I have a new Apple iPod Video and have been really enjoying its music capabilities, but I’d also like to add some pictures to its photo album from my PC. But I’m darned if I can figure out how the heck to do that! There’s nothing vaguely photo-related in iTunes and I’m stumped. Help!
While the iPod is a great music player, I have to agree that using iTunes to manage photos and video is pretty awkward. I too have struggled with this when trying to figure out how to add photographs to my own Apple iPod 5G (that is, iPod Video), and finally figured it out.
The first step is to hook up the iPod to your Windows PC and start up iTunes. Your iPod will show up on the left side after a few seconds and you’ll want to click on it. It’ll look like this:
On the lower right there’s a cluster of four buttons: you want to click on the leftmost of them, the iPod Options button. I’ve highlighted it above. When you click on it, you’ll see a set of options. Choose the “Photos” subtab:
You can see how to get the photos onto your iPod from here, I bet. Choose to synchronize with either your My Photos directory or a specific subfolder therein:
Click on “Okay” and a few seconds later iTunes will show you that it’s plugging away adding content to the iPod. Interestingly, it automatically reformats the images to have them look maximally attractive on the iPod as it goes:
That’s how you add photos to your iPod. But how you later delete ones you don’t want? That I have no idea how to accomplish and it’s not mentioned at all in the iPod documentation either, interestingly! Anyone have a clue?
i only have (2) buttons in the “cluster” in the lower right hand corner and i dont have an “ipod options” button located there. i also dont see “ipod options” in my file menu either… any help on how to download pictures from my computer onto my ipod touch??
And this is why I don’t use iTunes. :p But, I can’t seem to get photos working anyway…
To those who doesn’t have the “4th tab” .. just do this :
1.go to your Itunes library and select the song/s that you want to add some pictures.
2.right click it.
3.then click GET INFO.
4.next the ARTWORK tab.
5.add.
6.then select the picture you want to add.
7.then OK.
–> that’s all . I figured it out myself . :))
The photo management capability (rather the lack thereof) is absolutely HORRIBLE and RETARDED with the iTunes/iPod. I have iTunes installed on two computers; as you would expect, the photos library on those machines are different. How can you transfer both libraries to your iPod? You CAN’T. The absolutely EVIL sync function DELETES whatever photos that are already on the device before it transfers the pictures from the computer the iPod is currently connected to. The only way to have both picture libraries on the iPod is to say “Okay, you win again Apple; I’ll manually “clone” the libraries on both computers.” WOW. THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY RETARDED.
i hve puchased ipod classic to play video i converted vlc format into MP4 format through a convertor but will draging it into itunes its saying “…it cannot be played on this ipod”. Can anyone suggest how to convert & sync video in an ipod
iPod is great! itunes is the worst program ever!
I JUST got my iPod touch 8gb and could’t figure why my vers. had no option and then I went to ask.com and read these answers and I THANK YOU ALL,well, most of you!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! and if you select all photos you can load them all, and you can select more than one album…
i do not have that ipod icon on my itunes!! :S
i have a ipod i tuch mp4 moble cenima player with dc/dv fm speaker and camera and need a owners manuel
please i hae sat here for 11 hours tryin and cryin i cant get photos on my ipod touch. i have windows not mac
i do not have a snapshot button, or anything that says snapshot. please help its driving me crazy
thank you this helped me so much i thanck you again iam 14 and could not figure it out
i still cannot transfer my pictures to my IPOD touch
when i try to agree to terms and conditions, i cant scroll to the right to click agree! I can’t get anything on my ipod because i can not i agree to the terms and conditions! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
if you only want certain photos you have to create a new file on your computer and put the photos in there and then sync them
I found this to actually be really helpful, thanks!
idk… i dont have the 4 buttons on my itunes… could you help? i also dont know how to put videos on to it.
Thanks.
Wow that waz a big help i have been trying to figure this out for years and i am so excited i finnaly figured it out!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow! Thanks!
I just bought an iPod Classic 120GB, upgrading from iPod Nano.
On my nano, i got pictures on it right away, but i can’t on my Classic! i do all the steps, it tell’s me it’s finished, but they don’t show up on the actaull iPod!
Please Help!!
how do i take pictures from the internet and put them on my ipod touch useing my ipod touch
wow. i thought i would never find any web site thatwould tell me that. thanx 4 all ur help. but i dont really get the phto adding part. can u plz explain more detaily plz.
thanx
i found out how to remove the ipod pictures. but how do u put rented movies with portection onto your ipod??
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Hi Dave,
This page helped me to add photos to my ipod. I was trying to find this for the past few days and thought that there is some fault with my ipod.
thanks a lot and keep providing informations like this.
