How to Filter Video and Audio Podcasts in iTunes
I love podcasts, but I do notice that iTunes lacks an easy way to filter between audio and video podcasts in iTunes, particularly when you’re making a smart playlist. Smart playlists are, obviously, great for setting up a playlist just based on your available, unheard podcasts, but audio and video, they just don’t mix.
I struggled with this for awhile, but have finally figured it out: sorting by filetype. Of course, there’s no filetype filter in iTunes’ smart playlists. However, you can use the kind filter. Most video files are given a kind label of MPEG-4 Video File or Quicktime Movie File, while most audio podcasts have the word audio in that field. So…
How to Set Up a Smart Playlist with Audio-Only Podcasts in iTunes
- In iTunes, go to File > New Smart Playlist
- When the Smart Playlist dialogue box pops up, enter the following information (as per the image below.)
- Podcast is true
- Play Count is less than 1 (to only play podcasts you haven’t heard yet)
- Kind does not contain video
- Kind does not contain movie
Voila, you’re good to go. Just click on that Smart Playlist and let it rip. And now for the video aspect.
How to Set Up a Smart Playlist with Video-Only Podcasts in iTunes
- In iTunes, go to File > New Smart Playlist
- When the Smart Playlist dialogue box pops up, enter the following information (as per the image below.)
- Podcast is true
- Play Count is 0 (to only play videos you haven’t watched yet)
- Kind does not contain audio
And now you’ve got your own personal TV station, right on your computer.
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