My iTunes hates me and keeps changing things i have edited

[DAAAAAAAVE]

For some reason i will change an artist name or the genre that that artist is in, then when i relaunch itunes or sometimes even while it is open it will change back to its original, unedited state. It is getting really annoying. Does anyone know what is going on?

 

[c-Row]

What format are the songs you are editing?

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

.ogg

 

[AppleMatt]

Find the song in Finder, get Info and check the permissions - do you have permission to read and write?

AppleMatt

 

[iDAG]

Try hitting the return button after you retype your information.

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

Try hitting the return button after you retype your information.

golly gee i hadnt thought of that...............

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

Find the song in Finder, get Info and check the permissions - do you have permission to read and write?

AppleMatt

Yeah i do have read and write permission. Anything else like that to check? It is a couple of hundred songs and it is getting very annoying

 

[Sky Blue]

Do you have a plug in for iTunes to read .ogg?

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

Do you have a plug in for iTunes to read .ogg?

Yeah it reads ogg and stores it in my library. It is just as if it isn't actually editing the file and every time itunes opens or the song plays and it checks the file it changes back to what it was

 

[AppleMatt]

Yeah i do have read and write permission. Anything else like that to check? It is a couple of hundred songs and it is getting very annoying

Oh dear...looks like you'll need to use a different tagger.
http://eightpence.com/playing-ogg-vorbis-files-on-the-mac-in-itunes/

If you edit a file’s metadata in iTunes, it isn’t written back to the Ogg file. I don’t know if that’s the case for all media files, but don’t go doing massive changes on your music collection and expect them to be in effect outside of iTunes.

AppleMatt

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

ok so looks like the the thing to do is convert them from ogg to mp3. Any good converters out there that don't require a 1337 hax0r to operate? I just want something that is "convert this file into this format", something simple for the n00b

 

[Sky Blue]

Just right click the song in iTunes and select 'Create AAC Version' or change AAC to MP3 in the Preferences.

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

Just right click the song in iTunes and select 'Create AAC Version' or change AAC to MP3 in the Preferences.

Oh i totally didnt think of that. Thanks man. When you do that does it delete the original file or do i have to go around finding them?

 

[italipina]

I know that if i am converting MP3's to AAC (or the other way round) it makes a copy or the original.. so if you wanted to get rid of the original you would have to delete it yourself.

Although i have never converted .ogg files...

 

[cdcastillo]

ok so looks like the the thing to do is convert them from ogg to mp3. Any good converters out there that don't require a 1337 hax0r to operate? I just want something that is "convert this file into this format", something simple for the n00b

Have you tried xACT?

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

I have used just the itunes create AAC version option. There is a noticeable sound difference so i have kept all the ogg files just in case some really good option comes up or itunes/ipod decide to include ogg

 

[Sky Blue]

I have used just the itunes create AAC version option. There is a noticeable sound difference so i have kept all the ogg files just in case some really good option comes up or itunes/ipod decide to include ogg

Because your going lossy > lossy, Try converting to AAC from the original source.

 

[DAAAAAAAVE]

Because your going lossy > lossy, Try converting to AAC from the original source.

The original source is .ogg............... go torrents go lol

 

[Blue Velvet]

The original source is .ogg............... go torrents go lol

Then please don't ask for help here with your pirated tunes. This thread is closed..... go closed go lol.

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