Similar problem here. I own several DRM/m4p tracks from Floyd's "The Wall" that I legitimately bought from the itunes music store about a year ago. The "upgrade my library" feature finds several songs but NOT those ones.
What's up with Pink Floyd?
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Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)
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Similar problem here. I own several DRM/m4p tracks from Floyd's "The Wall" that I legitimately bought from the itunes music store about a year ago. The "upgrade my library" feature finds several songs but NOT those ones.
What's up with Pink Floyd?
Well guys I am STILL downloading, and that is since 2pm GMT. I have been out for 3 hours or so in between, but I am on measly 2MB Broadband so I still have another 69 to go, plus the ones that refuse to download. I am beginning to regret what I did. I couldnt tell the difference with sound, nor did the DRM bother me, but;
If I want to DJ, or use my purchased songs on a video or DVD, quiz, whatever, I can.
If I am not going to be a bored 18 year old guy on his mac all day, forever and ever, I can use the music on some other piece of equipment and it will sound better,
Also, I have more freedom with my tracks.
But there have been (almost) tears, a great deal of frustration, and the dread of my parents giving me a mighty bollocking for spending MY money again in the not too distant future.
Hope you lot have a better time than I did.
Regards, Joe.
If I want to DJ, or use my purchased songs on a video or DVD, quiz, whatever, I can.
If I am not going to be a bored 18 year old guy on his mac all day, forever and ever, I can use the music on some other piece of equipment and it will sound better,
Also, I have more freedom with my tracks.
But there have been (almost) tears, a great deal of frustration, and the dread of my parents giving me a mighty bollocking for spending MY money again in the not too distant future.
Hope you lot have a better time than I did.
Regards, Joe.
I think it's better if we just let it be for now and check back in a week or so
My theory, cause in Belgium, this whole iTPS (iTunesPlusStore) is as buggy as hell, even if you give it a glass if ice water..
My theory, cause in Belgium, this whole iTPS (iTunesPlusStore) is as buggy as hell, even if you give it a glass if ice water..
It would be for use within my family, and wouldnt be distributed to anyone. Also the DJing wouldnt even be called DJing, I would basically play my music at family parties.
I don't see anything wrong with that? The DVD is for my own mother for a photo DVD for a walk she has been doing recently which is close to her.
Is this really in breach of the Terms Of Service?
I'm sure Apple are maybe still rolling this out, iTunes definitely seems a little flakey tonight
Yeah. It's definitely a work in progress. Earlier, iTunes told me I could upgrade for $12. Now, it tells me $13.80 and there are more songs listed. I imagine tomorrow it will be even more as more music is brought online.
Strange they didn't take the whole store offline and do this update quickly like they have in the past.
What is this in Canada...
DRM songs = $0.99
DRM-free songs = $1.39
That is 40% more, contraty to Apple's claim in the Canadian iTS
DRM songs = $0.99
DRM-free songs = $1.39
That is 40% more, contraty to Apple's claim in the Canadian iTS
It would be for use within my family, and wouldnt be distributed to anyone. Also the DJing wouldnt even be called DJing, I would basically play my music at family parties.
I don't see anything wrong with that? The DVD is for my own mother for a photo DVD for a walk she has been doing recently which is close to her.
Is this really in breach of the Terms Of Service?
if it was only for a small family gathering in a sitting room no. There is actually a royalty fee you need to pay when the music is played to more than a certain amount of people. I will try and dig out the links for you as i was having to look at all this for organizing some parties on non commercial grounds.
Thanks, but it is highly unlikely that I would even do this, I was just speculating, and even if I did do it, there would be no more than 10 people present.
Distributing my music on p2p networks isn't what I had in mind, at all. I stand strongly against piracy. That said, it is a great idea they tag information about the buyer; allowing piracy to be curbed in some way.
Yep
Yep - Erasure is completely missing from the US store. Strange that it found some of the tracks to update to + but it tries to download them and it can't find them. Sure enough when I do a search in the store it says it can't find ANY Erasure. Odd...
Also on an unrelated note I think the EMI Video's that are now + are just the higher audio bit-rate and no change to the actual video quality (all I could find was Coldplay videos...)
Yep - Erasure is completely missing from the US store. Strange that it found some of the tracks to update to + but it tries to download them and it can't find them. Sure enough when I do a search in the store it says it can't find ANY Erasure. Odd...
Also on an unrelated note I think the EMI Video's that are now + are just the higher audio bit-rate and no change to the actual video quality (all I could find was Coldplay videos...)
This is how it should've been done in the first place! (I realize it's RIAA, not Apple, that's been the problem).
Is there higher quality kilabytes per second setting with this new update? 320kps and beyond for MP3?
