I have a couple of mp3s that only play on quicktime player. how can i convert them to play (and save) into my windows media player? tell me that there' s a simple solution to this.

They can't be mp3s as windoze media crasher should play them, if quicktime can only play them it sounds like they are AAC/m4a files, the better version of mp3s, then you can download iTunes which plays them and a lot more (and doesn't crash).

So is there a way to save these songs on my itunes. surely there is a way, right? my stupid quicktime player just opens up, not the itunes player when i want to play these bsides. suggestions?

clarification: when i want to play bsides, bloc party.

They can't be mp3s as windoze media crasher should play them, if quicktime can only play them it sounds like they are AAC/m4a files, the better version of mp3s, then you can download iTunes which plays them and a lot more (and doesn't crash).

windoze media crasher! :lol: So true!

 

As much as I dislike iTunes I have to agree - it's the easiest way to convert your files, Elway.

Add the files in iTunes, it can convert the files into mp3s.

If it isn't in the options on the menu bar you have to change some settings but it is possible.

 

Other programs are SUPER (which you would have to install)... if mediaconverter.org can read the file type of your b sides you can convert them online there as well.

VLC media player should do it too - but iTunes is probably the easiest.

So is there a way to save these songs on my itunes. surely there is a way, right? my stupid quicktime player just opens up, not the itunes player when i want to play these bsides. suggestions?

 

You could just right click on the file and click "open with" and hit itunes

 

But in itunes to convert to mp3

 

Edit->

Preferences->

Advanced-> Importing

"Import using:" MP3 Encoder

 

And then right click on the song in your library and hit "Convert Selection to MP3"

Agreed. Itunes is the way to go.

Even if you don't have an iPod, iTunes is still pretty much the best media player software there is around straight out of the box

Other programs are SUPER (which you would have to install)... if mediaconverter.org can read the file type of your b sides you can convert them online there as well.

VLC media player should do it too - but iTunes is probably the easiest.

 

SUPER is more useful if you're going to be converting several formats into several others. iTunes crashes a bit more for me since my iPod continually continues to attempt a hijack so VLC is good to have if you have iTunes crashy problems.

Audacity should be able to convert AAC to MP3...haven't tried it myself since i don't have any AAC files.

Audacity should be able to convert AAC to MP3...haven't tried it myself since i don't have any AAC files.

You made me curious.

I just had a look on the website.

It says:

 

"Achtung: Audacity unterstützt die Dateiformate WMA, AAC oder andere geschützte Dateiformate nicht."

 

--> Audacity doesn't support the file formats WMA, AAC or other protected file formats.

double posted... :embarassed:

oops...my bad. sorry about the confusion.

 

i re-read the instructions i had about converting AAC to MP3 on Audacity & it's way too roundabout a way to do it - i.e. it involved burning the AAC as an Audio CD, then re-ripping the file to WAV in iTunes before converting to MP3 on Audacity. do-able, but not a good fast option.

oops...my bad. sorry about the confusion.

 

i re-read the instructions i had about converting AAC to MP3 on Audacity & it's way too roundabout a way to do it - i.e. it involved burning the AAC as an Audio CD, then re-ripping the file to WAV in iTunes before converting to MP3 on Audacity. do-able, but not a good fast option.

 

Plus, you'll lose quality if you do that.

You will lose quality in whatever method you decide to convert from AAC to Mp3