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Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod classic 17
Genius Mixes are preselected compilations of songs that go great together. They’re created for
you by iTunes using songs from your library. Each Genius Mix is designed to provide a dierent
listening experience each time you play it. iTunes creates up to 12 Genius Mixes, based on the
variety of music in your iTunes library.
To create Genius playlists and Genius Mixes on iPod classic, you rst need to turn on Genius in
iTunes. For information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Genius playlists and Genius Mixes created in iTunes can be synced to iPod classic like any iTunes
playlist. You can’t add Genius Mixes to iPod classic manually. See Syncing Genius playlists and
Genius Mixes to iPod classic on page 20.
Genius is a free service, but you need an iTunes Store account to use it. If you don’t have an
account, you can set one up when you turn on Genius.
Importing video to iTunes
There are several ways to import video into iTunes, described below.
Purchase or rent videos and download video podcasts from the iTunes Store
To purchase videos—movies, TV shows, and music videos—or rent movies online from the
iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries only), you sign in to your iTunes
Store account, nd the videos you want, and then buy or rent them.
A rented movie expires 30 days after you rent it or 24 hours after you begin playing it (rental
requirements may vary outside the U.S.), whichever comes rst. Expired rentals are deleted
automatically. These terms apply to U.S. rentals. Rental terms vary among countries.
To enter the iTunes Store, open iTunes and click iTunes Store (under Store) on the left side of the
iTunes window.
You can view a movie trailer or TV show preview by clicking the Preview button next to it.
Purchased videos appear when you select Movies or TV Shows (under Library) or Purchased
(under Store) in the list on the left side of the iTunes window. Rented videos appear when you
select Rented Movies (under Library).
Some items have other options, such as TV shows that let you buy a Season Pass for all episodes.
Video podcasts appear alongside other podcasts in the iTunes Store. You can subscribe to them
and download them just as you would other podcasts. You don’t need an iTunes Store account
to download podcasts. See Purchase songs and download podcasts using the iTunes Store on
page 15.
Create versions of your own videos to work with iPod classic
You can view other video les on iPod classic, such as videos you create in iMovie on a Mac or
videos you download from the Internet. Import the video into iTunes, convert it for use with
iPod classic, if necessary, and then add it to iPod classic.
iTunes supports many of the video formats that QuickTime supports. For more information,
see If you can’t add a song or other item to iPod classic on page 50.