Convert MP4 to MP3

Hi,

I had problems with a similar thing with a mp3 player....Follow previous advice...Then the bit thats not very clear...sorry posters is....when you open itunes...then select the album or track...don't click to play just select...then right click...it should then give you the option to convert to mp3....if you select the album title...right click it will batch convert the whole album...it duplicates the track/s and keeps the original too....Happy Days!-)

Hi,

I had problems with a similar thing with a mp3 player....Follow previous advice...Then the bit thats not very clear...sorry posters is....when you open itunes...then select the album or track...don't click to play just select...then right click...it should then give you the option to convert to mp3....if you select the album title...right click it will batch convert the whole album...it duplicates the track/s and keeps the original too....Happy Days!-

Are....you....having....problems....or....not?

Follow previous advice...Then the bit thats not very clear...sorry posters is....when you open itunes...then select the album or track...don't click to play just select...then right click...it should then give you the option to convert to mp3....

So....is....it....clear....now?

I HAD THIS PROBLEM with the option not showing in the context menu.

I FIXED THIS PROBLEM:

Follow previous steps about changing the import settings.

Go to the file and SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK

The "Create MP3 Version" option should now be visible (:

letmeinomgggg wrote:

I HAD THIS PROBLEM with the option not showing in the context menu.

I FIXED THIS PROBLEM:

Follow previous steps about changing the import settings.

Go to the file and SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK

Shift right click is the same as Shift left click.

System prefs > Mouse. Set the -right button = secondary button then you won't need to Shift click.

Previously, I used to be able to convert my files as stated in previous posts...until today. For some reason "Convert to Mp3" is no longer a highlighted option. Nothing worked until I tried your suggestion. Voila...the option to convert was visible after selecting my file, then right clicking and i'm a happy camper after spending hours trying to locate the problem. Thanks mjk1958!!

Is there a way to not have duplicate music files in iTunes? When I use the method below, I have AAC files and MP3 files in iTunes. I tried copying the album into another folder and then Create New Version, but again I had duplicate songs with different encoding. It's going to be a cumbersome job to delelte all of the MP3 songs in iTunes after I copied them to my stick.

ppete100 wrote:

I have an iMac, and I just converted my iTunes mp4s to mp3s pretty much following the directions from the original response to this question. From iTunes preferences > General my "Import Settings" was AAC Encoder, and I changed that to MP3 Encoder from the drop down menu. Then back in iTunes I went to the File menu and chose Create New Version from the drop down, and when the choices appeared I chose Create MP3 Version. Prior to that I had "selected" all 359 music files and the conversion took place for all of them in a matter of minutes. After the coversion I had 2 versions of each song in iTunes. Not knowing any short cut, I then held down the Command key and selected every other file (the MP3 versions), and when I had completed this selection process, I then dragged all of the files to the USB stick, and all of the files copied to it. I have since tried to play the files in my car, and it worked beautifully.

woodshed1 wrote:

Is there a way to not have duplicate music files in iTunes? When I use the method below, I have AAC files and MP3 files in iTunes. I tried copying the album into another folder and then Create New Version, but again I had duplicate songs with different encoding. It's going to be a cumbersome job to delelte all of the MP3 songs in iTunes after I copied them to my stick.

Not cumbersome at all.

First put the MP3 files into a playlist (to keep track of them).

Add them to your USB stick.

Select the files in the playlist then Option Delete.

This deletes from the iTunes library and from your HD.

Chris, thanx but that's not what I was asking.

When I change the import settings from AAC to MP3 in iTunes, duplicate songs are created in iTunes under the Album tab. Copying the album to a new playlist does not solve anything, duplicate songs still appear under the Album tab, the original AAC version and the converted MP3 version. Doing this convesion to several albums is really cumbersome having to go to each album and then delete the converted songs.

woodshed1 wrote:

Chris, thanx but that's not what I was asking.

Really, it is.

You wrote;

It's going to be a cumbersome job to delelte all of the MP3 songs in iTunes

It's not as I previously explained.

