I ripped my DVD of a TV show. All 4 discs done the same day with the same version .9.9 of Handbrake.
3 of the resultant m4v files show in the library as Home Movies. 17 do not show in any Library. They play in iTunes fine when double clicked from Finder.
I've tried dumping them quitting iTunes and reloading. Restarted the MBA and tried again.
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
If something plays in iTunes then it has been added. If you're not seeing it you need to hunt around. You'd probably be better off using a third party mp4 tag editor to get things labeled correctly before importing to iTunes.
Um, I wouldn't openly state you are ripping DVDs of TV shows. That is still illegal in the USA and Apple, probably who has to stay on the good side of the media companies who provide things to sell in the iTunes Store, is very sensitive about the subject (to the extent this topic may disappear).
Unless I'm mistaken, if I own the DVD/CD/LP etc, I can rip it til my hearts content.
What 3rd party tag editor might be good?
tried MetaZ and FileBot and NameChanger.
Still nada.
Mus be a way to rest the database without messing up what's there.
Fritz Lang1 wrote:
Unless I'm mistaken, if I own the DVD/CD/LP etc, I can rip it til my hearts content.
Yes, you are mistaken, not just about any commercially produced DVD. The actual illegal act isn't the copying, it is breaking the encryption (or using software to do so) that is required to yield a functioning copy of the files. If you try to do a legal rip of simply copying the files to a hard drive you will likely discover the computer sees them as corrupt. It is legal to rip CDs because they do not have this encryption, but the movie industry managed to get the very act of ripping most DVDs illegal. Read online about the actual legal cases, not somebody simply saying, "I own the movie so I have the right to do with it what I want!" (Wrong, they do not own the movie, they bought a piece of plastic and certain tightly controlled rights to view what it on it). Also do not confuse US laws (which is what this web site follows) with changes made in a few countries such as Britain regarding backup.
oh well.
I found this idea on the MacTalk Australia site.
http://www.mactalk.com.au/56/106861-itunes-new-imported-tv-shows-not-appearing-l ibrary.html
and it worked. d&d the files from Finder to a new playlist. Bulk change to TV show, they all show up.
you can then delete the playlist if you desire.
iTunes 11 Movie/TV Show library not seeing some items
