Hello,
I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I searched, but couldn't find the answers that I needed. I have ripped quite a few CDs to APE format, with the intension of transcoding them to MP3s for my iPod. I have tried using the "Library Tools-->Convert Format" and have a couple of problems with it.
1st, there is an option to "skip duplicates." The help says the following:
When checked, Media Center will not convert a file if that file already exists in your database. For example, if you are converting Blowin’ in the Wind.wav to Blowin’ in the Wind.mp3, but the latter already exists, Media Center will not convert this file if Skip Duplicates is selected.
So, I need to create a library with all of my APE and MP3 files in it, so that duplicates are found and then skipped?
2nd, when I don't select the "update database" option, it attempts to over write my original file with the new one... with its name converted. So, Foo.ape is converted to foo.mp3, and then for some reason MC tries to copy Foo.mp3 back to Foo.ape.
3rd, when creating "artist/Album" directories, the behavior is not how I'd like it to be. Everything works fine, as long as you are not using an album with multiple artists. However, if you use one with mulitple artists, it attempts to put the songs into directories based on the artist, and not into the assorted directory.
Lastly, I wish that there was an option to copy the existing path, with a new root.
Oh, and I'm using 9.1.195, in case that is causing the problems.
Thanks,
kiwi