Cannot convert purchased .m4a files from iTunes to .mp3

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Cannot convert purchased .m4a files from iTunes to .mp3 #200

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Select the output to .mp3 (only tried it with .mp3)
2. Choose the folder the .m4a purchased at iTunes are in
3. Error "No audio files found in the folder"

How about the reproducibility (always, sometimes, rarely, ...)?
Always

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
A converted .mp3 file like set in preferences

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
XLD 20130720 / Mac OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion

Please provide any additional information below.
There's no problems with Apple Lossless .m4a files

Original issue reported on code.google.com by therealt...@googlemail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:10

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Well, XLD cannot decode AAC .m4a files.

Original comment by tmkkmac on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:13

Changed state: WontFix

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Why is that? XLD is one of my most useful tools to handle different types of 
audio but it's lacking functionality here.

Original comment by therealt...@googlemail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

AAC is not a lossless format.

Original comment by tmkkmac on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

.mp3 isn't either and it can be converted via XLD. The multimedia system in my 
car only reads .wav & .mp3 - it would be super handy to be able to 
batch-convert purchased music keeping the previously set folder-hirarchy.

Original comment by therealt...@googlemail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Yes, but .mp3 isn't in my official compatible format list. It is just a bonus, 
non-official feature (because I was tired of many emails like "XLD cannot open 
mp3. Why?"). Officially XLD is still a tool for transcoding lossless audio 
files.

All I can do now is to implement a decoder as an external plugin (like I did 
with mp3 before). If you want an integrated support for AAC decoding please 
create a new topic as a feature request. If many people agree with it then I'll 
consider about it.

Original comment by tmkkmac on 9 Sep 2013 at 12:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Where do I add the feature-request?

Thanks for taking it into consideration!

Original comment by therealt...@googlemail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 12:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Create a new issue and select template.

Original comment by tmkkmac on 9 Sep 2013 at 12:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Hi,

I have the same issue and I am sure that with previous XLD version I was able 
to select a folder containing .m4a files (created with XLD) and then convert 
them yo OGG files. Now, it says "no audio files found in the folder".

Original comment by grego....@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2013 at 10:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

read comment #1

Original comment by tmkkmac on 25 Sep 2013 at 10:11