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• Play and bookmarking downpour M4B files

  Possible?

  Rain files: http://www.downpour.com/kbase/

  What is a M4B file? http://pcsupport.about.com/od/FileExtensions/f/m4bfile.htm

  markets wrote:

  M4A is AAC, AFAIK. If the Zip file will not play any music files longer than 10 minues ABA? Strange. Is a formal or informal limit 10 minutes?

  Just the way it seems to work. There is no "official" statement of SanDisk about it; I'll settle for what others have experienced and reported. He has trouble with AAC files any longer.

• How can I change the m4b to mp3 files?

  How can I change a m4b file into a file that can be played in Windows Media Player, mp3 or WMA fx?

  This is an audio book and Windows Media Player cannot open it. I tried in Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems.

  I hope someone can help.

  Hi bstevns,

  Allows you to use the converter software to change the file format. Search on Internet of the converter software which can help you in this task.

  
  Note: software use of third parties, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

• Organize my library - best practices

  I'm getting used to the way iTunes works to organize things and I would like to get your thoughts and ideas on what I came with. I would like to have the option checked in the preferences to keep my music organized folder (although this caused a problem with the audio books I ripped CD). Please check if the following is correct:

  1. For simple of artists and Albums, each song file must have the artist name under name of artist and artist of the Album. Then the name of the Album should be the same in each file. This will display in this hierarchy in the interface of iTunes and the music files
  2. When it comes to albums with more than one artist, I saw (in the iTunes interface) iTunes put them under Compilations, Soundtrack and various artists. But it always corresponds to the underlying files. So that's what I did:
  3. If it's really a soundtrack, I often find the artist of the Album to be "Soundtrack" and the "Compilation" checked. This places the album under Soundtrack in iTunes and in the case of Compilations in the music folder. In these cases, I just remove the check mark.
  4. If it is a compilation which is not a soundtrack, I do the artist of the Album "Compilations" and check the box. This creates a record of Compilations in the iTunes interface and stores the files in the folder of Compilations.
  5. So far I don't see the need for a 'various artists folder - this seems redundant.

  Is that all that I'm missing? For example, there is an album of an artist, where all the songs, but a list of this artist. However this song lists the artist as well as another. In the past, iTunes share this one song on another. Can I keep the artist Album is identical for all the songs so that they are all in the same place but this other artist as a "artist contributing ' to the list?

  So that's how I do it now. Any thoughts, all that I'm missing? Care to share how to do this if it is different? (my concern is that this can work very well for music, but once I start to add podcasts or audio books, that the system may fail).  Thank you.

  For simple of artists and Albums, each song file must have the artist name under name of artist and artist of the Album. Then the name of the Album should be the same in each file. This will display in this hierarchy in the interface of iTunes and the music files

  For these cases, it is not necessary fill The Album artist as an artist, although he won't be a problem to do so.

  When it comes to albums with more than one artist, I saw (in the iTunes interface) iTunes put them under Compilations, Soundtrack and various artists. But it always corresponds to the underlying files. So that's what I did:

  • If it's really a soundtrack, I often find the artist of the Album to be "Soundtrack" and the "Compilation" checked. This places the album under Soundtrack in iTunes and in the case of Compilations in the music folder. In these cases, I just remove the check mark.

  The flag of "the Album is a compilation... "is redundant functionality with the setting of a common value of the Album artist , because both will include albums with titles related to different artists.  However, the use of the flag "the Album is a compilation...". ' is required if you have an iPod Classic or other model older iPod that does not support the Album artist tag.  As you have noted, the indicator "Album is a compilation...". "affects where iTunes stores media files:

  • If the flag is set, the files will be stored in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title
  • If the flag is not set, the files will be stored in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\album_artist\album_title

  If it is a compilation which is not a soundtrack, I do the artist of the Album "Compilations" and check the box. This creates a record of Compilations in the iTunes interface and stores the files in the folder of Compilations.

  With this value in The Album artist albums will be placed in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title if the flag is set or not (although its actually the indicator that determines the consumption of this issue, since in this case any value in Album artist is ignored in the determination of folder names).

  So far I don't see the need for a 'various artists folder - this seems redundant.

  Files of the form iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title will be created and used for albums where:

  • The flag of "the Album is a compilation... ' is not defined, and
  • the value of the Album artist is set to "Various Artists"

  -This isn't a 'standard' as the Compilations one iTunes folder.

  For example, there is an album of an artist, where all the songs, but a list of this artist. However this song lists the artist as well as another. In the past, iTunes share this one song on another. Can I keep the artist Album is identical for all the songs so that they are all in the same place but this other artist as a "artist contributing ' to the list?

  In this case, I put the value of The Album artist to that of the 'main' artist and add all the names of "guest artist" in the field of the artist on individual tracks.  Note, however, that it is common practice in digital downloads and (in some cases) the database GraceNote used to search for names of tracks on CD, to add the value "guest artist" in the name of the song... which for me is not good, so I've always updated metadata for this move in the artist field.

