This topic enables you to man­age all audio, pho­tos, and videos cre­ated in LifeTopix.

Key fea­tures of the Media topic

• abil­ity to orga­nize the audio, pho­tos, and videos you cap­ture on your device, and abil­ity to asso­ciate them with related infor­ma­tion in LifeTopix
• touch­points to the Tasks + Projects, Peo­ple + Ser­vices, Home + Assets, and Book­marks topics

Using Media touchpoints

Touch­points allow rel­e­vant infor­ma­tion to be shared seam­lessly between Media and other top­ics. Exam­ple: If you defined online media sources (such as Net­flix, Nap­ster, or Shut­ter­fly) or tra­di­tional media sources (such as your New York Times sub­scrip­tion or account at the local video rental store) in Peo­ple + Ser­vices, the infor­ma­tion about those resources is also acces­si­ble directly from Media. Or, if you have defined media-related assets (such as your stereo sys­tem or Apple TV) in Media, the infor­ma­tion about those resources is also acces­si­ble directly from Home + Assets. Or, if you have media-related projects you want to work on (such as con­nect­ing your new enter­tain­ment cen­ter or replac­ing the TV in your liv­ing room.), you can define those projects in Media and they are acces­si­ble directly from Tasks + Projects.

How do I use Media?

These sec­tions are avail­able in the Media topic view:

• Audio — audio albums cre­ated in LifeTopix
• Pho­tos — photo albums cre­ated in LifeTopix
• Videos — video albums cre­ated in LifeTopix
• Media Ser­vices — touch­point to the Media cat­e­gory of ser­vices in the Peo­ple + Ser­vices topic
• Media Book­marks — touch­point to the Media cat­e­gory in the Book­marks topic
• Home The­ater Assets — touch­point to the Home The­ater cat­e­gory in the Home + Assets topic
• Media Projects — touch­point to the Media cat­e­gory in the Tasks + Projects topic

Cat­e­gories are avail­able in these sec­tions. You can cre­ate, mod­ify, hide, or delete cat­e­gories via Life­Topix Settings.

Audio

Audio items are main­tained within audio albums. Tap Audio to go to the Audio Albums view.

If you have not cre­ated audio albums, the Audio not in Albums con­tainer appears. If you have cre­ated audio albums, those albums also appear, sorted alpha­bet­i­cally by name.

To cre­ate a new audio album, tap  in the title bar. To edit an audio album, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete an audio album, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

Tap any audio album to go to its view. If you have not cre­ated audio clips in an album, help appears to get you started. If you have cre­ated audio clips in an album, the view shows all audio clips sorted by cre­ation date (with the most recently cre­ated one first). Each audio clip includes its title and cre­ation date. (Note: the title for an audio clip is optional. If no title is spec­i­fied when an audio clip is cre­ated, the title for that audio clip is its cre­ation date.)

To play an audio clip, tap it. To edit an audio clip’s title, tap its , mod­ify the title, and tap Save.

Pho­tos

Pho­tos are main­tained within photo albums. Tap Pho­tos to go to the Photo Albums view.

If you have not cre­ated photo albums, the Pho­tos not in Albums con­tainer appears. If you have cre­ated photo albums, those albums also appear, sorted alpha­bet­i­cally by name.

To cre­ate a new photo album, tap  in the title bar. To edit a photo album, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete a photo album, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

Tap any photo album to go to its view. If you have not added pho­tos to that album, help appears to get you started. If you have added pho­tos to that album, the view shows the thumb­nails of all of them, sorted by the date they were added (with the most recently added one first).

To view a photo, tap its thumbnail.

Videos

Videos are main­tained within video albums. Tap Videos to go to the Video Albums view.

If you have not cre­ated video albums, the Videos not in Albums con­tainer appears. If you have cre­ated video albums, those albums also appear, sorted alpha­bet­i­cally by name.

To cre­ate a new video album, tap  in the title bar. To edit a video album, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete a video album, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

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Tap any video album to go to its view. If you have not added videos to that album, help appears to get you started. If you have added videos to that album, the view shows the thumb­nails for all of them, arranged chrono­log­i­cally by the date they were added.

To view a video, tap it.

Media Ser­vices

“Media ser­vices” are print, audio, photo, or video prod­ucts or labor you receive from com­pa­nies, orga­ni­za­tions, or indi­vid­u­als. Video rentals, song pur­chases, and mag­a­zine and news­pa­per sub­scrip­tions are all exam­ples of media ser­vices. Tap Media Ser­vices to go to its view.

To cre­ate a new ser­vice, tap  there or in a sub­cat­e­gory view. To edit a ser­vice, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete a ser­vice, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

Media ser­vices defined here will also appear as ser­vices within the Media cat­e­gory in the Peo­ple + Ser­vices topic.

Media Book­marks

“Media book­marks” are links to print-, audio-, photo-, or video-related web sites. Links to Shut­ter­fly, youtube, and your local newpaper’s web­site are all exam­ples of media book­marks. Tap Media Book­marks to go to its view.

To cre­ate a new book­mark, tap  there or in a sub­cat­e­gory view. If you have a net­work con­nec­tion, tap Go once you enter the URL to load the page. If you do not have a net­work con­nec­tion, just tap Save.

To edit a book­mark, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete a book­mark, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

Media book­marks defined here will also appear as book­marks within the Media cat­e­gory in the Book­marks topic.

Home The­ater Assets

“Home the­ater assets” are print-, audio-, photo-, or video-related items you own. Your flat screen TV, stereo sys­tem, and game con­sole are all exam­ples of home the­ater assets. Tap Home The­ater Assets to go to its view.

To cre­ate a new asset, tap  there or in a sub­cat­e­gory view. To edit an asset, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete an asset, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

Home the­ater assets defined here will also appear as assets within the Media cat­e­gory in the Home + Assets topic.

Media Projects

“Media projects” are print-, audio-, photo-, or video–related work items that you wish to accom­plish. Con­nect­ing your new sur­round sound sys­tem and research­ing your next stereo sys­tem pur­chase are both exam­ples of media projects. Tap Media Projects to go to its view.

To cre­ate a new project, tap  there or in a sub­cat­e­gory view. To edit an project, tap its , mod­ify the set­tings, and tap Save. To delete an project, tap its  and then tap  at the bot­tom of the view.

To add a task to a project, tap the project, then tap .

Media projects defined here will also appear as projects within the Media cat­e­gory in the Tasks + Projects topic.