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Competitive Analysis: iTunes Match. Acer UX/UI Design: JP 2012/06/29. iTunes Match Intro. “iTunes Match stores your music in iCloud and allows you to play it from Apple devices like the iPhone , iPad , Apple TV, or computer running iTunes. ”. Credit: Apple Inc. Apple ID (in the U.S.).
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Competitive Analysis:iTunes Match Acer UX/UI Design: JP 2012/06/29
iTunes Match Intro “iTunes Match stores your music in iCloud and allows you to play it from Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or computer running iTunes. ” Credit: Apple Inc. Acer UX/UI Design Apple ID (in the U.S.) $24.99 /per year $24.99 /per year
iTunes Match Numbers • 1 Apple ID (limited to use in the U.S. and certain countries) • $24.99 ($690 NT) per year for subscription • Supports up to 10 devices • 25,000 track limit • Higher than 96kbps (bit-rates), lower than 200MB (in size) Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match How Does It Work? Rachel’s iTunes Library iTunes Store 20 million songs Map 2 2 1 3 4 4 3 Purchased or imported songs Scan Found a copy Didn’t find a copy Unmatched Matched Upload Add iCloud Rachel Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match Highlights: Upload/Download • You can’t choose what to upload. • Stream or download? • Computer: songs stored in iCloud will stream over the air when played, though you can download them by clicking the iCloud download button. • iOS devices: [iOS5] download[iOS6] streaming (default) • Apple TV: only streaming Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match Highlights: Delete • PC/MAC: Right-click the item and then choose Delete. You will be asked to confirm this action: “Also delete the item from iCloud?” • iOS Devices: Turn off the "Show All Music" option in the Music Settings. Swipe left or right on a song(album/artist) and a delete button will appear. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match Highlights: Playlist • iTunes Match syncs and displays of your playlists on all the computers/iOS devices. Playlists that contain podcasts, videos, or music videos, they won’t sync (even 1000 songs and one music video). • iTunes can import .m3u format playlist which comes from WMP. (Save .wpl as .m3u) But it won’t be able to update if there’s any change unless you re-import it again. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Set Up Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Set Up Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Launch(gridview) Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Launch (list view) Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: On iPad(Cont’d) Playlist on iPad
iTunes Match UI: Close Up “iCloud Status” column shows you whether a song has been matched, uploaded, or is waiting to be processed. Normal Hover iTunes Match on the iPad. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes MatchiCloud Icon Status Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Close Up (Cont’d) Delete a song on iPhone ON: All music that has been downloaded or that is stored in iCloud will be shown. OFF: Only music that has been downloaded to this device will be shown. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match UI: Close Up (Cont’d) Deleting a song removes the song from local library plus all of your iTunes Match computers and devices. You still have the option to re-download the song unless you also check the box to delete the song from iCloud. Right click on the song and select Add to iCloud to attempt the upload. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match What Else? (Piracy Issue) • Technically it may be possible for Apple to tell that some of the music in your iTunes library is pirated, but the company has said it won't share any information about users' libraries with 3rd parties. • The music companies will divide the fee with Apple, with the tech firm taking a 30% cut, 12% going to music publishers, and the rest to the labels to divide with their artists. Acer UX/UI Design
iTunes Match Recap • Add, Rename, Copy/Paste: Just like the way you use in iTunes • Upload: Only unmatched files will be uploaded to iCloud • Media Bridge (Subscribe playlist): N/A • Make Available Offline: on iOS devices (iOS5), any track will be downloaded as play it. Create a playlist in advance with your device and syncing your iOS device is a better way for offline listening. Acer UX/UI Design
Appendix • 我家的雲端音樂中心 – iTunes Match • Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of iTunes Match • Check your music's iCloudStatus • iTunes Match on Youtube • What iTunes Match Is & How To Use It • iTunes Match Part 1-3 (By Todd Olthoff) • iTunes Match Streaming Download • How to Use iTunes Match: The Complete Walkthrough • iTunes Match Review Acer UX/UI Design