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Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: Sparks on September 05, 2005, 09:19:24 PM
Ok I downloaded Keane a while back - all legit, paid for and everything - it's mine legally.  It's on my laptop in WMA format and plays fine so when I get myself an IPod I try to transfer it in Itunes. But it won't do it - messages about security blah blah. Ok - try it to my Sandisk player - nope won't play.

So what do I have to do to convince these devices I have a license for these tracks ??
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: United on September 05, 2005, 09:42:43 PM
I think Ipods only take mp3's and mp4's (which I believe is the Itunes format).  Just convert the WMA into mp3 then try again.
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: Sparks on September 05, 2005, 09:54:37 PM
Itunes should convert into the format it wants and it starts the process but halts with a message saying it the file is security protected.  Why doesn't it recognise it's a legit ...

Downloading is too frikking complicated ... hmmph
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: Tarmac on September 05, 2005, 10:53:33 PM
Can you burn it to a CD?  If so, you can then rip it back onto your hard drive in mp3 format.
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: tapakeg on September 05, 2005, 10:56:38 PM
Burn it to a CD,

In the settings, make sure you burn it to MP3, not AAC or WMA

Pop in the CD and bring up I tunes.  On the right you will see the audio CD on the left.  Then Hit the "import"

That should do it

Tapakeg
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: FiLtH on September 05, 2005, 10:57:38 PM
I find buying cds so much easier.
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: Ack-Ack on September 06, 2005, 12:00:24 AM
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Originally posted by Sparks
Itunes should convert into the format it wants and it starts the process but halts with a message saying it the file is security protected.  Why doesn't it recognise it's a legit ...

Downloading is too frikking complicated ... hmmph



Actually, what iTunes says that this .wma is security protected that prevents them from converting to into a format iTunes can read.  


ack-ack
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: Sparks on September 06, 2005, 02:41:59 AM
That's it ACk-ACk.

I'll try burning it to a CD - thanks all.
Title: Question for download music gurus
Post by: CyranoAH on September 06, 2005, 02:54:22 AM
The Ipod is overrated... I have a Creative Zen Micro and it works wonderfully

Daniel