Convert regular mp3 file to podcast?

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Convert regular mp3 file to podcast?

I regularly record radio shows on my desktop Mac and then put them on my ipod to hear later. I'm trying to find a way of marking those I've listened to on the ipod. I wondered about the possibility of making them podcast files, so that they go to the Podcast folder and get the blue-dot-unplayed/no-dot-played feature. This would give me what I want, I think - a way of managing visually on the ipod what I have and have not listened to. But how do I make a regular mp3 file 'think' that it is a podcast file? I've looked around - here and elsewhere - and it seems to involve esoteric stuff about id3 tags and particularly the pcst tag. But is there a very easy way for non-geek me to do what I want? Or even a way that doesn't involve converting to podcast files, but just marking the files on the ipod in some way as 'played'? I'd really welcome some advice from you knowledgeable guys.

iMac 24-inch;iPod classic 80gig, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Dec 17, 2007 10:34 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 17, 2007 10:37 AM in response to nigmia

No, there is no easy way to mark a non-podcast as a podcast. I may have missed some of what you're trying do do but have you considered giving the tracks a unique genre, perhaps "Radio" then creating a smart playlist with the criteria Genre is Radio, Playcount is 0. Make sure Live Updating is checked. Then, the tracks would drop out of the playlist once they had been played.

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Chris CA

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Dec 17, 2007 11:52 AM in response to nigmia

Very simple to do.
See this -> Re-Add Selected Tracks as Podcast

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nigmia Author

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Dec 18, 2007 6:06 AM in response to nigmia

Thank you chaps: they both sound like good schemes and I'll try them.
However, they both rely on reconnecting the ipod to the desktop machine to change the status of the played tracks: only then will they disappear as played tracks/podcasts.
Is there not a way of marking particular tracks in a playlist on the ipod, using the ipod, so that I can see which I've played and which not? The single-star rating trick doesn't help, because you don't see that on a list of tracks. Any other ideas?

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