I hope this explains my thinking:
You can use Winamp to rip a compact disc directly to OGG. Winamp also
supports FLAC - a version i prefer to OGG
I believ there is a Winamp plugin to convert OOG to MP3.
I always convert FLAC to MP3 quite happily as Winamp can re-encode
almost any format to almost any other format; there is a plug-in for
nearly everything out there [and free]!
or you can use Windows Media Player to rip a compact disc to MP3 to
avoid getting the pro version.
or you can download Creative's Media Source and use that for FREE -
which is really handy as it can create/rip 100% MP3 variable encodings
from a compact disc rather than the weaker constant bitrates.
I dislike constant bitrates as they are low quality so i rip CD's using
Creative's Media Source :-)
Then:
You enable Winamp and Windows Media Player to use the MY MUSIC folder in
your PC - or wherever you store your music files
Winamp works on W2K so you can use it on various machines.
You can import any media created in the above into iTUNES!
You can download Winamp portable to work from a USB stick.
You can use the same folder art in both of them by:
1] Either ask each library to download the relevant artwork or - the
better method i prefer is to - search google images, drag a 200x200
pixel image of the album into your folder then:
1] name the image folder.jpg
2] save it to the album folder in question.
It will then appear in both WMP and Winamp if you refresh the library;
and if you change your folder view to thumbnails, you will see the art
work in the folder icon.
I dislike the auto download libraries for album information as they have
a habit of renaming everything and messing things up if you try to make
an MP3 CD for the car.
On the whole - I dont believe in following the set way by any MP3
manufacturer as you get stuck with their licensing/encryption issues -
doing it this way frees you up from following Archos, Apple, Creative or
whoever you buy!
Your music is your music!
My Creative MP3 player works with Linux [debian or ubuntu or
centos/fedora] and Windows [W2K/XP/Vista]. I just plug it in!
Hope that helps.
J.
Malcolm Hunter wrote:
On Sun, March 2, 2008 4:02 pm, substation wrote:
Then use Windows Media player to rip to MP3 and import them over.
Malcolm Hunter wrote:
I can't rip to MP3 without buying Pro though.
Maybe rip is the wrong word. I mean convert media to MP3. I don't think
you can do things like Ogg to MP3 conversion with Media Player. Or even
MP3 to MP3 changing bitrate.
Malc
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