OS 10.5 - Info available in Finder

photogy · photogy #1 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 12:14 PM

As a new Mac user, I often find myself looking for Windows features on Mac. One of the features that I miss, and am sure must exists is the ability to cutomize information in finder.

An example is information that can be sortable by column.

If viewing a folder with MP3 files for instance, I would like to be able to see information such as Bit Rate, Bit Depth etc. Similar information for photo files. I would like to be able to sort the files by such information.

Is this feature available? If so, where?

Thank you

wmprice1240 · wmprice1240 #2 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Welcome to the forums!

While you wont' see these columns in the Finder window, Spotlight can search for items based on the file meta-data. While not exactly the same, it does provide a wealth of options for searching, bit rate being one of the search options. A quick doc for hints on Spotlight can be found here:

http://www.macosxhints.com/dlfiles/spotlight_cmds.pdf

Also, you may want to check out this thread it basically has your question along with quite a few responses, some appearing more useful than others.

Displaying mp3 bit rate in finder [Archive] - The macosxhints Forums

photogy · photogy #3 (**permalink**)

08-24-2009, 07:53 AM

Thank you for your help. We'll give it a try!

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photogy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 2	08-23-2009, 12:14 PM As a new Mac user, I often find myself looking for Windows features on Mac. One of the features that I miss, and am sure must exists is the ability to cutomize information in finder. An example is information that can be sortable by column. If viewing a folder with MP3 files for instance, I would like to be able to see information such as Bit Rate, Bit Depth etc. Similar information for photo files. I would like to be able to sort the files by such information. Is this feature available? If so, where? Thank you
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wmprice1240 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Posts: 480 Mac Specs: MBP 2.33 4GB: MacPro 8 Core 2.8, 16GB: MacMini 2.26 4GB: MacMin 2.53 4GB: iPhone3GS 32GB	08-23-2009, 12:59 PM Welcome to the forums! While you wont' see these columns in the Finder window, Spotlight can search for items based on the file meta-data. While not exactly the same, it does provide a wealth of options for searching, bit rate being one of the search options. A quick doc for hints on Spotlight can be found here: http://www.macosxhints.com/dlfiles/spotlight_cmds.pdf Also, you may want to check out this thread it basically has your question along with quite a few responses, some appearing more useful than others. Displaying mp3 bit rate in finder [Archive] - The macosxhints Forums
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