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Chapter 6 iPod 59
Syncing Music, Podcasts, and Video
Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPhone supports are transferred to
iPhone. For information about which formats iPhone supports, see page 111.
If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPhone, iTunes asks if
you want to create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPhone. Then iTunes
randomly fills the playlist. You can add or delete songs from the playlist and sync again.
When you sync podcasts or audiobooks on iPhone with those on your computer, both
iTunes and iPhone remember where you last left off and start playing from that
position.
Transferring Purchased Content from iPhone to Another Computer
Music, video, and podcasts sync from your iTunes library to iPhone, but not from
iPhone to your iTunes library. However, you can transfer content purchased from the
iTunes store from iPhone to an iTunes library on another computer.
m Connect iPhone to the other computer. iTunes asks if you want to transfer purchased
content. You can also connect iPhone and, in iTunes, choose File > Transfer Purchases.
To play the content, the computer must be authorized to play content from your iTunes
account.
Converting Videos for iPhone
You can add videos other than those purchased from iTunes to iPhone, such as videos
you create in iMovie on a Macintosh or videos you download from the Internet.
If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPhone and a message says the video can’t play
on iPhone, you can convert the video.
Convert a video to work with iPhone
m Select the video in your iTunes library and choose Advanced > “Convert Selection for
iPod.” Then add the converted video to iPhone.
Playing Music and Video
The high resolution display makes listening to songs on iPhone as much a visual
experience as a musical one. You can scroll through your playlists, or use Cover Flow to
browse through your album art. Videos play in landscape orientation to take full
advantage of the widescreen display.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see page 102.