# Changing how iTunes/iPod categorizes things

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-itunes-ipod-categorizes-things/416943>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-itunes-ipod-categorizes-things/416943 "2007-08-25T23:48:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-itunes-ipod-categorizes-things/416943/1 "2007-08-25T23:48:54Z")

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Is there a way to change a file that iTunes currently considers, say, a “movie” and make it read as a “music video” instead? Or a “video podcast” as a “movie” or whatever? I’m using iTunes 7.1.1 for Mac.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-itunes-ipod-categorizes-things/416943/2 "2007-08-26T00:59:18Z")

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“Get Info” on the file, click on the “Video” tab, then change the “Video Kind”. Available options are “Movie”, “Music Video”, and “TV Show”. You can do the same thing for video podcasts, but you’ll have to take it out of “Podcast” genre (in the “Info” tab).

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-itunes-ipod-categorizes-things/416943/3 "2007-08-26T01:05:47Z")

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Worked like a charm. Thank ye kindly.