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iTunes and file types
BlochWave
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For whatever stupid reason I use itunes despite not owning an ipod.
My new car (yay new car) has a USB port and can play files off of a flash drive. It can play mp3s, wmas, and m4a files. My music in the itunes folder consists of both m4a and m4p files, the m4p files it can't play. I didn't have much luck trying to convert them to m4a using google and my own sad file format converting skills.
I just noticed in itunes itself I can right click a song and select "create AAC version" and then I get an error saying protected file types cannot be converted. I can convert the files that are already m4a though, which seems strange (I guess the m4a files are AAC, that's what my car calls them anyways)
so....anything I can do? Thanks!
My new car (yay new car) has a USB port and can play files off of a flash drive. It can play mp3s, wmas, and m4a files. My music in the itunes folder consists of both m4a and m4p files, the m4p files it can't play. I didn't have much luck trying to convert them to m4a using google and my own sad file format converting skills.
I just noticed in itunes itself I can right click a song and select "create AAC version" and then I get an error saying protected file types cannot be converted. I can convert the files that are already m4a though, which seems strange (I guess the m4a files are AAC, that's what my car calls them anyways)
so....anything I can do? Thanks!
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Edit: In itunes, if I click get info on a song that's a m4p it says "protected AAC audio file"
if it's an m4a it says "purchased AAC audio file." Clearly they're all equally purchased
I honestly don't know the details here (or agree with iTunes DRM), I personally don't use the iTunes store. I'm just going off my very limited understanding of the iTunes store.
Check this out: Apparently Apple released their iTunes Plus format recently which has no DRM, those are the files I can play. I can go back and upgrade the songs I have that I downloaded before that to the non-DRM versions for....30 cents. Per song.
I just started using itunes back in the day because I had heard of it. What are alternatives since I'm now angry and don't wanna get an ipod?
Heh, yeah. That's kind of terrible.
Zune Pass is a popular alternative. They have a 14 day free trial, so it's worth taking a look at least.
edit: Might want to check out the Zune thread here. I'm sure those guys would be happy to answer any questions regarding Zune Pass.
.m4p = copy protected AAC. Older music purchased from iTunes, only compatable with iPod and iTunes
When they first introduced it, it was all or nothing. And yes, people bitched up a storm because some people had hundreds of songs but only wanted to do a couple that they actually listened to.
Apple changed it and now you can just upgrade the ones you want.
2) Rip the burned CD back into iTunes as AAC.
This has been the not-so-secret way to get around Apple's annoying DRM since the first days of iTunes. It's been published in multiple newspapers and magazines. Heck, Apple basically sanctions it by allowing you to burn audio CDs of protected tracks.