m3u or m3u8

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m3u or m3u8

so i've been asked to give a company a .m3u file for our audio clips. i think i've figured out how to make a .m3u file if the files are stored locally on my computer, but these audio clips are going to be stored on an online server. so how do i make an .m3u file with files that are online? i can't do this with itunes can i?

intel, Mac OS X (10.4.11), fcp 6.0.4

Posted on Feb 14, 2011 5:11 PM

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Answer 1

Limnos

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Feb 14, 2011 5:46 PM in response to jeremylazzuri

The one time I made a m3u I made it with VLC. Actually, once you have made it you can edit it with a text editor. It's basically a text file with a special extension.

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Answer 2

Nov 7, 2014 6:16 AM in response to Limnos

Hi Limnos,

Sorry to take you so far back in time with this post.... However I have a similar need to create an m3u playlist (for the antiquated MP3 player built into in my car) I used to use a piece of software called "iTuneMyWalkman" but this no longer runs since Mavericks.

However I do have VLC, but if you have time I could do with an idiots guide how to use VLC to achieve this. (or a pointer to an existing idiots guide)

Many thanks in any case,

David.

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