  So that's how I do it now. Any thoughts, all that I'm missing? Care to share how to do this if it is different? (my concern is that this can work very well for music, but once I start to add podcasts or audio books, that the system may fail).  Thank you.

  You approach seems fine - as long as you get the results there no way to 'straight' or 'bad '.  My standard approach is:

  • complete The Album artist only when securities have different values of artist
  • to all compilations, set the value of the Album artist to "Various Artists"
  • never set the flag of "the Album is a compilation... »
  • I treat soundtracks differently, but if I did I would probably put the Genre tag "Soundtrack" and create a smart playlist to collect together, given that many BO have a single artist or composer (for example, I have the various soundtracks of 'Star Wars' with the artist, the value John Williams).

  These are then combined with a consistent method to set the tags of the kind the artist and Album comes out :

  

  more an approach somewhat esoteric set up the tag of The Album fate on a combination of the most important of the four listed above, tags more release of album in the yyyymmdd format - date to ensure that records are classified by chronological order when an artist has even several films a year (see How can I sort the albums of the same year in iTunes music? for an example).

  I don't know how it would affect the podcasts, but generally the same principles should apply to audiobooks in iTunes - note, however, that there is a big difference in the way that different iDevices manage audiobooks - especially for those who use a format of audio book dedicated such as .m4b files in the iTunes Store or .aa from Audible files.

• 12.4.0.119 option no. AAFC

  I did the update today at 12.4.0.119 and I don't have an option to convert mp3 to AAC files.  I do that, then I can transfer audio books I have in mp3 format and sync to my iPhone ibooks.  I convert it to AAC, m4b file rename and then synchronize.  I already checked and I encoder AAFC enabled in the import preferences section.

  It's frustrating because I'm going on vacation tomorrow and I have several books I want to sync with ibooks.

  Someone has an idea?

  Thank you.

  It seems that this has been removed from the context menu in iTunes 12.4.  However, the function is still there under file > create new Version...

• Backflip and Itunes Music

  The music I bought on itunes (m4a file extension) will be playable on the backflip? or will they be converted?

  As long as the music is not protected by DRM, the m4a will play. I think that gives Apple the DRM protected m4b file extensions.

  I have several CD ripped from iTunes as m4a and they play fine on my Backflip

• Music library album thumbnails

  I have seen many others with this problem, and I tried all of the solutions presented, but to no avail.

  On my computer (Windows 7 Home Premium SP1), no user is able to see the album art in the music library when the option to arrange by: Album. All I get is the default image to an eighth note. Art is present, it is in the records, it is still visible in Windows Media Player and it USED to be visible in Windows Explorer arrange by: Album, but something has caused it isn't more visible. I don't know when it happened, so I can't use system restore.

  Among other things, I've tried to include the uninstall recently updated or installed programs affecting the media, change file associations, uninstall Windows Media Player, ripping of new CD, delete the settings of WMP folder, new libraries, restore the default libraries, clear the cache of thumbnails, establishing a new library of music-model of different music and uninstall all Apple software.

  Two things stands out on the symptoms: the problem that happens to all USERS, then solutions involving user-specific changes probably are not the answer; and not all types of files are affected. I see again the album art for .m4p and .m4b files (or who play in WMP, is told by the way).

  

  This can help.  An another MVP (also named Shawn coincidentally) has a collection of all the registry settings of connection by default file on this page, and it turns out that M4A is listed.

• Audiobook management: how to mark files as audiobook and keep them like that?

  I have a lot of audio books. Those who were read from the CD and thus find themselves in the music section. ⌘ + I > Options > audio books allows me to move these files in the audiobook section.

  The questions, is this flag is not retained once these files are deleted from iTunes and then added. The files that I've marked as "Audiobook" earlier is now back in the section music.

  I find it extremely frustrating and confusing. Is it possible to keep the files correctly marked so that they are automatically added to the article when added audio books?

  The files have extension to .m4b?

• Try reinstalling iTunes but I get the error "could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\.m4b\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe.

  original title: problem with installation of iTunes

  Hi guys

  iTunes was running great until I tried to update to 9.0...

  I tried the apple forums and forum of microsoft ideas, but nothing helps...

  I use a dell 17 with vista home premium with sp2 installed studio.

  partially, he settled then I get this error:

  Could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\.m4b\OpenWithList\iTunes.exe check that you have sufficient access to that key or contact your support team.

  I guess you're the closest to support staff I have....

  in any case... I uninstalled itunes and quicktime and itunes now will not reinstall.  I tried the version 8.2.1.6 and I guess I can try the previous version... I also tried opening the HKEY and got in what concerns the OpenWithList, but he will not give me access.  I have no idea what I'd do if I got there, but I watched out of curiosity and was blocked...

  any info would be greatly appreciated!

  If you have guitar questions let me know, I have been a tech for almost 25 years.

  Thanks again, scott

  I had the exact same problem and error as you message the guy but he fixed earlier. I'm not an expert, or even trained somehow. I just worked through until I got everything to install. If you try this, please back up your registry first.

