how to convert wma to itunes

[steve matthews]

how do you convert wma songs so i can play them on itunes/ipod?

[Lt Major Burns]

if they are WMA (ie unprotected/unlicenced) then i think you can just drop them into itunes, and they will convert. (although the more i think about this, the more i'm thinking it's only the WinXP version of iTunes that can do this. if not, try ffmpegx (google it), which is a good cross-coder for many video/audio formats.

if it's WMP (protected, licenced, DRM) then there's no real legal way to do it (if any way).

[Thank The Cheese]

EasyWMA will do the trick. Very easy to use, great app, and fr...oh wait, version 2.2 was free, version 2.3 costs $10 USD pretty rotten thing to do IMO

I mean, I understand why he would change the licence and charge for the app. It's a solid application and worth the money, but you don't switch sides half way through a point release. He could have at least waited for version 3 and added some extra funky features.

If you search around you may be able to find version 2.2 or earlier floating around.

[MisterMe]

Flip4Mac ought to handle it automatically.

[cynthiamichelle]

Originally Posted by Thank The Cheese

EasyWMA will do the trick. Very easy to use, great app, and fr...oh wait, version 2.2 was free, version 2.3 costs $10 USD pretty rotten thing to do IMO

I mean, I understand why he would change the licence and charge for the app. It's a solid application and worth the money, but you don't switch sides half way through a point release. He could have at least waited for version 3 and added some extra funky features.

If you search around you may be able to find version 2.2 or earlier floating around.

i found version 2.2 easily on www.versiontracker.com
works great

[shaulzofef]

I just found a easy solution for this.
It's called 'Switch', it's free, and you can download it here:
http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html
It will prompt you to install Flip4Mac (also free) from Microsoft.
Worked fine for me.

[loyaltubist]

Flip4Mac doesn't work on .asf files. I'd go ahead and keep my Windows Media Player for those files.

[MisterMe]

Originally Posted by loyaltubist

Flip4Mac doesn't work on .asf files. ...

Flip4Mac disagrees with you and so do I.