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Title: Convert m4b file to mp3
Post by: Magic_Randy on January 27, 2007, 05:25:43 pm

Is there a way to take m4b files and convert them to mp3?    These files are audiobooks.  I can't sync them with my iPod using MC.   I tried to convert them to MP3 files using iTunes, but iTunes won't convert them.

Title: Re: Convert m4b file to mp3
Post by: Magic_Randy on January 30, 2007, 08:29:19 pm

bump

Title: Re: Convert m4b file to mp3
Post by: dcwebman on January 31, 2007, 08:43:23 am

I'm not sure why you can't sync m4b files as I haven't had a problem in the past. I haven't done it in awhile in MC so maybe something changed, but you should be able to sync them with iTunes. Since they're audiobooks, and that's all I listen to on the road, you'll want the bookmarking feature that m4b files give you. If you really want to convert them to MP3 though, I just did a web search and there are programs like JHymn that will do it.

Title: Re: Convert m4b file to mp3
Post by: Magic_Randy on January 31, 2007, 09:35:32 am

I can sync them with iTunes.  I would rather sync them with MC which is not working for me right now.

I was hoping for a trick to convert them to MP3 files, but I don't have an issue using software to do the conversion.  I'll look at JHymn as an option.

Thanks...

Title: Re: Convert m4b file to mp3
Post by: Yaobing on January 31, 2007, 10:51:48 am

Quote from: Magic_Randy on January 31, 2007, 09:35:32 am

I was hoping for a trick to convert them to MP3 files,

Conversion of m4b in MC is not possible as the type is routed to Quicktime engine.