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03-13-2006, 03:19 AM #1macunkieGuestiTunes and converting mp3 to ACC
I have a somewhat large collection of audio in my iTunes Library. A little over 4000 tunes (17+gbs). Alot of these files are in mp3 format. I know iTunes can convert these to ACC, but the problem is that it duplicates the mp3 file into an acc. Does anybody know of a way to get iTunes NOT to leave the original mp3 after conversion? Is there any command line utilities out there that will convert my entire library?
Thanks,
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03-13-2006, 03:31 AM #2
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Generally speaking cross-conversion is a bad idea:
You are taking one lossy codec and running another one over it, which will result in slightly smaller file sizes but much worse audio degradation.
I'd either re-rip the entire library or leave it as it is, unless you specifically NEED the files in aac format.
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03-13-2006, 03:36 AM #3macunkieGuest
Originally Posted by Aptmunich
Thanks again!
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03-13-2006, 06:00 PM #4
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yeah, or if you're that concerned about hd space, get an external hard drive. I have a HUGE music library (something like 25 gigs?) and I'm only through "D" in my CD collection. I mean, I have like 12.5 gigs of U2 alone, but thank god my iMac has a 160 gig hard drive.
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03-13-2006, 11:05 PM #5macunkieGuest
Originally Posted by BlindingLights
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