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Can anyone explain "stacks" (Or transcode from FLAC to MP3) for me for iPods?

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Vocalpoint:
Howdy,

Like many of you - I use MC to populate my iPod and within the last three years or so - have been maintaining two separate libraries for this purpose. The main lib is all my lossless content and I created another "mobile" content lib - which is all MP3's created from the lossless originals.

I would like to consolidate down to just a singular lossless library and use that content for syncing to the iPod. I think I understand that MC will "transcode" a FLAC target to MP3 for use on the iPod - but I do not quite understand the logistics of it (or how stacks get used/created)

If someone could offer a bit of help in this area - I would appreciate it.

Cheers,

VP

MrC:
In case you were unaware, here's a start: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Stacks.

Vocalpoint:

--- Quote from: MrC on March 22, 2011, 01:31:11 pm ---In case you were unaware, here's a start: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Stacks.

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I read that a while back - but it didn't really help. Maybe "stacks" is confusing the issue.

I always thought a "stack" was the by-product of trying to sync an unsupported file format to a device like an iPod. So if I select a FLAC based album for sync to an iPod - obviously the FLAC is not supported so I can choose to "convert" to MP3. But what happens to the MP3? Is it only created and transferred to the iPod or is this MP3 copy added as a "stacked" item to the original FLAC file?

If the above is not what happens - how/why would I ever create or want a "stack" within my library?

VP

Lasse_Lus:

--- Quote from: Vocalpoint on March 22, 2011, 01:45:56 pm ---why would I ever create or want a "stack" within my library?

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many different reasons, but a simple one is 10 almost identically photos, you want to keep them but not always see them..also the stacked files inherit the changes from the topstack..

Raphoune:
I use them to manage videos and related subtitles. Once the files are correctly stacks, you only see and manage one file for each video. Some operatio. If I'm not wrong, some operations will be applied on every file of the stack : renaming tagging, etc. I don't know a lot yet, but it looks quite powerfull...

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