Hi Again Esther, I found your apple script instructions further down the archive webpage. Thanks for the detail and I am now putting it all together. Marc
On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Esther, > Thank you for this tip. I downloaded an opml file of my podcast subscriptions > into itunes. Do you know if they can be sorted into folders instead of one > long list? Can you point me to a resource on how to build this apple script > file? Thanks much. > Marc > > On Aug 17, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Mark, >> >> I use a couple of AppleScripts to speed up playback of tracks selected >> in iTunes and return to normal speed. iTunes itself doesn't support >> variable speed playback, but QuickTime Player, which it uses, does. So >> the scripts just pass the current position in the track to QuickTime >> Player, with the speed boost, and then back to iTunes at normal speed, >> so the track position can be kept. I've used this method for several >> years. However, it's the older version of QuickTime, which is now >> dubbed "QuickTime 7", that has the easy access to A/V controls of >> pitch, speed, etc. that was used for the scripts, and while this still >> works (and provides different playback options -- all accessible >> through the GUI with VoiceOver), it's no longer included by default >> with operating system distributions starting with Lion; you have to >> download it separately. >> >> If you're interested, I posted instructions on the Mac-access list >> earlier this year, and you can read the post in the mail archives: >> Speeding up podcasts on the Mac: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg08057.html >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 17, 2:54 pm, Garth Humphreys <ghu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I don't have a recommendation at the moment but I think I saw some >>> reference in the twitter stream from down cast. He mentioned that he was >>> working on a Mac app. I'll be very happy if so. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 18/08/2012, at 5:52, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Listers, >>> I use and enjoy Downcast on ios. Does anyone have recommendations for >>> podcast apps on the Mac? Hopefully one that will allow speeding up of >>> playback. Thanks. >>> Marc >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
