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Display podcast lyrics

I could be extremely naive but I am trying to display lyrics from a German podcast ( http://german-podcast.blogspot.com/) on my 30gb ipod and can't. The lyrics are associated with the file in Itunes but when I press the center button on my ipod several times I can never see the lyrics, only the podcast description. Can I view lyrics on this ipod and if so how do I get them.

Thanks for the help.

Dell Laptop, Windows XP

Posted on Apr 17, 2008 8:11 AM

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Jul 11, 2008 11:38 PM in response to nlottig

I found a way to do it. It is a 'itunespodcastdesc' property that contains the text that a podcast show as lyrics. So, all that you need to do is modify it (with a program like mp3tag) and put in it wherever you neet. Also you need "recompilate" the podcast inside the itunes (in 'get info' option put something in 'lyrics' and press 'ok')

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Jul 20, 2008 5:42 AM in response to nlottig

My solution:
Select podcasts you want to show lyrics and convert them to new AAC files using Advanced/Convert Selection to AAC. Converted podcasts are regarded as 'Song', not 'Podcast'. So you can show their lyrics instead of the description in your iPod by pressing center button.

I hope it will help.

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