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viper7 Posts: 69

Hi,

Does anyone know if the SE P1i should be able to play music purchased from the iTunes Plus store? I got some music I've copied across using Disc2Phone (tried with the 'Target Bit Rate' at both 192Kbps and 'No change'), however, I get 'error' or an error message saying it's got nothing to play. The files are AAC-LC (256Kbps, .m4a).

I've checked on the SE Developer forums, google, my symbian and here to see if I can find any similar problems (and solutions) on either the P1i or P990i and cannot find anything. Reading the P1i White Paper suggests that playback of the files should be possible as they're purchased free of any DRM. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!,

Thanks

Pete
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Posted: 2007-08-04 00:22:27
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if you're having trouble i have a program which can deporotect the normal itunes files and then convert to mp3

drop me a PM if you need it
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Posted: 2007-08-04 00:28:23
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viper7 Posts: 69

Hi, thanks for the reply but the issue isn't that it needs deprotecting as it's free of any DRM copy protection as it was purchased via the iTunes Plus store - it plays, for example, in Real Player and other third party apps on the PC. I've other AAC-LC files with the .m4a extension that play without any issues. Any ideas? I'm not really wanting to convert them as that defeats the object of them being sold free of DRM in the first place!
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Posted: 2007-08-04 00:34:56
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viper7 Posts: 69

In case anyone's experienced the same problem, I've discovered the solution through comparing the purchased files properties with those that I've copied into iTunes from CD.

Basically, right clicking the file in iTunes and choosing 'Get info' shows the purchased files are AAC-LC with a bit-rate of 256kbps and a sample rate of 44.100 kHz, however, despite being free of DRM the 'Kind' field shows them as 'Purchased AAC audio file' as opposed to 'AAC audio file' (on music imported off CD) or 'Protected AAC audio file' (for those tracks purchased via the regular iTunes music store). The solution is simply to 'Right-click' the file you've purchased and choose the 'Convert Selection to AAC' option. This makes an exact copy of the file at the same bit rate and sample rate and the 'Kind' becomes 'AAC audio' - the copy is made in the same folder as the orginal so it's simple to find and transfer using Disc2Phone.

Happy now as can put most of the tracks I've downloaded from iTunes on to my P1i and save my ipod for running use only.

Pete
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Posted: 2007-08-04 02:04:51
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