# iTunes: Changing Video Type from Movies to TV Shows for Multiple Items

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077 "2008-05-05T02:37:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077/1 "2008-05-05T02:37:57Z")

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How do I do this?

When I import videos into ITunes, the all show up as “Movie.” Now, that’s fine for the actual movies, but I also have some TV shows. It’s a pain to change each file’s properties one at a time in iTunes. Is there a way I can change multiple items from “Movie” to “TV Show” in iTunes?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077/2 "2008-05-05T02:48:30Z")

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I’ve been waiting for them to fix this but it can’t be done yet, at least not the last time I checked.  
ETA: wouldn’t hurt to check the forums here [http://www.ilounge.com/](http://www.ilounge.com/) that’s where I’ve been looking.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077/3 "2008-05-05T03:49:41Z")

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I’m assuming you are using a Mac. If not, I’ve got nothin’  
If so: [Here you go.](http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts01.php?page=1#setvideokindofselected)

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-changing-video-type-from-movies-to-tv-shows-for-multiple-items/448077/4 "2008-05-05T04:20:21Z")

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[QUOTE=beowulff]  
I’m assuming you are using a Mac. If not, I’ve got nothin’  
If so: [Here you go.](http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts01.php?page=1#setvideokindofselected)  
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Sorry – I should have been clearer about the platform. Yeah, I’m on Windows, so Apple Scripting (as far as I know) won’t work.

My bad for not including that in the OP.