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Apple Releases iTunes Windows and More

Excellent

I use a PC at work. Just downloaded iTunes.. Excellent job Apple. And somehow I can get streaming through the firewall. I have no idea how.. since the stations I listen to will not stream through IE. And the iTMS works. This is most excellent. I have imported 4 mp3 CD's and all is well.

and the visual effects work.. this could be bad.. and i think my iPod is jelous now.. I wish that was cross platform..

I think Apple did a better job then anyone thought. especially with AOL and Pepsi.


if radio does not work it might be your network/firewall.
 
RE: Apple Releases iTunes Windows and More

Originally posted by bertagert
Just go get MacDrive. It reads mac formated drives on your windows machine.

MacDrive
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Or you could try:
XPlay

I use this with no troubles at all. Since it's built to work with the Apple formatted iPod. My Compaq Win2k box works *GREAT*
with this app. I was lucky that my desktop has (2) 6-pin Firewire ports on it.


* art *
 
NPR Programs on iTMS

There are 767 Terry Gross interviews (from NPR) on the site. Nearly 1000 "songs" or "books" or whatever. They're each about 45 minutes long.

I'm delighted to have these available, but:

1) titles/indexing could be MUCH better. What was the date of the interview? How do you differentiate between several interviews with the same person?

2) Is $2.99 a little much for a radio program? Yes, I know it's longer than a 'song' but it's also not something you're generally going to listen to more than once or twice.

3) They're fudging things a bit by calling them "books". I'd suggest instead a category (Interviews?) just for this sort of material.
 
Installed QT 6.4, restarted, no problems at all so far. I still have do idea what it does, but it's 0.1 higher, right?

The error-correcting CD import option makes me happy inside. Both of my Secret Stars CDs had little scratches that were inaudible on the stereo, but they caused blips in the imported songs, maybe this will fix that.
 
audiobooks bitrate?

I know I rambled in my other post, but:

What's the bitrate on audiobooks/interviews/whatever? Anyone bought any?

thanks,
badhorsie777
 
Originally posted by sketchy
I think thatis a font problem on your machine. we have the same problem when taking files from unix. try changing your fonts.
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Thanks, that worked. I hate using Arial as the menu font because it's so thin... But then, Windows has never has as system fonts as nice as Mac's Charcoal and Lucida whatever fonts.

The MS San Serif font was the problem (though ellipses appear correctly with that font in any other app) but Arial (obviously) and the nicer Tahoma fonts both work correctly.
 
MP3 Players???

How will PC users with MP3 players get their downloaded AAC songs onto their MP3 Players?? (i.e. NOT iPods)
 
Originally posted by MorganX
Looks great, performs great. Haven't burned a CD or DVD yet. Much faster on an 800MHz PIII than it was on my 17" iMac. To be fair, it handles my large music library faster than WindowsXP explorer also.

I'm using Windows 2000 without SP4 which it recommends so I'm going to credit that with the two hangs.

All-in-all I'd give it a 9/10. Lack of WMA support is going to hurt though. iRiver's iHP-120 with optical out looks killer. OGG but no AAC. Something's going to have to give. Either someone other than Apple is going to have to give major support to AAC or Apple is going to have to think seriously about supporting WMA and other players.

But, I can play all of my iTMS purchases again, so I'm happy. I'm not sure what I'm going to do regarding future purchases. I'm definitely going to get an HP120 this Christmas.
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The fact that Apple did not include WMA support is truly a GOOD thing!! A lot of people who want a portable player think ipod. Those that dont wont an ipod (they do exsist) are thinking mp3 not WMA. Adding WMA only adds legitimacy to the 'other' music services. Not adding support for WMA plus the DRM freedom (yes i know) from the iTunes store will be much more appealing to people than a format that even Windows users hate using.
 
Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by Mineral
How will PC users with MP3 players get their downloaded AAC songs onto their MP3 Players?? (i.e. NOT iPods)
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They won't.
 
Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by Mineral
How will PC users with MP3 players get their downloaded AAC songs onto their MP3 Players?? (i.e. NOT iPods)
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Who cares? Well, users of those other players may, but Apple sure doesn't. The iTMS is simply a way to add value to the iPod experience (and make a bit of revenue on the side). Since it's the most popular player, and there's now an online store catering to it on the most popular platform, there's even more incentive for others to invest in a 'Pod. :D
 
Re: Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by wiz7dome
Im on a Mac, but more that likely you will have to burn an Audio CD and then re-rip that CD into MP3 files instead of ACC.

Hope this helps
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Would it be possible to set up a Virtual Drive and burn the songs to it and then rip them off the Virtual Drive. This would prevent any loss in the audio quality, wouldn't it?

I am not sure if it is possible though
 
Other MP3 players

Unlss there is a way to convert from ACC, I don't think you can use ACC on any players (that I am aware of). It looks like a marketing tactic by apple to pressure people to buy an ipod rather than competing products. I don't mind, cause the ipod is an amzing device and nothing comes close. everyone should have one. I have had one for a year and a half and its still awesome! and I don't have a fancy shmancy dock or solitaire ;)

P Rush
 
Re: Re: Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by Mineral
Well, good luck then, Apple..:rolleyes:
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No, more like good luck to the iPod's competitors. AAC is an open standard. After today's blockbuster announcements, I'm sure we'll see several new players from 3rd parties with AAC file compatibility by virtue of popular demand from consumers and iTMS customers.
 
Re: Re: Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by Mineral
Well, good luck then, Apple..:rolleyes:
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I think its more like, Good luck to the rest of the MP3 players right now.

Apple is selling ipods like hotcakes. I highly doubt the sales are going down anytime soon. Actually, they're going to go up.
 
Originally posted by wiz7dome
The fact that Apple did not include WMA support is truly a GOOD thing!! A lot of people who want a portable player think ipod. Those that dont wont an ipod (they do exsist) are thinking mp3 not WMA. Adding WMA only adds legitimacy to the 'other' music services. Not adding support for WMA plus the DRM freedom (yes i know) from the iTunes store will be much more appealing to people than a format that even Windows users hate using.
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But what if they just added WMA playback in the iTunes standalone player portion? That way, any mix-format Windows user (i.e. has MP3, WMA, and now AAC files) would only have to turn to one single app for all his/her listening pleasure.

I'd never want the iTMS to offer WMA content, but allowing WMA playback would give even non-iPod-using Windows users a reason to check it out.
 
Can anyone check the FPS of iTunes visualizer on their PC and Mac and then post the specs for each? I'm really interested in this as an unscientific benchmark.

Dan
 
Re: audiobooks bitrate?

Originally posted by badhorsie777
I know I rambled in my other post, but:

What's the bitrate on audiobooks/interviews/whatever? Anyone bought any?

thanks,
badhorsie777
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Listen before you buy
The iTunes Music Store lets you download and listen to 90-second previews — high-quality 32 kbps AAC files that have been optimized for spoken word content — as many times as you like.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/books/
 
iTunes for Windows is pretty impressive. It picked up tunes from other macs and windows itunes flawlessly, and plays well too.

Its far far better than I thought Apple would do.

Well done Apple.
 
I have been using the Windows iTunes to listen to the songs on the Mac and it works great. It doesnt cause any performance hit on the Mac. Now I don't have to waste processor cycles playing songs on the Mac, I can let my PC take care of that. Although, when my new powermac comes in I don't think I will need the PC for that either.
But for people with older slower macs and a PC lying around, this is great news. Works perfectly together.
 
Re: Re: audiobooks bitrate?

Originally posted by mian
Listen before you buy
The iTunes Music Store lets you download and listen to 90-second previews — high-quality 32 kbps AAC files that have been optimized for spoken word content — as many times as you like.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/books/
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Oh, sorry... I knew that about the previews, just wondered are the full files in 32kbps as well?

Shoud've been clearer.
-Badhorsie777
 
All I have to say is WOW. I *never* expected the AOL deal or the 100 million song Pepsi giveaway, I was absolutely floored when I read this news.

This will change the way people purchase music. Apple will become a household name as it relates to music, unbelieveable.

Eventually, we'll be the stodgy old people who used to buy CD's, can you imagine? My only hope is that higher bitrate downloads will eventually become available.

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
 
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