On Nov 30, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Dan wrote: > From a podcast, I have some nice mp3 tracks. How do I move them from > the podcast category to the regular Music area? I don't when to get > lost, when I dump the podcast. > > I tried doing an "add" on the mp3 file itself, after removing it from > the podcast, but it Knew. So it reappeared in the podcast....
I'm not expert on podcasts or audiobooks, but here is my understanding. In iTunes, I believe at least three different types of files are called "MPEG Audio" by iTunes under the "Kind" column when selected in the View>View Options... preferences menu. These types are: .mp3, .m4a, and .m4b. I believe that normal music is .mp3, while podcasts are .m4a, and audiobooks are .m4b. One of the big differences in these file types is how they handle a "Stop" command. The .mp3 will stop normally, and upon next play start at the beginning of the track. I believe both the .m4a & .m4b work under the assumption that the track is only to be listened to once, and if you use a "stop" command, upon the next launch they will resume at exactly the same point you previously stopped at. This is really handy for both of these file types. There are program available to convert between these file types, however I've never used any yet (I will soon), but it appears there are many more Windows PC programs than Mac OS X programs for this conversion. You can use iTunes to create a converted version by highlighting the file and selecting "Create <file type preference> Version". The converted Podcast or AudioBook will be converted to the format selected in your iTunes>Preferences>Import Settings... window. If the original Podcast or AudioBook has DRM you can't convert it using iTunes. I don't believe there is an easy way to remove DRM from tracks on Macs, it's easier on a PC. You can always "re-record" the DRM'd track using any suitable recording application. Audio Hijack Pro is one of the best for capturing audio from streams or any audio source on your Mac, but the problem is that it records "in real time", meaning that if you have a DRM AudioBook file that takes 32 hours to play, it takes 32 hours to produce the DRM-free audio. Also, remember NEVER to record in a higher bit-rate than the original, otherwise it's a "high def" copy of a "low def" file, a complete waste of bits. Often, you may want to convert from .mp3 into .m4a or .m4b. For example, there are many speeches, lectures, and spoken texts available on the internet in .mp3 format. Normally you'd want these to "pickup where you last stopped" when listening, so if you're a perfectionist, you'd want to convert these spoken language files from .mp3 music files into .m4a or .m4b files. I'm not 100% certain of anything I've said, so PLEASE, correct me if I'm in error on anything. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