Pradeep
Diana,
To manage photos of your iPod Touch, read this:
http://manageipodphotos.wordpress.com/
i have ipod touch and i cant figure out how to add photos by itunes… can u help me?
hi, i’ve already followed the instructions carefully. easy drag and drop method will do for videos and songs,but when i try putting pictures with a jpeg format from my pc, or my cd, it would just repeatedly say, “you photos was not copied because it cannot be played on this ipod”. i really wonder why when i know that jpeg images are compatible with ipods…haay…. hope someone here could help me regarding this. thank you.
Thank you so much.. this has helped me alot
Make life easier. Put all your photos in the MASS STORAGE DEVICE then sync everything from itunes.
This way you can ADD or DELETE photos thru the MASS STORAGE DEVICE folder just like any normal folder.
This doubles the memory though, that’s why I got the 160gb ipod. Hey,everything has a catch- the ipod aint perfect.
Idon’t have the snapshot option… what do I do then? I have an Ipod 4gb. Please help.
my ipod nano coesnt show hw much free space is there. it only shows hw much is filled. there is no photo tab in my itunes plzzzzzzz help
hey i have a new ipod tuch but i don`t know how to upload music video into my ituch plz can you help me
thanks
I just tested CopyTrans Photo with my iPod Touch and it worked just great and it was much easier to use than the iTunes photo sync feature.
There is also a cool option to transfer full resolution photos to the iPod Touch which is not available in iTunes for registered users.
I can only recommend it.
There’s a much better way than iTunes to add photos to your iPod: CopyTrans Photo.
It allows you to drag photos directly from your computer to your iPod or iPhone with thumbnails.
http://www.copytrans.net/copytransphoto.php
Wow, thanx for the xtra info! I can not believe apple would not include that in their manual. I just got an iPod nano w/ video and I was dumbstrucked when it came to adding photos. Thanks so much dave!
Alot of people are asking the exact same question over and over again. Read!!
If you don’t see the answer you’re looking for, then reread. It’s in there (turst me, I’ve read twice and frowned at the fact the same question keeps getting asked).
To recap everything that’s been said.
For Windows Users
Adding photos
Step 1: Open Itunes
Step 2: Plug in your Ipod
Step 3: After Itunes sees your Ipod, it’ll display the screen that shows how much space is free, used, has music, etc. on your Ipod. Look across the top row and it should have Summary, Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, Photos, Contacts, Games (it may not be in that order on your ver of Itunes..but it’s up there.
Step 4: Click on Photos (making sure where its says “Sync photos from:” has a check next to it.
From there you can change where the folder where your photos are. (Can you select multiple folders at once…as fas as I know, no!)
It’ll list all the folders that’s in the main folder you selected. Click apply and if should automatically sync. If not, click the sync button.
Option 2
Step 1: Find someone you know who has an Ipod and is computer literate or knows how to work technology.
Step 2: Ask nicely if they’ll help you out.
Step 3: Pray they say “yes” (for those that don’t believe in prayer…hope for the best.
Step 4: Be glad that someone helped you.
Not downing anyone, but its not rocket science or brain surgery. Look thru the software, you’re not going to hurt it looking. If you’re still confused or have problems, then seek help, read…and if you don’t find or see the answer, then ask a question.
Everyone enjoy your Ipod..
How do you do when your ipod wont turn on?
Mines doesnt look like yours O.o
it doesnt say source, and it doesnt have all 3 of those buttons on the right corner except eject ipod X[
Im sooo annoyed at this thing right now!
BH – please go back to the top and look again at the tutorial. Do you need a Mac version? I can do that…
Kayla, I’ve seen that too. My instinct is that somehow the iPod can’t load all the graphics fast enough for the coverflow. Try going to the end, then slowly going back to the black covers and see if they’re replaced with the proper graphics?
okay so on my ipod when i go to coverflows a couple of them are all black but when i play that album it shows up!! it sounds weird but what should i do?
trying to download some pics to my IPod Classic.
absolutely do not see anything thing on ITunes that says Photo
Please help, I would really like to add photos to my IPod !!
What is wrong ??? I’m new so I believe I have the latest and greatest download . . .
Thank you !! -bh-
umm…i dont have da IPOD option in da PREFERNCES menu…plzz helpp..i really need to put the pics on it..
The problem most of you are having is that this picture is outdated.
If you have a more recent iTunes (I believe from 7 on it has a new interface) you need to go to your iPod on the left column then open up the tap titled “photos”. Then from there you can choose to have your iPod sync all the folders/photos in My Pictures.
You can also choose to sync only certain folders in My Pictures, or to sync pictures not in the My Pictures folder.
Even when i click on the “rick’s” ipod those 4 tabs still dont come up…..help?
what i tunes do i need
I don’t have those four buttons to click on at the bottom. I only have two of them!! So how can i upload pictures onto my iPod?
Please help!
My problem is the only photos I can find on my ipod are the last ones I downloaded. What happened to the Other?
thanks for the information it really help me because i had not ideas what to do to add my photos thank very very much
i have the new iTunes how do i add photos?
ok i fixed it somhow, i clicked register and all the pics thing showed up on the top…sweet