Amaya Toman Njengamanje, abasebenzisi abaningi basebenzisa kakhulu izinsiza zokusakaza ezahlukahlukene ukulalela umculo nokubuka amamuvi, uchungechunge neminye imidlalo. Nokho, lokhu kwakungenjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi ngaphambi kokufika kwezinsizakalo ze-Apple Music ne-Apple TV+, abasebenzisi be-Apple bathenge okuqukethwe kwemidiya ku-iTunes, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Engxenyeni yanamuhla yochungechunge lwethu olubizwa ngokuthi Kusuka emlandweni we-Apple, sizokhumbula isikhathi lapho amavidiyo engezwa kuma-iTunes ngaphezu komculo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
NgoMeyi 9, 2005, i-Apple yethula buthule ikhono lokulanda amavidiyo omculo njengengxenye yesevisi ye-iTunes Music Store. Lesi sici sibe yingxenye yenguqulo ye-iTunes 4.8, eqale inikezela ngokuqukethwe okuyibhonasi kubasebenzisi abathenge wonke ama-albhamu omculo ku-iTunes. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, i-Apple nayo yaqala ukunikeza inketho yokuthenga amavidiyo omculo ngamanye ngesevisi ye-iTunes. Ngokungeziwe kulokhu, abasebenzisi bangaphinda bathenge amafilimu opopayi anobude obufushane esitudiyo se-Pixar noma iziqephu ngazinye zezinhlelo ze-TV ezikhethiwe ku-iTunes, kuyilapho intengo yesiqephu esisodwa yayingaphansi kwamadola amabili ngaleso sikhathi. Isinqumo sika-Apple sokufaka okuqukethwe kwevidiyo ku-iTunes Music Store naso saba nengqondo ngaleso sikhathi. Inkundla ye-YouTube yayisencane ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, ikhwalithi nesivinini sokuxhuma ku-inthanethi emhlabeni wonke kwaqala ukwanda, kunikeza abasebenzisi izinketho eziningi mayelana nokulanda okuqukethwe.
Igalari yezithombe
Lapho amalebula amakhulu omculo ebona ukwanda kwezinsizakalo ezifana ne-iTunes, emzamweni wokuncintisana, aqala ukunikeza ama-CD athuthukisiwe angase asetshenziswe kukhompuyutha futhi abuke okuqukethwe kwebhonasi. Kodwa lesi sici asikaze sibambeke ngezinga elikhulu, ngenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi bebengafuni ukususa ama-CD esuka kumdlali aye kudrayivu yekhompyutha ngenxa nje yokuqukethwe kwebhonasi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwalawa ma-CD ngokuvamile kwakungekuhle kakhulu. Ngokuphambene nalokho, endabeni ye-iTunes, konke kwahamba kahle, ngekhwalithi ephezulu, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke ngokucacile endaweni eyodwa. Inqubo yokudawuniloda amavidiyo ibingehlukile ekulandeni umculo, futhi ibingadingi izinkinga noma izinyathelo ezengeziwe.
Phakathi kwamavidiyo okuqala u-Apple awanikeze njengengxenye yesevisi yayo ye-iTunes kwakukhona ama-albhamu ayedwa namathrekhi avela kubaculi abafana noGorillaz, Thievery Corporation, Dave Matthews Band, The Shins noma Morcheeba. Izinga lamavidiyo angaleso sikhathi cishe lalingeke liphakame ngokombono wanamuhla - ngokuvamile kwakuyisinqumo esingu-480 x 360 - kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi i-Apple iye yaba ngcono kakhulu kulokhu. Ngaphezu kwamavidiyo ekhwalithi ye-SD, amavidiyo we-HD kancane kancane afakwa ngaphansi kwamadola amathathu, futhi kamuva, amafilimu nawo afika.
