iTunes m4p format?? can it be played with another player?
04-04-2004, 03:13 PM
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iTunes m4p format?? can it be played with another player?
So, I have like 6 Pepsi caps with a code on them for one free iTunes purchase. I tried to drag the downloaded file into Media Player, but it wont drop. Are these iTunes compatible only?
04-04-2004, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by LT6916
it says it's protected in AAC format and can't convert to MP3.
04-04-2004, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by other forum person
m4p2mp4 is a great program, but there is no GUI front-end for it. I found an easy way to be able to right click on an m4p file in Windows and convert the file from the menu.
Just cut and paste the following into a new text file, save it as test.reg, then merge it into your registry:
---------CUT BELOW HERE-----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\Convert]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\Convert\command]
@="\"D:\\Program Files\\m4p2mp4\\m4p2mp4.exe\" \"%1\" \"%1.mp4\""
---------END CUT ABOVE HERE---------
Change the path in the above line to where you have m4p2mp4 located.
This will only change one song at a time, meaning you can't right click on 20 songs at once and have them all convert. It's still slow, but at least you don't have to type in commands for every single song.
If you need any help with the above stuff, don't email me or post a reply. Since I'm not sure how legal m4p2mp4 is, I have dumped it and gone back to the method of burning a CD of the protected files through iTunes and then ripping the songs off of the CD. So since I don't have the program anymore, I can't provide any support for anything.
Just cut and paste the following into a new text file, save it as test.reg, then merge it into your registry:
---------CUT BELOW HERE-----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\Convert]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\Convert\command]
@="\"D:\\Program Files\\m4p2mp4\\m4p2mp4.exe\" \"%1\" \"%1.mp4\""
---------END CUT ABOVE HERE---------
Change the path in the above line to where you have m4p2mp4 located.
This will only change one song at a time, meaning you can't right click on 20 songs at once and have them all convert. It's still slow, but at least you don't have to type in commands for every single song.
If you need any help with the above stuff, don't email me or post a reply. Since I'm not sure how legal m4p2mp4 is, I have dumped it and gone back to the method of burning a CD of the protected files through iTunes and then ripping the songs off of the CD. So since I don't have the program anymore, I can't provide any support for anything.
Originally Posted by other forumguy2
In order to access m4p files, you can either burn an Audio CD then rip said CD to any format, or visit here:
http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/stuff/
Download the Mp4 stream processor, extract the file m4p2mp4.exe to C:\ then select Start >> Run, type: cmd press enter (or command.exe for Windows 9x), then:
C:\m4p2mp4.exe c:\afile.m4p c:\afile.mp4
Note this program will only work if you have the propper playback key.
http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/stuff/
Download the Mp4 stream processor, extract the file m4p2mp4.exe to C:\ then select Start >> Run, type: cmd press enter (or command.exe for Windows 9x), then:
C:\m4p2mp4.exe c:\afile.m4p c:\afile.mp4
Note this program will only work if you have the propper playback key.
