Hi Simon, Thanks. Glad to hear I wasn't missing something with the Remember Playback Possition Button. Sounds Like Anna's saying you can figure it out in the LCD area. I haven't gotten that to display any info yet, but will keep trying.
Best, Donna > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Cavendish > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:27 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: finding playback position in ituens, was creating > ringtones > > > Donna, yes, it is a rather laborious process unless your ring-tone > starts at the beginning of the song. Don't know of any other way of > doing it. The remember position checkbox doesn't help so I wouldn't > bother with it. > > Best wishes, Simon > On 8 Sep 2009, at 02:04, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > > > Hi Simon, > > > > Thanks so much for the help. I just want to make sure I > > understand. Is what you're saying that I need to set the start and > > stop positions, and then see what fragment of the song I end up > > with? I can see the total length of the song, so could make an > > approximate guess, but that seems like the hard way to do this. > > > > Also, should I have the " Remember playback position" checked? I > > checked it, but it doesn't seem to have helped. > > Thanks, > > Donna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Simon Cavendish <simon.cavend...@googlemail.com> > > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 5:45 PM > > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: creating ringtones > > > > > > Donna, > > > > I've only done it a few times so I may not remember but the trick is > - > > according to the steps I sent you - to go to the "get info" menu with > > command+i and then set the begin" and 'end" times of your ring-tone. > > It takes a bit of experimenting but once you set the begin and end > > points, it can be done well. As far as I can remember you have to > > check the start point position and - unless it is different from the > > very beginning point - you need to type in a value in seconds, and > > then set the end position. I remember having to go backwards and > > forwards setting various values to get the ring-tone I want. The > ring- > > tone mustn't be longer than 40 seconds. > > > > Hope this helps, Donna. I've no time to try and do it myself at the > > moment. But when I played with the instructions I had sent you, they > > were pretty good. > > > > Let me know how you are getting on. > > > > With best wishes, Simon > > On 7 Sep 2009, at 18:15, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi Simnon and all, > >> > >> Is there some way to get your playback position once you've gotten > to > >> the point in the song where you want to start the ringtone? > >> TIA, > >> Donna > >> On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:03 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> here are detailed instructions posted by a knowledgeable person on > >>> viphone list on how to create ring tones. i'm pasting them below. > >>> > >>> first of all, this can only be done with music you haven't > purchased > >>> from the itunes store. > >>> step by step instructions > >>> 1. open itunes > >>> 2. find the song you want to select for your ringtone. highlight it > >>> with your vo cursor. > >>> 3. press cmd--I to get info and go to the options tab. > >>> 4. check the start and end time boxes. [note, make sure you know > >>> where > >>> you want your start and end to be. this must be 40 seconds or less] > >>> once you've selected the allotted time, click OK. > >>> 5. go to advance and select create AAC version. this creates a > >>> duplicate of your selected song. > >>> 6. Now, the song you just created should be sitting below your > >>> original in the songs table as an aAC version. go to the original, > >>> you > >>> will know it's the original because the time is still the original > >>> length. Now you should get info again on the original track, > >>> ensuring > >>> the track is highlighted, and uncheck the boxes you checked > >>> previously. This will make sure your song is in tact. > >>> 7. Now highlight your duplicate song, the one you made for your > >>> ringtone, and hit cmd--c to copy. Paste it to your desk top and > >>> delete > >>> the duplicate in itunes. [this must be done or else the following > >>> steps will not work] > >>> 9. Rename the file on your desktop, with the m4r extension. all you > >>> need to do is hit enter/return on the file on the desktop and go to > >>> the end of the file name, deleting the m4a and typing m4r. > >>> 11. go back to itunes and hit add to library cmd--o. find your new > >>> ringtone on the desktop and import it. > >>> 12. go to your ringtones playlist and it should be there. > >>> 13. sync your iphone. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 7 Sep 2009, at 06:27, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Hi Donna, > >>>> > >>>> What I would do is use a program like amadeus Pro to select the > >>>> segment of a track you want to use as a ringtone, copy it to a > >>>> separate file, save that file in AAC format, and change the > >>>> extension > >>>> from M4A to M4R. I think Amadeus Pro might be able to save as a > >>>> ringtone, so you wouldn't need to make the extension change. > >>>> > >>>> HTH, > >>>> Anna > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2353 - Release Date: > 09/08/09 06:48:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
