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edbro

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Not converting higher bitrates for handheld
« on: March 13, 2011, 09:42:16 am »

I have two MP3 players; an iPod and a Sansa. My entire flac library has already been converted to MP3 Extreme for the iPod and is stacked with the flacs. For the Sansa I have it set for mp3 Normal and to "convert unsupported formats and high bitrates." The problem is that it doesn't convert; it simply copies the high bitrate mp3 Extreme from the stack. I was expecting it to reconvert the flac to the bitrate I had selected for the device.

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andrewq

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Re: Not converting higher bitrates for handheld
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2011, 10:00:18 am »

I have the same problem: when transferring (unsupported) m4a files to the sansa clip+ they are not converted to mp3 although that is what is specified. I just get the original unplayable m4a files on the handheld. No transcoding takes place.

Solution anyone?

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JimH

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Re: Not converting higher bitrates for handheld
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2011, 10:35:33 am »

This build might fix that problem:
http://files.jriver.com/mediacenter/MediaCenter160055.exe

It has native support for m4a.  It may also have some rough edges.
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Re: Not converting higher bitrates for handheld
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2011, 12:12:14 pm »

That worked beautifully. Thank you, Jim
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andrewq

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Re: Not converting higher bitrates for handheld
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 07:33:16 pm »

The problem is back again with the current 16.0.81 build. Unsupported file formats (m4a) are not converted to mp3 when transferred to Sansa Clip+ despite that option being chosen. I get the unplayable m4a file without any conversion.
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