MP3 players forum: ipod bookmarking

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I listen to a lot of MP3 podcasts and I need to be able to set one resume point (one bookmark) in multiple files. That way I can jump from one file to another to another and always continue from where I left off. I currently have a Creative ZenExtra MP3 player and it allows you to place one bookmark in each file. If the iPod can't do this, then I will need to get another Creative player or a player from another company which has this feature.

I would like to get an iPod, but only if it has this capability.

Can the 5th or 5.5 generation video iPod do this? Is there some add-on software which allows the iPod to do this?

This is your chance to convert me to iPods! (smile)

Thanks!

Tom

This works the same way that it does with audiobooks.

If you get your podcasts through iTunes, it will automatically put them in a podcast folder. (if iTunes doesn't feature the podcast, you can still subscribe through the advanced menu and then type/paste in the appropriate feed) It will also automatically set the option to remember playback position. If you don't want to go through iTunes, you would have to manually set the option.

And let's say you have a podcast episode that you didn't listen to on your iPod but you listened to it partway on your computer. The next time you sync, playback position will be transferred to the iPod and this also works in the reverse direction.

Wow. Thanks, Dave95. If what you say is correct, then the iPod already does exactly what I want it to do. I want to be able to leave any MP3 file and come back to it at the same place at a later time.

A friend told me that the iPod does this ONLY for the last file that was playing. Thus he said ONLY ONE file can be bookmarked at any one time.

You're telling me that the iPod does this for every file that is played and each file retains the bookmark (or the "resume point", whatever is the correct term).

This is great news. Now I can consider purchasing the iPod.

So, other iPod users... Is this true? Does the iPod automatically place a "resume point" in every file if you stop playing that file before it ends? And it does this for MP3 files?

I've heard conflicting stories on this feature, so I want to make sure I have accurate information.

Thanks!

Tom

So... If I understand you correctly, for each one of my MP3 files in iTunes, I can set them to "remember last playback position". Then, when I listen to them on my iPod, I can leave and return to that file at the same point. And I can do that for all the other MP3 files that I set that way...?

Do I understand correctly?

All I have are MP3 files. And I don't want to convert them to anything else (too much trouble).

Thanks! I really do appreciate everyone's help in helping me understand this feature. This is a great forum.

Cheers,

Tom

Kudos to Daveworld! You knocked it out of the park. Now I'm confident the iPod can do exactly what I need. Now when I get my new MP3 player, the iPod is at the top of my list.

Thanks very much for testing to make sure. I'll probably get the 80GB iPod because my 30GB player is filled to the brim.

Thanks again to everyone for helping me resolve this!

Cheers,

Tom

i always play my IPOD classic playlist in shuffle mode. whenever i plug it into my pc to sync tracks, i have to play from scratch and i then have to skip played tracks already listened 2. but this doesnt happen 2 my video files which always remain at exactly where i left it.
SO my question is, when i sync or connect my ipod 2 a pc, is there a way that it will remember already played tracks in shuffle mode?