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What's a good program for Mac to iPhone transfers?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1558588"><p>You said you did in your previous post ... just sayin'</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess I don't understand the problem. I also have plenty of music and video I didn't get from iTunes -- CDs I ripped, YouTube videos I downloaded, and stuff from a hundred other places. None of it is any problem to sync with my device -- all I have to do convert it to iTunes format, and there are dozens of free or cheap programs that will do this for you while you sleep.</p><p></p><p>But let's say there's a file I just don't feel like converting. Still not an issue: I can use GPlayer or VLC for iOS to play these files, I just move them (yes, this requires using iTunes, but has nothing to do with the store) using the built-in file transfer for those programs. I recently watched an mkv file a friend sent me doing this.</p><p></p><p>There's no "Apple DRM" or imposing IP ownership on such files, there's just a matter of the built-in players on iOS devices prefer certain formats, so you either need to convert or use a third-party player. It's far less of a deal than you're making it out to be (as evidenced by the fact that most people don't seem to have any of these issues, including people with collections of files in non-standard formats).</p><p></p><p>Honestly I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill because you simply aren't aware of the options. So I hope that mentioning the many options available will help you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1558588"] You said you did in your previous post ... just sayin' I guess I don't understand the problem. I also have plenty of music and video I didn't get from iTunes -- CDs I ripped, YouTube videos I downloaded, and stuff from a hundred other places. None of it is any problem to sync with my device -- all I have to do convert it to iTunes format, and there are dozens of free or cheap programs that will do this for you while you sleep. But let's say there's a file I just don't feel like converting. Still not an issue: I can use GPlayer or VLC for iOS to play these files, I just move them (yes, this requires using iTunes, but has nothing to do with the store) using the built-in file transfer for those programs. I recently watched an mkv file a friend sent me doing this. There's no "Apple DRM" or imposing IP ownership on such files, there's just a matter of the built-in players on iOS devices prefer certain formats, so you either need to convert or use a third-party player. It's far less of a deal than you're making it out to be (as evidenced by the fact that most people don't seem to have any of these issues, including people with collections of files in non-standard formats). Honestly I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill because you simply aren't aware of the options. So I hope that mentioning the many options available will help you. [/QUOTE]
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