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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
Probably [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] Perhaps you could give a brief explanation of exactly what AAC is while you're at it. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] What are the advantages and disadvantages of this format?Comment
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
No it IS iTunes ACC. I think the file extension is .acc but please educate me.Comment
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
So you went for the Ipod...... I went with a Creative Zen Xtra.... It will play any format.... I am told that Sony was the way to go...Comment
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Really, what is the advantage of Sony vs Ipod.Comment
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I am told that most of these music plays have the disadvantage that if you drop them they tend to loose their integrety... ie they break.. The single exception is the sony player which has some sort of fall damper...
It also has the best compression system.. ie it holds more songs per space... You get the equavlent of 40 gig on an ipod on a 20 gig sony... However I suspect that having 20 or 40 gig worth of music is neither here nor there....
The creative I have disadvantage is it is not plug and play.. but it plays most formats.. Which the Ipod and sony dont...
As long as it plays music!!!!Comment
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
If the files are already in MP3:
In iTunes, first go to edit > preferences, and click on the importing tab. Make sure that it is set to AAC.
then, highlight the song(s) you want to convert, right click, and select "convert selection to AAC"
If you had 600 mp3s then you will now end up having 1200 songs total. Itunes doesn't delete mp3s and keep both the AAC's and MP3. How do you solve this delima??
Afterwards, if you did'nt click out of anything, the songs will still be highlighted following the conversion. You can just hit the Delete key and the MP3 will ALL be gone.
Unless there is some reason other than sound quality that you want to convert your mp3 files to AAC, I would leave them alone. Compressing a file that is already compressed is going to lessen the quality no matter what format or bitrate. I would just leave the mp3's as they are and rip CD's or encode uncompressed files into AAC.
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Here is a good article about Ripping CD to AAC:
How to Rip Your CD's into AAC Using iTunes 4
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May 7, 2003
With the introduction of iTunes 4, Apple introduced the ability to rip your CD's into AAC a new audio codec developed by Dolby. Dolby claims that songs encoded in the AAC format at 128kbps sounds better then MP3's encoded at 160kbps. We won't debate that today that will be for a future article. Today I will show you how to use iTunes 4 to rip your CD's in the new AAC format.
First you need to download iTunes 4 and QuickTime 6.2 (QuickTime 6.2 is needed to be able to encode in the AAC format) if you already haven't don so. Once downloaded and installed, launch iTunes and go to iTunes preferences.
Click the import button.
From the Import Using drop down menu select AAC (if not selected already).
You will see the default is set to High Quality (128 kbps). Some people have said that files encoded at 128 kbps AAC sound better then MP3 at 160kbps, but still warp some sounds.
To change the bit rate AAC encodes at, click the drop down menu for setting and click custom
Now in the AAC custom preferences you can set the bit rate up to 320kbps. For most people you will find 192kbps adequate. For the audio buffs, you will most likely want to set the bit rate to 320kbps (like me).
From here you can also change the sample rate to either 44.1000kHz or 48.000kHz, or just leave it set to auto. Last but not least you can also set if all files are encoded in Mono (one channel) or Stereo, or leave it set to Auto.
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
Whe you rip them from CD to AAC, does that prevent other people from copying your files? I know that when one dowloads a file from itunes, they can't share it with anyone else.Comment
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Please clarify is the file format AAC and the extension .acc Whta advantages are there to using this file format. Is it smaller than MP#?Comment
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Re: CD Ripper to Convert Files to ACC Format
Well Tropicana I did a quickie google search and came up with an older article about these file formats that you can read here:
As far as preventing people from copying files....forget about it, there is nothing you can do (and I really mean that) to prevent somebody from copying a file unless you do some hardcore encryption but even then you will have to release a key to authorized users which will give them a file that they can do anything with.
Anything you can think up can be hacked apart in seconds by netizens. There are some amazing people out on the net that love nothing more than the challenge of defeating these protections....and that's usually enough motivation for them to hack your protections. There is no file extension/format that you can create that will do what you are looking for.
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Regards,
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