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| Thread ID: 84073 | 2007-10-23 10:45:00 | Got a question about how Ipod deals with Mp3 | Ninjabear (2948) | PC World Chat |
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| 604577 | 2007-10-23 10:45:00 | Am I correct that you can't drag and drop mp3s using windows explorer with an IPod A guy gave me this screenshot tinyurl.com I thought that when music goes into ipod it turns into m4a format? You can't drag the songs and play it back from a computer Can anyone correct me? |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 604578 | 2007-10-23 16:32:00 | The iPod plays MP3s as MP3s. iTunes will also import tunes and convert them to MP3s. Not sure about using Explorer to drag and drop tracks as I have all my music in iTunes and just sync it with my iPod to transfer the music. I am one of the few people who doesn't have an issue with using iTunes. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 604579 | 2007-10-23 19:33:00 | You cant drag & drop to your ipod. When you copy files to it in iTunes, it adds the filename & track info to the database & renames the files to a 4(?) character filename, it doesn't convert them. You can copy any of the files off the ipod, add an .mp3 extension & it will play fine. I think there are tools out there to query the ipod/itunes database & get the proper filenames back out. Checked that pic - it has one of the 4 character files, so you could drag & drop it back onto the ipod since it's database already knows about it. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 604580 | 2007-10-23 21:37:00 | You cant drag & drop to your ipod......when using the default firmware! If Rockbox (http://rockbox.org/) is installed, you can drag & drop almost anything to your iPod and it will be automatically picked up and added to the database. iTunes is not required. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 604581 | 2007-10-24 08:57:00 | Just play each for a few seconds using iTunes, no need to drag and drop. You don't have to play the whole song or tune, just a few bars. It is then imported. Takes hardly any time to import a few dozen using that method. Misty :D |
Misty (368) | ||
| 604582 | 2007-10-24 09:09:00 | The ability to drag & drop from any modern/semi-modern OS is a very handy feature that I wish I could get without screwing with the firmware. | Greven (91) | ||
| 604583 | 2007-10-24 10:23:00 | The ability to drag & drop from any modern/semi-modern OS is a very handy feature that I wish I could get without screwing with the firmware. You'd think so but this is Apple we are talking about. To them, no choice = actually helping you. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 604584 | 2007-10-24 16:41:00 | You'd think so but this is Apple we are talking about. To them, no choice = actually helping you. I drag and drop all the time in iTunes when making a new play list its not that hard. Just drag and drop then sync with the iPod to update. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 604585 | 2007-10-24 18:30:00 | I drag and drop all the time in iTunes when making a new play list its not that hard. Just drag and drop then sync with the iPod to update.I think the issue here is dragging and dropping in UMS mode (i.e. with Windows explorer, Konqueror, Nautilus etc) - not dragging & dropping into iTunes. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 604586 | 2007-10-24 19:54:00 | You'd think so but this is Apple we are talking about. To them, no choice = actually helping you. without sounding like a fan boy, there is a reason for this. And that is for apple to be allowed to sell music, they had to have a way that you couldn't load your ipod up with purchased music wether that be from itunes store or ripped cd's and then drag them off to other peoples computers. It's called piracy. In saying that there are many ways around it, one is to load a different OS onto the ipod and the others a plugins for itunes that allow a two way transfer. |
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