[LM_NET] SHARE: Downloading Trailers from BTFA for use with iTunes

[Teresa Schauer <pettushs@GMAIL.COM>]

I have had several requests for directions for how to do this, so here they
are:



Creating a List in iTunes for Looping Book Trailers:



First, you need to save the videos as mp4 files, into a folder on your
computer:



Downloading Trailers for Use in iTunes:



   1. Go to http://booktrailers4all.4shared.com
   2. Click on the interest level folder of your choice
   3. Click on the trailer of your choice.  This will take you to the
   trailer
   4. Click on the “Download Now” button
   5. Save the file to a folder you have created on your computer or a flash
   drive



   1. In iTunes, upload the trailer files by clicking on “File” and then
   “Add Folder to Library”
   2. Follow the steps for adding the folder
   3. Create a playlist by clicking on the little plus (+) sign in the
   bottom left of your screen
   4. Click on “Movies” under “Library”
   5. Drag the video files from here, into your newly created playlist
   6. Click on the playlist—you should see the files you’ve just added
   7. Click on the third icon on the bottom left, in the same tray as the
   plus (+) sign one time until it turns blue—this sets the playlist to repeat





Suggestion:



Last year I hooked up an old distance learning TV to an even OLDER PC to
loop the trailers via iTunes.   I used to run it all day in a loop, but this
year the kids would rather find the specific trailers they want to view.  So,
trailers are only really running when kids want to view them.  I placed the
spreadsheet detailing the trailers on the TV and the kids have really taken
off with it.  ( I do sometimes run them in a continuous loop, too)



This year, I have a 42 inch flat screen that the kids are going nuts over.





 Have a Blessed Friday!!

-- 
Teresa Schauer
District Librarian/Pettus ISD
Pettus, Texas
tschauer@pettusisd.esc2.net

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