When I change the import settings from AAC to MP3 in iTunes, duplicate songs are created in iTunes under the Album tab. Copying the album to a new playlist does not solve anything,

except it solves the "cumbersome" issue of deleting all the MP3 songs in iTunes. Delete from the library and it will not be in Albums or anywhere else.

You copy the MP3 files to a new playlist so they are easy to locate, easy to copy to the flash drive and easy to delete all at once.

Once they are in a playlist, and you Option Delete them it removes them from iTunes completely.

Chris -

Well I tried again with no luck.

I copied an album to Playlist; the songs in the Playlist are all AAC. I click on songs in Playlist and select Create MP3 Version. None of the songs in Playlist are MP3, they're still AAC. When I go back to Albums, I have the original songs in AAC as well as duplicate songs that are MP3. I then have to select everyother song in Albums that are MP3 and drag them to the stick, then go back into Albums and delete all of the MP3 converted songs and keep the AAC songs - very cumbersome. Tell me what I'm doing wrong, thanx.

woodshed1 wrote:

I copied an album to Playlist; the songs in the Playlist are all AAC

You don't need to do this. The playlist should be empty.

Create a blank playlist.

Don't put any files into it.

Find the songs you want to create the MP3 files, right click > Create MP3 version.

Then put the MP3 files you just created into this playlist.

After you have done this with all the songs you want, select the MP3 playlist, select all songs and drag them to your USB stick.

Then again, select the MP3 playlist, select all the files in it, then Option Delete to remove them from iTunes library and the HD.

Chris CA wrote:

woodshed1 wrote:

I copied an album to Playlist; the songs in the Playlist are all AAC

You don't need to do this. The playlist should be empty.

Create a blank playlist.

Don't put any files into it.

Find the songs you want to create the MP3 files, right click > Create MP3 version.

Then put the MP3 files you just created into this playlist.

After you have done this with all the songs you want, select the MP3 playlist, select all songs and drag them to your USB stick.

Then again, select the MP3 playlist, select all the files in it, then Option Delete to remove them from iTunes library and the HD.

Chris - the method you describe is all duplication. I will have original AAC files in the Music Library as well as MP3 created files in the Music Library and I also have MP3 files in the Playlist. Deleting the MP3 files in the Playlist does not delete the MP3 files in the Music Library; after I move the MP3 files to the stick, I then have to go back to Music Library and delete every other MP3 file in the Music Library - quite tedious. I want to keep the original AAC version of the files in Music Library.

You are overthinking it or reading more into it than I wrote.

"I want to be able to Create MP3 files, put them somewhere in iTunes as a group or better yet as Albums, move the Albums/Files to the stick, go back to iTunes delete the folder where the MP3 are located and still have the original AAC version in Music Library without the MP3 files."

Yea, this is what the playlist is for

"BTW-where is "Options Delete" located."

They are keys on your keyboard. One say "Option" one says "Delete".

Hold Option and then press Delete.

This delete the songs from the playlist (any and all aylists) the library and from the HD

"Also, now that I created the Smart Playlist, how do I delete the MP3 files without deleting them permantly from the HD or Music Library?"

So now you want to keep the MP3 files?

You wrote it was a pain to find them and delete them and I am trying to show you a very simple way to do this.

woodshed1 wrote:

Chris - same scenario as above. After creating the MP3 files, I still have the original AAC files in Music Library as well as newly created MP3 files in Music Library. I have to manually select everyother MP3 file in Music Library and delete it - quite time consuming.

I want to be able to Create MP3 files, put them somewhere in iTunes as a group

They are all in the Smart Playlist.

I want to be able to Create MP3 files, put them somewhere in iTunes as a group or better yet as Albums, move the Albums/Files to the stick, go back to iTunes delete the folder where the MP3 are located and still have the original AAC version in Music Library without the MP3 files.

Select everything in this smart playlist and drag it to the USB stick. This copies all the MP3 files to the USB stick.

Then delete everything in this playlist by selecting it all & pressing the Option key and holding it then pressing Delete on the keyboard.