how to convert wma files for iTunes

Just tried Adaptor today. Was leery of downloading from link on page 1...and then after I installed I got message to download something for back end....but worked so easily (Quicktime wouldn't work) and quickly. And its FREE!

If you don't want to use a non-Apple converter, then there's nothing you can do. Apple's software does not natively play WMA nor WMV content (if QuickTime plays it, you must have either the Flip4Mac codec or Perian, both third-party products), nor does any Apple software on Mac OS X have the ability to convert WMA to a format iTunes can handle.

Regards.

Fission wouldn't do it.

Toast wouldn't do it.

Osx certainly wouldn't do it.

Switch required a $29.99 purchase to do it.

But Adapter did so without the slightest trouble or cost, and it was faster than any other converter I've used.

Converts Video as well.

Enjoy!

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Downloaded Adaptor.

Installed it.

Used it for music conversion.

Now using it for video conversion.

Can't believe how fast and seamless it is.

Getting rid of all my other converters.

A dream application, a big Thank You!

Have done what you have written but have not been able to get QT to play the wma file. The following screenshots should be self-explanatory:

Certainly I wish there is something to your computer which my does'nt have. Hope I will be enlightened.

Regards and take care.

Dr. Somanna

These suggestions were very helpful!

Adapter works.

VLC "streaming/exporting wizard" works (Thanks for the heads-up

MediaHuman works.

Crashed Audacity 2 on import attempt (FFmpeg library problem?).

MPEG Streamclip can't open.

the hard way: conversion via QT (10.6.8, Perian and Flip4Mac (free version) are installed):

• open in QT X, save as .mov (very slow)
• open the new .mov in QT 7 Pro
• export audio to .aiff (or other)

In my small collection of .wma files to convert, 1 of them would not open in QT X - i don't know what the problem was with that file (protected?), but the other converters had no problem.

If they are playing in Quicktime on a Mac and converting then you must have the advanced version of Flip4mac installed. There is no other way to play them (unless your computer is 10+ years old and running old software).

Converting WMA Files

In iTunes for Windows, you can convert your unprotected WMA files to AAC files (or whatever file format is chosen in the Importing pane of iTunes Preferences) without changing the original WMA file. Simply drag the WMA files into your library in iTunes and iTunes does the grunt work, converting them for you. Windows Media Player 9 or later must be installed to convert unprotected WMA files. Protected WMA files cannot be converted.

Assuming that they are not DRM protected files, If you're on Windows XP, iTunes will convert it when you import. No need for another program to convert it. For Mac, The latest version of iTunes should have the capability of importing them, however, you may have to convert them to AAC using iTunes. It is in the menues somewhere. I use a program called MP3 Converter for Mac, it converts wma to mp3. You can try that.

I hate to spoil this chorus of approval for Adapter, but I had the same problem of listening to .wma audio files in iTunes. Sadly, Adapter keeps coming up with the error message "Unable to load source file - song 01.wma is not a valid video, audio or image file"...

I downloaded the free MediaHuman Audio converter by which you can very easily convert "wma" files to mp3 or else. The converted file will be stored in "music/converted by MediaHuman/, and can then be added to iTunes Library, or it can be used by mp3 players. All very easy & straight forward.

I just find a powerful WMA Converter which has both Mac and Windows version

It can easilyconvert WMA to iTunes supported AAC, MP3, AIFF, Apple Lossless ALAC M4A

It even helps to convert WMA to WAV, RA, AU, DTS, FLAC, OGG, and etc

Windows version of iTunes does have the ability to convert and import WMA files. However, iTunes for Mac can not convert and import WMA audio files. In order to successfully import WMA to iTunes for Mac, we can either use the Windows version of iTunes to convert or use a Mac WMA to iTunes converter to convert WMA to iTunes format.

In fact, it is more feasible to use some Mac iTunes converter to finish converting WMA to iTunes compatible format.

You don't need any additional software, iTunes can convert wma files. You can convert wma files to mp3, aac, wav, aiff using itunes.

Here is the guide: http://iphonetocomputers.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/itunes-convert-wma-to-mp3