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36183
May 9, 2005, 02:27 PM
ok for those that have iTunes 4.8, look at the package content and go to resources.

there are come interesting icons.


36183
May 9, 2005, 02:28 PM
http://img121.echo.cx/img121/7178/picture24mg.png
Tulse
May 9, 2005, 02:39 PM
Well, this should make the Slashdotters happy. And the three other people who have their music in OGG.
36183
May 9, 2005, 02:41 PM
the protected mpeg4 icons interested me, does this mean iTM(ovie)S?
FreeState
May 9, 2005, 02:41 PM
Well, this should make the Slashdotters happy. And the three other people who have their music in OGG.

There has been an OGG icon in iTunes for a LONG time- this is not new
jim.
May 9, 2005, 02:43 PM
I think the ogg icons have actually been in iTunes for a while now. It probably still doesn't play the files. I think that the presence of these icons just hints that Apple *might* feel like adding support for these codecs if enough of a demand is generated.

Jim
36183
May 9, 2005, 02:44 PM
There has been an OGG icon in iTunes for a LONG time- this is not new

yeah one of my mates just told me that as well.

but why would they be there unless apple plan on using them?
Mertzen
May 9, 2005, 02:44 PM
There has been an OGG icon in iTunes for a LONG time- this is not new

Exactly, same for the WMA one and pretty sure about the M4P one too.

People are going to loose their heads again for nothing ..
PlaceofDis
May 9, 2005, 02:44 PM
the protected mpeg4 icons interested me, does this mean iTM(ovie)S?

not at all, thats just for the iTMS downloaded songs and has been there for a while too obviously. MPEG4 is m4p essentially for the songs that are downloaded or AAC encoded
FreeState
May 9, 2005, 02:45 PM
I think the ogg icons have actually been in iTunes for a while now. It probably still doesn't play the files. I think that the presence of these icons just hints that Apple *might* feel like adding support for these codecs if enough of a demand is generated.

Jim

I looked at them before the update and the only new one I see is the Movie icon - all the others have been included for a while now.
James Philp
May 9, 2005, 02:46 PM
Ok, so there's icons.
Before posting that iTunes "supports" these files, did you bother to try to drag some of these file types into iTunes to check?
As far as I know, the iPods still can't play WMA, so what's the point?
Looks more speculative to me.
neps
May 9, 2005, 03:26 PM
tried drag and dropping a wma on 4.8 for mac, no dice.
Peace
May 9, 2005, 03:30 PM
Ok, so there's icons.
Before posting that iTunes "supports" these files, did you bother to try to drag some of these file types into iTunes to check?
As far as I know, the iPods still can't play WMA, so what's the point?
Looks more speculative to me.

I just did that and ITunes 4.8 won't import *.wma formats
arn
May 9, 2005, 05:49 PM
OLD NEWS

iTunes has had these icons for years (since iTunes 3.x at least)

Here's a reference from 2003
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=25593

arn
James Philp
May 9, 2005, 05:54 PM
OLD NEWS

iTunes has had these icons for years

arn
Good thread then! That's 10 minutes of my life i'll never get back!
36183
May 10, 2005, 03:14 PM
OLD NEWS

iTunes has had these icons for years (since iTunes 3.x at least)

Here's a reference from 2003
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=25593

arn

now i just feel like a total idiot.