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[marcusturle]

What is the best way to transfer music from MC19 to my iPod?  The music in my MC library is FLAC and ALAC and so will need to be compressed to fit on my iPod.  Is there a straightforward way of achieving this?

[MrC]

Select the files, and use the Library Tools > Convert Format tool (select the files, and right-click).

[marcusturle]

Thanks.

Just to be clear, I want to retain the original formats for use in MC, but convert for transfer to my iPod.  Will what you've suggested achieve this?

[MrC]

Yes, just convert to a new location and keep the original.

The Windows version has a Handheld sync, but that isn't available for the Mac version yet.  So Convert Format is necessary.

[marcusturle]

This works very well, thanks.

As a supplementary question, is there a way to transfer playlists from MC19 to my iPod or do I have to create separately within iTunes?

[MrC]

You might try doing a File > Export Playlist, selecting the M3U or M3U8 format.  Use relative paths, and place the playlist in the converted folder such that the paths would be correct relative to its location.

[marcusturle]

I've tried File > Export Playlist, selecting M3U, and with the 'Store paths relative to exported playlist location' checked. 

That puts an M3U file in the folder I select as destination, but only the M3U file.  And when I drag and drop to my iPod it says it's not a format it can play.

What am I doing wrong?

[MrC]

I'm not sure; I've never done this.  Are you using iTunes to transfer the audio files?  You may need to get the playlist imported into iTunes so that iTunes can convert it to a format it uses, which you can then transfer to the iPod.

[marcusturle]

Not using iTunes, except when I drag and drop files from my Synology to my iPod once I've converted them.

How do I import the playlist to iTunes?  If I select all the files in the playlist and convert them to mp3, I assume they will all show up individually in iTunes rather than as playlist 'xyz'?

[MrC]

Sorry, I don't know the process for this.

The M3U playlist is just a list of files, and is a standard format typically usable by most mp3 players.  However, since iTunes / iDevices use their own formats, you'll have to import that M3U file into iTunes, and have it create its own playlist file from that.