XLD: Enabling Chapter Markers with ALAC Options

[sankuru]

Hello,

I am trying to take a bunch of albums that are currently ripped to individual ALAC files and convert them to single ALAC (one file-per-album) files with embedded Quicktime chapter markers using the latest version of XLD (20120226). I believe I have everything set up as it should, yet when I import the created files into iTunes, it only recognizes the albums as monolithic files instead of individual tracks.

By that I mean, if I import the created file "+/- - Holding Patterns.m4a" that is a single file containing 5 tracks, iTunes only displays it as a single audio track called "+/- - Holding Patterns" instead of the 5 individual tracks embedded in the file.

My assumption has been that to enable this, it requires checking the "Embed cue sheet as a chapter" option and transcoding to a single file + cue sheet? Is that correct or is there more/something different that needs to be done? Or is this option not actually functional at this time?

Thanks in advance.

[RobertoDomenico]

iTunes can shuffle by album look under the "Controls" menu you can select Songs, Albums or Groupings. There are many iOS apps that enable album shuffle like "Smart Shuffle. THe APple TV should shuffle by Album if it's enabled in iTunes. Example... make a smart playlist in iTunes to have your entire library and enable it to shuffle by album and the Apple TV then when you play the play list back on the Apple TV it will shuffle by Album.

This post has been edited by RobertoDomenico: Apr 8 2012, 01:10