MM3-resume playback - How to set???

markeh · Post by **markeh** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:34 am

In MM2, a track could be set to restart on my iPod where I stopped listening, by setting the genre to Audiobook or Podcast.

Kind of an undocumented side-effect.

I had thought that this was going to be a selectable switch independent from genre, is it is now in iTunes. My understanding was that this was going to be added in release 3.

If its there, I can't find it. If not, I presume the old method still works?? I hope the new way will eventually show up.

thnx,

PolarBear2k · Post by **PolarBear2k** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:37 pm

I'm also looking for this feature. I want podcasts and audiobooks to remember where I left off and continue playing from that point when I play them again. As well have this functionality work when I sync.

spacefish · Post by **spacefish** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:46 pm

MM3 has bookmarking enabled for audiobooks and podcasts if the genre is set to book or podcast respectively. I've also successfully used one of the custom fields to create a criteria for bookmark-enabled mix mp3s (where the mix is one long file instead of one file per track). You can find these under Filters & Views. The Player tab in the Configure dialog is where you'd need to enable bookmarking if it's not already enabled.

e.g. Filters & Views > Audiobooks > Configure > Player > Enable Bookmarking

markeh · Post by **markeh** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:13 pm

I've also successfully used one of the custom fields to create a criteria for bookmark-enabled mix mp3s (where the mix is one long file instead of one file per track)

BUT - I think this only effects the MM3 player. The correct bit doesn't get set on the iPod.

If I'm wrong, I would certainly like to hear about it. I would like to use other genres than "Audiobook" or "Podcast", and still have the "restart where you left off" work.

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