LOTR,
I haven't because I don't have ITunes Pro. I only have about 10 WMA files in my LW library. It would be cheaper just to purchase the MP3 versions from ITunes than spend the 30 bucks on Pro.

WMA File Conversion
 

LOTR,

Your tips worked flawlesly. Once I downloaded the flip4mac components for QuickTime, I was able to save each file as an .MOV file and drag and drop it into ITunes. Thanks for your help. Obviously, the easiest way is to avoid all this hassle is to stay away from WMA files alltogether as you have suggested in earlier posts. If that isn't possible, this is definitely a great solution. I raise my frosty cold malt beverage in your honor. SKOL :xirokrotima:

Cheers & thank you for letting us know it worked fine for you. ;) :cheers: :drunk:

I am following this thread intently, and lost you when you said it all worked flawlessly, when in your previous post you stated you didn't have QT Pro. Please explain further

For the first time I have actually tried converting them. But I have QT Pro. I was able to save as aiff, & movie which was equivalent to aiff & also apple lossless which I set in pro's export movie audio options.

I then went to the OSXHints article & followed their directions carefully. ie: Open the wma file in QT, Save As reference movie. Then drag & drop the reference movie file into iTunes, which it imported & played flawlessly. Since the Save As option is also in normal QT, you should find you also have this option.

* Note: I found some wma files didn't play in QuickTime; came up with error messages. And a couple others didn't have any sound. I don't know why. But make sure they are able to both open & play "with sound" in QT before trying this above technique out. The files that had no sound or couldn't open with QT, also refused to play in VLC. Yes VLC can also play most wma & wmv files, with a few exceptions. But VLC is only a player so it cannot convert.

Hello, Im new to this forum. I saved the .wma files as .mov in QuikTime Pro but for some odd reason, they would not drag and drop into my iTunes Libruary. I then realised I could drop them into my Playlists but not into my Libruary. :confused:

Am I alone with this experience? Is there a way around it?

Also, Im an album fan not a track fan. Is it possible to handle whole folders of files instead of only individual files?

See How to Downld whole albums & Albumwrap.

I just tried the process again with .wma file. It does go to Library. But might not be listed where you expect it to be seen. Remember to save as a QuickTime Reference movie, not a self contained movie. However, a self contained .mov file does also seem to work.

Arrange the iTunes Library via Date Added temporarily so it shows most recently added file. Sample image in this post: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...tml#post321049

I did as you suggested Rings and the files dont show in my iTunes Library. Only in my Playlists! And I cannot drop from Playlist into the Libruary either.

Have you tried playing the original wma file with either VLC or MPlayer? Either should be able to play the file. If not, then there might be a problem with the file. Does the wma file play ok in QuickTime? Is the sound ok?

Yes, they play ok in Quicktime but I dont like to use Quicktime for music because I can only get one track to play by selecting the individual track then it doesnt automatically roll on to the next track. I dont have that with iTunes.

Basically, I have on my Mac hundreds of audio files which I transferred from my old PC. I thought I would have full functionality. But maybe Im better to start from scratch again and copy from the original CDs?