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Wait no apple are still dicks (about converting files)

The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple,unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
edited March 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Okay, I bought the CD, downloaded it, it is a format that WMP doesn't use.

How do I convert it into MP3?

Apparently I burn it onto a CD then re-rip it.

I burnt it onto a CD, still M4P format, WMP doesn't read these so it can't see them.

BUT

I can't burn disks with iTuns because I need to use 32 bit version instead of 64 bit version because 64 bit is a bloated despicable whore who blue screens my PC on start up (at the start of last year)

EDIT: Okay I found I can "convert to MP3" but except I can't because the files are protected jesus christ apple

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    are you behind a router?

    my router sometimes sees me in the US and sometimes as in montreal.... i'm not sure why but it messed up steam purchases for me for a while.

    your best bet is to call customer service and talk to them.

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Oh hey guys new question, updated the OP

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    The Black Hunter wrote: »
    Okay, I bought the CD, downloaded it, it is a format that WMP doesn't use.

    How do I convert it into MP3?

    Apparently I burn it onto a CD then re-rip it.

    I burnt it onto a CD, still M4P format, WMP doesn't read these so it can't see them.

    BUT

    I can't burn disks with iTuns because I need to use 32 bit version instead of 64 bit version because 64 bit is a bloated despicable whore who blue screens my PC on start up (at the start of last year)

    EDIT: Okay I found I can "convert to MP3" but except I can't because the files are protected jesus christ apple

    There is a setting in iTunes where you can set the MP3 output to be protected or not.

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I can't find that under preferences, or anything, whereabouts is this?

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  • RocketScienceRocketScience Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Music you buy from the iTunes music store still has DRM which prevents you from doing anything with it except playing it in iTunes, putting it on an iPod, and burning it to an audio CD.

    To create an audio CD put your songs in a separate playlist in iTunes and click burn CD at the bottom of the window. Then rip the audio CD to MP3 using the software of your choice.

    This will leave you with transcoded copies of poorly compressed songs that are not worth paying money for, but you can do what you want with them. Doing this is probably as much of a copyright violation as downloading the album for free from a torrent site.

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Well I can't burn because 64 bit vista version of iTunes blue screens my computer on start-up (the computer, not just the program's) so I have to use 32 bit which, well, means I can't do anything involving a CD.

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  • Monolithic_DomeMonolithic_Dome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This is probably not all that helpful, but if you go to http://amazon.com/mp3 all they have are mp3s, no DRM. It's sweet.

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  • metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So...wait, what's going on here?

    When you say you "bought the CD", do you just mean that you downloaded an album?

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    heh, poor bastard, you picked one of the about 12 albums left on the iTunes store that still has DRM on it. And yea, welcome to the world of DRM. This is why everyone(apple included), has gotten rid of DRM on music.

    Basically the only way to get protected AAC files to MP3 is to burn a re-rip in iTunes.

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  • I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell UpI'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    The Black Hunter wrote: »
    Well I can't burn because 64 bit vista version of iTunes blue screens my computer on start-up (the computer, not just the program's) so I have to use 32 bit which, well, means I can't do anything involving a CD.
    i have vista 64 and i have the same problem. only mine doesn't blue screen it wipes all of my drivers. i use winamp to sync and eveything now. it manages it fantastically

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  • DVD_SandwichDVD_Sandwich Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    If you have the cd, then why not just pop the disc in the drive and re-rip using windows media player?

    protip: set it to rip as mp3 for maximum compatibility

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    DVD_Sandwich wrote: »
    If you have the cd, then why not just pop the disc in the drive and re-rip using windows media player?

    protip: set it to rip as mp3 for maximum compatibility

    it's not a physical CD, it's can't be. .M4P is protected AAC format, which you can only get if it's DRM'd music from the iTunes store. Non DRM'd music from the iTunes store(which is 99% of it now), and normal AAC has the extenstion .M4A.

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  • Marty81Marty81 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    OP, I think you're just burning the mp4 files to the CD as a data CD. That's why you can't re-rip them. Add the music files to the CD and choose to write the CD as an audio CD. You can rip that to mp3.

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I can't burn at all through iTunes because iTunes is a dick and won't let me.

    wmp can't read the files, it cannot see they are there

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  • CrashtardCrashtard Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I used to use a program called noteburner to convert the files. Basically it just creates a virtual CD drive, "burns" the files and then rips them as mp3. I don't know if it will work for you, but it might be worth a shot.

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