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[bleverman]

Can't get my purchased itunes music to import. Used import and even selected the exact file and still will not import. ?

[KingSparta]

click on advanced and make sure the extender is checked for that type of file.

[benn600]

Can you even import protected music?!  I had no idea it could handle protected files.

[KingSparta]

Can you even import protected music?! 

Yes

Listening to: 'Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight' from 'Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - EP' by 'Amos Lee' on Media Center 12

C:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Amos Lee\Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - EP\Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight.m4p

[glynor]

Yes.  You need to have both Quicktime and iTunes installed on the system though.  MC uses the Quicktime playback engine to decode and play the files.

[KingSparta]

Or you can convert them to unprotected files so you don't need to bother with all of that protected file stuf and play them in what ever player you want.

[glynor]

Or you can convert them to unprotected files so you don't need to bother with all of that protected file stuf and play them in what ever player you want.

Unless you go the lossy burn to CD and re-rip route, that's becoming harder and harder. 

[jmp]

You need to have both Quicktime and iTunes installed on the system though.

Actually, I think you can do it with just QuickTime.  It is getting harder to find, but it is feasible to only install QuickTime and that should be all you need to play purchased iTunes music.  Nothing wrong with iTunes, unless you're using Windows 2003

[KingSparta]

Quicktime

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html

I do happen to own the Pro Version 7.1, but there is a free version you can use.

[Yaobing]

Actually, I think you can do it with just QuickTime.  It is getting harder to find, but it is feasible to only install QuickTime and that should be all you need to play purchased iTunes music.  Nothing wrong with iTunes, unless you're using Windows 2003

Not too long ago I did a test. On a computer without iTunes, I installed the latest Quicktime and tried to play a song purchased using another computer. QT would not play it. I had to install iTunes to get the license straightened out.

[RobOK]

Unless you go the lossy burn to CD and re-rip route,

Why is it Lossy burn?  Is it any more lossy than the AAC format it came in?

[KingSparta]

Why is it Lossy burn?

Because it will only burn at the quality of the original content.

Is it any more lossy than the AAC format it came in?

no, not really

By the way i have never tried playing iTunes files without itunes installed. so Yaobing maybe correct on that. and maybe the reason Apple also has a itunes & quicktime download package.

[BartMan01]

Why is it Lossy burn?  Is it any more lossy than the AAC format it came in?

The problem is the re-rip part.  Odds are you want the content in a lossy compressed format for your digital player.

The original conversion to AAC throws away 'unnecessary' content.
Burn to CD writes the content back out to WAV without the previously lost info.
Ripping and converting to lossy again (unprotected AAC, MP3, etc.) throws away more 'unnecessary' content from the already diminished content.

Best case - you don't notice anything.
Worst case - it is unbearable due to the artifacts introduced by the dual-lossy compression.
Normally it will just sound like a lower quality compressed file.