methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
Posts: 2433
  
|
Found the full process on OSXHints. Creation of the smart playlist is the clever bit!
"First, let me start by saying this is not a circumvention of Apple's DRM protected AAC files. This hint is a workaround for a missing functionality iTunes should have built in to it -- similar to the MP3/AAC to AIFF file conversion it does when creating an audio CD. This hint provides a means to easily manage the creation of MP3 CD format disks from AAC unprotected iTunes files, which does not seem to natively exist. This hint ONLY applies to non-protected AAC files. The entire workaround works from right within iTunes-sans hack.
Given a selection of AAC files that you want to burn to an MP3 CD, set your import prefs to MP3 with your choice of bitrate, etc.
Select your tunes in the library or other playlists and batch convert from the Advanced menu -> Convert Selection to MP3
Create a smart playlist named MP3 CD with the only criteria as 'date added is today's date.' Now all of the songs you just converted to MP3 will show up. Note: you may want to also add 'kind is MP3' if you import new CDs to AAC on a daily basis.
Burn your MP3 cd with this smart playlist.
When finished, select all the songs in the smart playlist, hold the option key and hit the 'delete' key. You will be prompted to remove the selected tracks from your Library. Now the dupes you just created are gone ... and your smart playlist will empty, too.
Later, when you want to create another MP3 CD, you only need to do a Get Info (Command-I) on the smart playlist and change the date to the current date. Then, just repeat the burn/remove dupe procedure above.
Make sure you change your import prefs back to AAC so you don't accidentally import your new CDs as MP3."
|
 13th Nov 2008 10:52 am |
|
|