The MP3 spec does not go past 320kbps. AAC might be able to go above 320, but there is no reason to. It is proven that bitrates above 192kbps (and some argue even as low as 128kbps) is transparent for the vast majority of people. If you want higher quality then 320kbps, go with lossless.
no problems here...
i also was waiting for this. both quality and DRM were keeping me from buying more on itunes. i listen to mostly "classical" (a unitary label i find funny since it's applied to about 1,200 years of music from pretty much every country in the world), and i find that 128kbps encoding is particularly unkind to pieces with orchestral strings. i'm not a pirate, but i also don't like having limits on how often i burn play-lists or keeping track of computer registration, etc. and i think that good music is worth paying for. so this is perfect for me, or it will be when the entire itunes collection becomes part of itunes plus.
had no problems with the install (backed up my library beforehand as always, just in case). i found the upgrade interface very clean, easy, and unambiguous, but as my total was $5, i just went ahead with upgrading everything and didn't attempt to do individual tracks, so i can't comment on that process.
in case no one's pointed it out yet, the upgrading works as one might hope, in that (in addition to asking you politely what it should do with the old files) it makes sure that your new DRM-free files have the same metadata as the old ones (even the "last played" field), and that they show up in every playlist the old files were in. perfect!
my 26 downloads took a while, and the last one seems to be stuck and refusing to restart, but i'll just try again later when there's less traffic.
i'm very pleased.
do you mean in encoding (ripping) preferences? you can go up to 320kbps for mp3 or AAC (only to 256kbps for AAC w/ VBR). i think that's the same.
i also was waiting for this. both quality and DRM were keeping me from buying more on itunes. i listen to mostly "classical" (a unitary label i find funny since it's applied to about 1,200 years of music from pretty much every country in the world), and i find that 128kbps encoding is particularly unkind to pieces with orchestral strings. i'm not a pirate, but i also don't like having limits on how often i burn play-lists or keeping track of computer registration, etc. and i think that good music is worth paying for. so this is perfect for me, or it will be when the entire itunes collection becomes part of itunes plus.
had no problems with the install (backed up my library beforehand as always, just in case). i found the upgrade interface very clean, easy, and unambiguous, but as my total was $5, i just went ahead with upgrading everything and didn't attempt to do individual tracks, so i can't comment on that process.
in case no one's pointed it out yet, the upgrading works as one might hope, in that (in addition to asking you politely what it should do with the old files) it makes sure that your new DRM-free files have the same metadata as the old ones (even the "last played" field), and that they show up in every playlist the old files were in. perfect!
my 26 downloads took a while, and the last one seems to be stuck and refusing to restart, but i'll just try again later when there's less traffic.
i'm very pleased.
do you mean in encoding (ripping) preferences? you can go up to 320kbps for mp3 or AAC (only to 256kbps for AAC w/ VBR). i think that's the same.
ERROR message on upgrade - "the item you tried to buy is no longer available"
When I try to upgrade my library - 10 albums and 12 songs, I get the message:
the item you tried to buy is no longer available
etc
The message doesnt specify "which" item - and anyway the list was generated by iTunes so one would think would only include available items....
Anyway - this prevents any upgrading!
Anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a fix?
When I try to upgrade my library - 10 albums and 12 songs, I get the message:
the item you tried to buy is no longer available
etc
The message doesnt specify "which" item - and anyway the list was generated by iTunes so one would think would only include available items....
Anyway - this prevents any upgrading!
Anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a fix?
Only 1 album and 2 separate tracks available to upgrade for me.
At least they were songs I was interested in upgrading. Hopefully more companies will follow EMI's lead.
At least they were songs I was interested in upgrading. Hopefully more companies will follow EMI's lead.
Wwwhhhaaattt!!!!! No Closed Caption, Yet!!!! :-(
I do wondered about Apple. Steve brags about video downloads. I still have NOT seen anything about providing closed caption for the hearing impaired when viewing movies and tv shows. There is one alternative option that I am being forced to do. One application that I know Apple hates for me to use. Steve forced me in doing something that he is totally against. This software works like a charm for me. But what am I supposed to do. Oh well, Steve. Next time, think about the hearing impaired. Maybe, one day that you will lose your hearing. It may forced you in doing something about it. :-(
I do wondered about Apple. Steve brags about video downloads. I still have NOT seen anything about providing closed caption for the hearing impaired when viewing movies and tv shows. There is one alternative option that I am being forced to do. One application that I know Apple hates for me to use. Steve forced me in doing something that he is totally against. This software works like a charm for me. But what am I supposed to do. Oh well, Steve. Next time, think about the hearing impaired. Maybe, one day that you will lose your hearing. It may forced you in doing something about it. :-(