Doug Crompton on 5 Feb 2007 18:55:07 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Best solution for Audio files


I don't have an IPOD but I do have itunes for windows and I have ripped
CD's with it to aac (m4a). I am surprised this is not supported on the
IPOD. It is even supported in the Zune, an MS product...

AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to
48-kHz sample rate

Doug


On Mon, 5 Feb 2007, Jeff Watson wrote:

> Hello List! I have many many (dont we all) .m4a encoded sound files. They
> play fine in amarok, and I can put them on my iPod no problem. The issue is
> that i cannot burn a CD in graveman with m4a files. It will let me burn
> mp3's. What would you say is the best format to keep my audio in that will
> let me burn to disc, use with my ipod, and retain sound quality? I don't
> think ogg will play on an iPod. :-| And also, is it really wise to put my
> entire music collection through some horrible conversion process?
> (m4a->mp3...) wouldn't there be significant data loss, etc?
>
> Synopsis!
> I need an audio format that is "standard", works on ipod, and wont be
> horrible.
> Don't know if mp3 is a format i should stick with (legality/format issues
> perhaps pending in the future)
>
>                     -Jeff
>


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