Not necessarily, you can choose if you want them to be m4a or mp3 or whatever you decide the format to be. You can click on the option for Itunes to convert wma files to aac each time you rip music to Itunes but you also can decide not too if you don't want it that way.
On 12/31/12, Gianluca Apollaro <gianluca.apollar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. For what I know itunes converts wma files into aac and places them > in the itunes media folder, but they are in m4a format, so look for .m4a > files. > Best regards, > Gianluca. > SkypeID: gianluca8815 > Il 31/12/2012 03:57, Christopher Chaltain ha scritto: >> iTunes leaves your original WMA file alone. I haven't done this >> myself, but I found this on the web page >> http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/itunes.html#management-convertwma >> >> Since WMA is a MS proprietary format, requiring Apple to pay MS a >> license, I'm surprised they do anything with WMA files at all. >> >> On 12/30/2012 06:46 PM, Robert Logue wrote: >>> A bit of ranting here. Sorry about that. >>> >>> Does Itunes replace or make copies of files it converts from wma to aac? >>> I've searched the web for this answer but did not find out. Hope >>> someone here knows. >>> >>> I just installed the latest Itunes. I wanted to add music from another >>> drive using add folder to library. >>> >>> iTunes >>> One or more of the songs you are adding to iTunes, including “01 graphic >>> 870 Rubber Bullets [Long Version].wma”, are in the WMA format. >>> iTunes will automatically convert them to the AAC format so that >>> they can be added to your iTunes library. >>> Convert Skip >>> >>> I accidently hit escape twice when leaving the Jaws virtual viewer and >>> missed being able to hit the skip button. Itunes started processing the >>> library even though I pressed escape? I don't know if it was skipping >>> or processing all those .wma files. Looks like it didn't start >>> converting because there were no .aac files found in the folder when I >>> looked with Windows Explorer search. >>> >>> I'd thought I'd forgotton to turn on restore previous versions for that >>> drive after reinstalling Windows 7. I couldn't find a previous version >>> for the folder. However, I did find previous versions in the drive's >>> properties. >>> >>> I searched for all .aac files on my system and only found one very old. >>> I right clicked and open with which was not a menu but opened a dialog >>> that was hard to work with Jaws. I finally got it to see Itunes but >>> accidently hit enter before unchecking always use this program to open >>> this type. Itunes didn't open. Now when I right click that file the >>> open with is a sub menu with Windows Media Player and Itunes in it. Also >>> choose default program. So, I screwed up once again. Makes a grown man >>> weap! >>> >>> >>> I can't believe they would make it hard to import wma files. I have so >>> many I don't want to convert. I'll have to back them up first. I hate >>> software that makes me choose without preperation. >>> >>> Itunes already sucks! >>> >>> Can't I keep Itunes from damaging or changing my origenal wma files? If >>> I check this; Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library, >>> will it make converted copies and place them in the Itunes folder >>> leaving the origenal wma files in their place? >>> >>> Advanced Preferences >>> iTunes Media folder location >>> C:\Users\Robert Logue\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media Change... >>> Reset >>> Keep iTunes Media folder organized >>> Places files into album and artist folders, and names the files based on >>> the disc number, track number, and the song title. >>> Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > -- SleepTalk in action To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
