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[sdcoochie8]

How does MC12 deal with audible files? Native playback support? Will it convert files for playback on a portable player without aa support? How does it work with portables with aa support? If conversion is required will it keep chapters etc... Is there a need for any additional plug-ins or programs to deal with aa files? Has anyone any experience with aa files and the creative zen touch portable?

[SwellGuy]

MC will "natively" play Audible files if the computer is activated to play Audible content. If the comupter isn't activated, MC will pop up a dialog to activate the computer. (If this should fail you will have to use AudibleManager to activate. Note: iTunes is a better utility for activating your computer for Audible playback than AudibleManager.)

MC will transfer Audible files to any device that supports Audible (aa) files without authorizing or activating the device. In order to play the files on the device you will have to use AudibleManager to activate the device once (MC can't do this).

We have had no problems with Audible files on the Touch.

Audible files can't be converted.

[lalittle]

Note: iTunes is a better utility for activating your computer for Audible playback than AudibleManager.)

I was just curious why this is.  I would have "thought" that activation is activation, so why is iTunes better for this?

Thanks,

Larry

[SwellGuy]

This is only a guess...

Apple told Audible they don't want a flood of support requests regarding problems associated with activating computers for Audible playback so the iTunes activation uses a brute force approach so that if you have too many machines activated it deactivates one of them automatically. AudibleManager activation fails if you have too many computers activated and you are forced to call their support number to "wipe the slate clean".

[lalittle]

This is only a guess...

Apple told Audible they don't want a flood of support requests regarding problems associated with activating computers for Audible playback so the iTunes activation uses a brute force approach so that if you have too many machines activated it deactivates one of them automatically. AudibleManager activation fails if you have too many computers activated and you are forced to call their support number to "wipe the slate clean".

Interesting.  Thanks.

Larry