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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 432455" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p><strong>How to move a single mp3 file</strong></p><p></p><p>I am assuming you have already installed Make Bookmarkable - if not, stop, get it from the link above and install it. Close and re-open iTunes if you have not done so since installing the two files above.</p><p></p><p>'Right Click' / 'Command Click' = same thing</p><p></p><p>And all of this is for OS X, sorry for anyone trying to figure out how to do this on Windows, you're on your own. Am not going back there to figure out how to do anything that I can get done in OS X in a reasonable manner. Let's get on to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Import your file into iTunes if not already there and it will naturally show up in your Music folder however you normally do it</p><p></p><p>2. Right click on the file you want to move and select 'Get Info' and go to the 'Summary' tab</p><p> Find the 'Bit Rate' - it will be listed as something like '24 kbps', 32 kbps, etc. </p><p> Also look for 'Channel' and check to see if your file is mono or stereo</p><p></p><p>3. Open iTunes 'Preferences' - go to 'Advanced' - then the 'Importing' tab</p><p> Change 'Import Using: to 'AAC Encoder'</p><p> </p><p> A. If your file is in stereo, skip this and go to step 'B'</p><p> <strong><em>For a mono file,</em></strong> I want you to double the rate you found in step 2, e.g. if your file was 32, that becomes 64; 64 becomes 128, etc... </p><p> Change 'Setting:' to <strong>match</strong> the doubled # you just came up with, up to a maximum of 128 kbps </p><p> Click 'OK'</p><p> </p><p> B. If your file is in mono, skip this step</p><p> <strong><em>For a stereo file,</em></strong></p><p> Change 'Setting:' to match the rate you found in step 2 if it was 64 kbps or less and change it to 64 if it was greater</p><p> Click 'OK'</p><p></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Increasing the bit rate of the existing file will not produce a better sounding file and for speaking recordings like books, 64 kbps is quite adequate. And for smaller files, you can experiment with setting lower bit rates down to a level that is still acceptable to you. You can of course increase the rate if you would like. A little experimentation is always a good thing.</p><p> </p><p>4. Back to your playlist now - Right Click on the file and select 'Convert Selection to AAC'</p><p></p><p>5. When it is done, you will now have two of the same file in your playlist. </p><p> Use the Right Click - Get Info to make sure you know which one is the mp3 and which is the new AAC / m4a file you just created. </p><p> Right Click on the mp3 version of the file and select 'Delete' - when the window pops up asking if you want to 'Move to Trash' - yes you do</p><p></p><p>6. <em>Make sure your new file is highlighted</em> and then we're going to go up to that new little squiggly 'S' thing up on the menu bar (the scripts button) and click on it and select 'Make Bookmarkable'.</p><p> At the next dialog box that pops up click on 'Proceed' and then click on 'Thanks' when it's done</p><p></p><p>If all went well, the file at this point should have disappeared from the Music folder and you will find it has now placed itself in your Audiobooks folder.</p><p></p><p><strong>NOTE: </strong> When you are done moving files to the Audiobooks folder, don't forget to go back into Preferences and change your import setting (Step 3) back to your standard choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 432455, member: 24160"] [b]How to move a single mp3 file[/b] I am assuming you have already installed Make Bookmarkable - if not, stop, get it from the link above and install it. Close and re-open iTunes if you have not done so since installing the two files above. 'Right Click' / 'Command Click' = same thing And all of this is for OS X, sorry for anyone trying to figure out how to do this on Windows, you're on your own. Am not going back there to figure out how to do anything that I can get done in OS X in a reasonable manner. Let's get on to it. 1. Import your file into iTunes if not already there and it will naturally show up in your Music folder however you normally do it 2. Right click on the file you want to move and select 'Get Info' and go to the 'Summary' tab Find the 'Bit Rate' - it will be listed as something like '24 kbps', 32 kbps, etc. Also look for 'Channel' and check to see if your file is mono or stereo 3. Open iTunes 'Preferences' - go to 'Advanced' - then the 'Importing' tab Change 'Import Using: to 'AAC Encoder' A. If your file is in stereo, skip this and go to step 'B' [B][I]For a mono file,[/I][/B] I want you to double the rate you found in step 2, e.g. if your file was 32, that becomes 64; 64 becomes 128, etc... Change 'Setting:' to [B]match[/B] the doubled # you just came up with, up to a maximum of 128 kbps Click 'OK' B. If your file is in mono, skip this step [B][I]For a stereo file,[/I][/B] Change 'Setting:' to match the rate you found in step 2 if it was 64 kbps or less and change it to 64 if it was greater Click 'OK' [B]Note:[/B] Increasing the bit rate of the existing file will not produce a better sounding file and for speaking recordings like books, 64 kbps is quite adequate. And for smaller files, you can experiment with setting lower bit rates down to a level that is still acceptable to you. You can of course increase the rate if you would like. A little experimentation is always a good thing. 4. Back to your playlist now - Right Click on the file and select 'Convert Selection to AAC' 5. When it is done, you will now have two of the same file in your playlist. Use the Right Click - Get Info to make sure you know which one is the mp3 and which is the new AAC / m4a file you just created. Right Click on the mp3 version of the file and select 'Delete' - when the window pops up asking if you want to 'Move to Trash' - yes you do 6. [I]Make sure your new file is highlighted[/I] and then we're going to go up to that new little squiggly 'S' thing up on the menu bar (the scripts button) and click on it and select 'Make Bookmarkable'. At the next dialog box that pops up click on 'Proceed' and then click on 'Thanks' when it's done If all went well, the file at this point should have disappeared from the Music folder and you will find it has now placed itself in your Audiobooks folder. [B]NOTE: [/B] When you are done moving files to the Audiobooks folder, don't forget to go back into Preferences and change your import setting (Step 3) back to your standard choice. [/QUOTE]
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