  In any case, here's what I did.

  First of all, I uninstalled iTunes, Quicktime, Apple Software updater toally, _-anything with Apple in the name.

  I opened regedit using 'run as administrator '.

  I then went to the registry key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-1-5-18\Components\DA42BC89BF25F5BD0AF18C3B9B1A1EE8\108B43C0CEA676640B35306AE7D24051

  .. .and selected the folder DA42BC89BF25F5BD0AF18C3B9B1A1EE8

  Right-click & click Permissions
  Click Advanced, and then click the owner tab
  Type "Administrators" in the current field of owners and th check Replace owner subcontainer and volumes

  (Note: I did this because I had another key with permission issues, after I fixed the original onelisted above)

  Apply the settings, and then click Permissions tab. Once more, add 'administrators' to the permission entries list, and then click on edit and select all the checkboxes of permission. Also click on the boxes of the 2 bottom regarding permissions inheritable.

  Click OK

  Now on the main permissions tab, choose administrators in the windows user name or group and then check the full control and read check boxes. Click OK.

  In the main window of regedit, you should now see the keys in the right pane for each subfolder in:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-1-5-18\Components\DA42BC89BF25F5BD0AF18C3B9B1A1EE8

  In the menu bar click file > exit

  I downloaded and installed the new handset iTunes9 and apple Quicktime.

  Everything worked well. I hope this helps.

  -J

• How to import music files to 5.7 LR?

  Lightroom can play any music file .mp3 and .m4a, .m4b as a soundtrack to a slideshow. Music plays as the slide show is seen leaving in Lightroom or exported as a video.

  Could you please convert a Mp3 to M4A file once and then check whether you still get the same error.

• moving slowly to a file in Sierra

  I just installed Sierra and when I try to import a file into FileMaker Pro 14 it takes long time painfully for the window showing which file choose. Same thing in the Mail when I try to choose an attachment.

  Does anyone else have this problem?

  If you have installed 'just' Sierra as you say, there is much current activity as for example the Spotlight is re-indexing system, Time Machine is it backup, Photos are analyzed for facial recognition etc. etc.

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• No free space after deleting files - trouble with optimized storage?

  Hi, I have macos Sierra and I deleted many files to my main drive and also to my external hard drive (both to the Mac OS Extended format) in preparation for the boot camp. I also emptied the Recycle Bin, although there is much less space on the two disks that it should be and the majority of the space is obviously indicated under "purgeable". I thought it would not be a problem, because I assumed that the space would be released, if I move all of the files there and if I need for the new Windows partition. However, this assumption was false. I can't simply use storage that I released. I can't move there all the files and I can't create the partition from free space. What can I do with it? It's pretty frustrating... Thanks for the help!

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• Speeches and a .key file cannot be opened

  I'm unable to open or work on Keynote documents. I get an error popup image that says: cannot open 'FILE.key' because it is not a valid document to Keynote. I'm assuming that the same problem will occur in numbers and pages so I have not used either of these programs in a very long time so I do not have a file to test on.

  I know that the file is indeed a valid Keynote document. I recently had to reinstall my package iWork 09 since the original software discs - I have them have not purchased through the App store or my iCloud account. I have a software key. I can't move my OS to Sierra right now because I have other software that I use for work and tech support as we said we cannot go immediately. My current OS is El Capitan 10.11.6, and I have a MacBook Pro 15 "retina.

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  Thanks in advance.

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• How can I have two desktops on iCloud sync at the same time, without having duplicate files?

  Hi all

  I have two computers, a MacBook Pro and iMac. I use the new feature for Sierra macOS, which allows me to continually synchronize my office on iCloud. I welcome the Office on my iMac be synchronized on the cloud. Now, I would have the exact same office on my MacBook Pro. I tried many ways, including by dragging files to iCloud Drive on my desktop, but the synchronization does not work. If I enable syncing on my MacBook Pro, I know that I have duplicate files.

  With this method, I would like to: whenever I have add a file on my desktop iMac computer, it shows up on my MacBook Pro Office without the need for me to keep about iCloud road opening.

  Thanks for reading this.

  Ethan

  If you enable sync on the MacBook Pro, it should not be duplicates.  What makes you think it?

• iMovie quadruples the file size. Why? And I can do something?

  I captured some pictures of my video conferencing software. It was released as a .mp4 file encoded in H264 etc..

  I then imported for some quick changes: it reduced to 39 from 44 minutes and added some melted transitions. Then he exported as a file using roughly the same settings. See screen capture.

  What you will see as it is that the file climbed from 300 MB to 1200!  SO:

  -What happened (can I avoid this?)

  -Can it be solved?

  Thank you!

  

  Look at them both in mediainfo

  http://MediaArea.NET/en/MediaInfo

  I can see that the second file has 2 audio tracks while the first has 1. Which may explain some of the size, but I don't know if it covers all of it.

  The other also has a color profile. I have to wonder if iMovie has tried using less compression when exporting. MediaInfo will show more detail, but you will have to manually compare the values and settings.