Be sure that iTunes is open, and it is best to make the window full screen for ease of access to the menus. In order to make the window full sized, click the middle box in the top right hand corner of the iTunes interface.
Once you have the window full screen you can click on "edit" on the top of the screen toward the left. Then open up the "Preferences" menu by clicking on this option. You will see several tabs at the top of the screen that pops up. You may then choose "Playback" to set the options you desire for playing back of music and video. There are several options on this menu that are as follows: cross fade songs, sound enhancer, and sound check. In addition to these you will see several drop down menus. They are as follows: Play Movies and TV shows, Play Music Videos, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language.
Cross Fade for songs allows iTunes to set an overlap so you are never without music, this can be set with the slider to your preferences, though many users find this to be an unnecessary option. The longer the cross fade, the higher the risk that you will miss the end of one song and the beginning of the next. Keep this in mind when you set the cross fade.
Sound enhancement can fix small amounts of distortion in otherwise perfect songs, but takes more system resources. It is best if your system is older or less resource abundant, to leave this setting off completely. On the other hand if you have system resources to spare this setting can get rid of annoying skips in songs.
Sound check is useful for toning down those overly loud songs, or making louder those whisper quiet songs. This option is not incredibly resource heavy, but has a vast range of uses. Most people will like having this option enabled.
The pull down options are easily settable to your presences, though a small amount of explanation will be offered. Beside "Play Movies and TV shows" you have the following options: In the Artwork Viewer, In the iTunes Window, In a separate window, full screen, and full screen with visuals. Most of these options open another window which can cause some machines to bog down. You will also find these options in the pull down menu beside "Play Music Videos".
Audio Language can be set to thirteen different languages, some of the most populous languages world wide. Likewise subtitle languages can be set to your preferences. The final two options are either on or off and they are as follows: play videos with standard definition (for use by those who do not have high definition monitors) and show closed captioning when available (which is helpful for the hard of hearing).
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