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PeterWright wrote on 9/2/2009, 2:29 AM
Oh - that's a shame - I've been looking for the opposite - to change ipod files to "normal" audio. I tried four different trial versions, all of which claimed they did just this, but they all threw up the message "You need iTunes software to access these files."

Sorry - didn't mean to hi-jack, Leslie, but has anyone had success doing this?

Peter
Fredouillelafripouille wrote on 9/2/2009, 3:13 AM
What a shame, peter !
... iTunes is freeware... ;-)
Coursedesign wrote on 9/2/2009, 7:36 AM
Yes, iTunes is freeware. Not only that, but it even allows you to burn CDs from your library content. Up to 5 CD copies from each album as I recall.
CClub wrote on 9/2/2009, 8:09 AM
Peter,
Regarding changing iTunes audio files to "normal" audio files: I use iTunes for almost everything, but my kids have cheap media players so I need mp3 or wma versions. I believe all new iTunes purchases don't have DRM on them, but many of my old ones did.

For the new, non-DRM iTunes files, you can use Nero to "Convert Audio Files" (Nero>Smart Start>Create & Edit>Convert Audio Files).

For the older DRM iTunes audio files, I had to burn to CD's, then rip and tag the audio files into mp3/wma versions.
Butch Moore wrote on 9/2/2009, 8:13 AM
Tunebite
Jay Gladwell wrote on 9/2/2009, 9:04 AM

James, thanks for the heads-up on Nero. I didn't know it had that capability. Now I don't have to buy Tunebite!

EDIT:

Oops! Doesn't work on older, protected files. Darn!


CClub wrote on 9/2/2009, 10:20 AM
RE Tunebite: I don't know if anyone else has had issues, but my system had all kinds of problems with that program. I ended up just deleting it.

RE the older files: yeh, Nero won't convert DRM files. As I said, I had to burn to CD then rip them back as mp3's/wma's.
epirb wrote on 9/2/2009, 1:20 PM
I use wma convert it will extract maost all DRM protected files as long as you still have the software/programs that originaly played them. I have many .rax files from Rhapsody tht i purchased a while back before they drop the DRM crap. so i have used that to transoce those and some wma files to high Q mp3's.