Adding iTunes playlist to a zumo 660 gps
How do you move an iTunes playlist to a zumo 660 gps
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), iOS 5.1.1
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How do you move an iTunes playlist to a zumo 660 gps
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), iOS 5.1.1
This is what I could come up with:
1. In iTunes, highlight the Playlist, and then right-click "export" to a working folder of your choice as a ".m3u" file.
2. Open the resultant ".m3u" file with Word or some other word processor.
3. This is how one songs file entry would look:
#EXTINF:236,Angels We Have Heard on High - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
F:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Trans-Siberian Orchestra\The Christmas Attic\08 Angels We Have Heard on High.mp3
4. Change all "\" to the Tab Character (replace "\" with "^t")
5. Convert all to a Table, 8 (must be "8" to match the number of file path references in this example) columns wide and be sure to select separate text at TAB marks
6. Delete columns 2 through 7, leaving only column 1 and the "File Name.mp3" column
7. Highlight column 1 and change all of the Drive Letter references to NULL (" replace X:" [X = Drive letter path name] with NULL character "").
8. Convert the table back to text, using the Paragraph Mark as the separator.
9. Highlight the entire document and change all double paragraph marks to the NULL character. (replace "^p^p" with ""). Be sure to go back and separate the first "#EXTM3U#EXTIN" with a Paragraph Mark, so that it reads "#EXTM3U" paragraph mark "#EXTIN....." or it won't register as a playlist on the Garmin.
10. Save the file as ".txt" back to your original working folder.
11. Delete the existing ".m3u" file.
12. Rename the ".txt" file with a ".m3u" extension.
13. Copy the file to the "mp3" location in your Garmin unit.
Seems like a lot of work when You can just buy an iPod and sync with one easy process.
This is what I could come up with:
1. In iTunes, highlight the Playlist, and then right-click "export" to a working folder of your choice as a ".m3u" file.
2. Open the resultant ".m3u" file with Word or some other word processor.
3. This is how one songs file entry would look:
#EXTINF:236,Angels We Have Heard on High - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
F:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Trans-Siberian Orchestra\The Christmas Attic\08 Angels We Have Heard on High.mp3
4. Change all "\" to the Tab Character (replace "\" with "^t")
5. Convert all to a Table, 8 (must be "8" to match the number of file path references in this example) columns wide and be sure to select separate text at TAB marks
6. Delete columns 2 through 7, leaving only column 1 and the "File Name.mp3" column
7. Highlight column 1 and change all of the Drive Letter references to NULL (" replace X:" [X = Drive letter path name] with NULL character "").
8. Convert the table back to text, using the Paragraph Mark as the separator.
9. Highlight the entire document and change all double paragraph marks to the NULL character. (replace "^p^p" with ""). Be sure to go back and separate the first "#EXTM3U#EXTIN" with a Paragraph Mark, so that it reads "#EXTM3U" paragraph mark "#EXTIN....." or it won't register as a playlist on the Garmin.
10. Save the file as ".txt" back to your original working folder.
11. Delete the existing ".m3u" file.
12. Rename the ".txt" file with a ".m3u" extension.
13. Copy the file to the "mp3" location in your Garmin unit.
Seems like a lot of work when You can just buy an iPod and sync with one easy process.
Thanks! I solved it.
Adding iTunes playlist to a zumo 660 gps