [blank] of [15]
6. Select the Options Tab again and change the media kind back to TV Programme.
7. Now Select OK
8. Nothing will appear to have happened but if you select the 1st programme and Get Info, you will see you have the track number field available to edit.

It may be a bit of faff but doesn't take long to do, I prefer this method then messing around with code.

Track and disc numbers are also now missing from the Movies and TV Shows versions of Get Info. You might want to drop a line to iTunes Feedback with your reasons for wanting them back. In the meantime I've written two new scripts that may be useful: SetDiscNumber and SetTrackNumber. Thankfully it is still possible to set values via script, even if it is a somewhat clunky workaround.

tt2

Just discovered that in Windows you can hold down shift while using right-click > Get Info (or File > Get Info) to get the old style dialog box. (It's alt on a Mac.)

Again clunky but probably easier than my script. 😉😉

tt2

On the Mac, hold down the Option key while selecting Get Info (either from the File Menu, or from the right-clicking the track), and you will get the traditional Preview/Info Dialogue box that lets you enter track, disc numbers, etc.

I noticed this limitation in the new Get Info UI as well. Knowing about hidden shortcut to access the old dialogue box is useful, but they could easily remove that at any time. It would be good to be able to set track/disc numbers in the new UI. In the interim I had used an mp3 tag editor - http://www.mp3tag.de/en - to manually enter them. Quite tedious.

So the real question is this, how do we let Apple know we don't like this change, and want the "old school" method back as the default?

As above, iTunes Feedback.

tt2

been trying this. Its not working for me on W8.1. Looks like its already been blocked.

@mark check out Re: How do you add a missing track number?

What has been blocked, the old style get info, my scripts or the feedback link?

Old dialog went in 12.1, is still missing in 12.1.1, and I'm guessing is unlikely to come back.

My (Windows) scripts still work.

The feedback link works.

😕

tt2

An alternative to the scripts is to Get Info, change the media kind on the options tab, e.g. to music, then without closing go to the details tab whihc will now show additional fields, make the changes you want, then switch back to the original media kind and click OK to apply.

tt2

sorry, I should have logged back in. It was initially the shift key instruction that i thought hadn't worked. Closed the program when I'd done what I was doing, opened this afternoon and I had the track inputs available, so thanks for the tip and apologies for not updating. (didn't try your script thingy though, took one look and thought what the......).lol

thanks for the tips though.

Mark

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

Thanks for putting this script up as it is the only thing now that will let me manipulate the track numbers on my podcast files. Apple seem to be going out of their way to make life as difficult as possible.

You're welcome. 🙂

An alternative to the scripts is to Get Info, change the media kind on the options tab, e.g. to music, then without closing go to the details tab which will now show additional fields, make the changes you want, then switch back to the original media kind and click OK to apply.

tt2