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Barry123
20th March 2007, 22:14
how do saxp chums and chumettes.

right I stupidly downloaded a couple of albums years ago from Itunes...

stupidly because:
1) all their stuff is at 128kbps
2) its in some stupid file format so i cant listen to in Windasssssss Media Player.

Is there any plugin/codec i can use for media player in order to play this itunes format shite... or even a program which converts from shite format to MP3 or WMA???

Many thanks + yes rep/oral will be available.
Jungle_Jim
20th March 2007, 22:24
here you go buddy have a look at this (http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/400480)

i maybe wrong but another way of doing it would be to burn a music cd in itunes with the tracks on it, then rip them back off the cd using windows media
Barry123
20th March 2007, 22:29
legend again man.

cant dish out rep so it'll have to be oral.
Jackman
20th March 2007, 22:39
cant you change the format with itunes itself?
MTR
21st March 2007, 01:00
here you go buddy have a look at this (http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/400480)

i maybe wrong but another way of doing it would be to burn a music cd in itunes with the tracks on it, then rip them back off the cd using windows media


Once you have burnt a CD it's in a standard format so .wma, .mp3, .acc etc is possible. Remember though if you burnt tracks at 128Kbs to rip from CD at 128Kbs else you will just be wasting space.
Certi
21st March 2007, 12:59
cant you change the format with itunes itself?

Nope, as Jim said you need to put it on a disc then rip in using WMP, that's how I do it anyway.
djrem
21st March 2007, 15:48
iTunes can convert to MP3

just go to the advanced settings and tell it what you want as your default format.

then just import your track and it will flag up its not mp3.
You can then convert it.

If you have it already in your libary.
right click on it and select "convert to mp3"

:)
Viper
21st March 2007, 22:07
try downloading VLC. that might run it.

i love VLC. its kool
djrem
22nd March 2007, 10:13
VLC is a pirates best friend

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/pirate-9.jpg
SAM33R
22nd March 2007, 10:20
the long-winded method which works is to burn the m4as on to CD

then copy them back through itunes into mp3 format :y: