Convert mp3 podcast to regular podcast?

I have a podcast I downloaded from a website (it wasn't available in iTunes). It's an mp3 file. How do I get it to show up in my Podcast list instead of my Music list?

What is the extension for a podcast anyway?
Usually, podcast extensions are MP3 or AAC, depending on what was used to create them.
That is not what makes it a podcast though.
It is the info that is added to iTunes from the feed that identifies it as a podcast.
How do I get it to show up in my Podcast list instead of my Music list?
See this -> Re-Add Selected Tracks as Podcast v1.2
"This script will re-add the files of the selected tracks to iTunes as if they were a Podcast subscription. The files will then appear in the Podcasts playlist and "behave" as though they are a group of Podcast episodes. Such a Podcast can be set to automatically be copied to iPod and appear in the Podcasts category."

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I would like to convert mp3's to podcasts. In the past if I dragged the mp3 into music, then right clicked the file>options and changed media kind to podcast it would move that file into podcasts and when I synced it would move the file onto my iPhone as a podcast. This procedure no longer works. The new update to 7.0.3 no longer has podcasts in Music so I downloaded the Apple Podcast App. Does anyone have a solution?

I am experiencing the same issue. I regularly change mp3 to podcasts within iTunes (change type to podcast and remember position).
Immediately following my update to 11.1.3 (Mac, Mavericks), the files that are created no longer function on my iPhone. iTunes says that they are transferring, but when I open the podcast app, they are not there. All of my downloaded podcasts work fine, but the converted ones are no longer visible or playable.
When I do a spotlight search on the phone, the files show, but the official podcast app and a few other podcast apps that I downloaded cannot see them. These files worked fine after the latest iOS update. It wasn't until getting iTunes 11.1.3 that this problem surface.

How to convert mp3 to podcast

I want to convert mp3 files, (lectures) as podcasts to play them on the iphone. The iphone just imports them into music and plays them as songs on the iphone. Just changing the Options to podcast, in the info section doesn't change it on the iphone, only in itunes on the mac?

Here is the answer that works well. The instructions may seem long, but it really isn't hard to do once you've tried it.
To make mp3 files into podcasts:
First, in itunes, find the mp3 file(s) in the music section, and hit edit, then delete. It will tell you that
it will remove it from itunes and the iphone, click OK.
Then it will ask you if you want to put the file in the trash or keep the file
in the music folder. Keep the file. This will remove it from itunes, and the iphone, which is what you want.
Second, open up a finder window on the mac. Navigate to the itunes music folder,
which is in machd/users/johnsmith/music/itunes/itunes music. Then open another finder window alongside the one that is showing the itunes music folder. In that finder window, create a unique named new folder on the desktop, such as "movedmusic". Now, go to the itunes music folder and drag the mp3 file over to the "movedmusic" folder and drop it there. Now, the mp3 file is no longer in itunes at all.
Third, go back to itunes main screen, click File, then "add to library". It will open a mini finder window of it's own. Navigate to the "movedmusic" folder you created on your desktop and select the mp3 file, and let it import into itunes.
Don't worry about where itunes puts it. iTunes will put it in "songs", but that is ok. It is still seen as "new" to itunes.
Fourth, go to the "music" at the top left of itunes menu. Find the newly imported mp3 file. Right click and select "get info". Open "options" and change it from "music" to "podcast" and hit OK. Now, you will see it disappear from the main screen in music. Go to podcasts on the left menu, and it will now be in podcasts. But WAIT! There is one more step to do or it won't sync to your iphone. Now go to the iphone on the left hand menu and select it under "devices". Then go to the iphone's "podcasts" tab, and you'll see the mp3 file you just added as a podcast. Make sure you put a check in the checkbox, that will tell itunes to sync your newly added mp3 PODCAST to your iphone. Then go over to File at the top of itunes and select "sync iphone". After the iphone syncs, your mp3 will be on your iphone in the podcast menu, and not in the songs menu!

ITunes 11 convert mp3 to podcast

Not bashing (yet!) I have learned to give software changes a few days to win me over.
However, I have not been able to convert mp3 to podcast since the update. I like to listen at double speed and I do seem to be able to convert to audiobook so that could be a workaround. I'd rather use podcast.
I've tried converting multiple files at the same time and one at a time using "Get Info"
Any ideas?

And it appears we have a winner!
jonwilliamcarr
Re: Cannot change media kind in iTunes 11
Dec 1, 2012 2:56 AM (in response to jonwilliamcarr)
Sorry – I didn't mean to suggest that my solution was a good solution, just that it might be a temporary fix for some of you until Apple fixes the bug (if indeed they consider it a bug).
skirsman: I'm not sure why you say ID3 Editor needs to be compiled. Go tohttp://www.pa-software.com/downloads.php and look for the download options under ID3 Editor. However, you're right about it being trial software. For me this wasn't a problem, because I'm not looking for a long-term solution, and I was able to change the metadata for 140 MP3s. If you're interested in this approach, it'd be worth searching for other apps that do this – ID3 Editor was simply the first thing I found, and its trial period was sufficient for my needs. I believe it's also possible to write AppleScripts or Python code (or whatever) to do this automatically, and I might attempt something like that if this problem sticks around.
7smcb: Sorry I didn't give more detailed instructions. Here are instructions for the Mac version (Windows version is probably similar):
Run ID3 Editor.
It will ask you to open a file. Choose the MP3 you want to modify.
Go to the Podcast tab (see screenshot).
Enable the "podcast tag" by checking the box (see screenshot).
Give an identifier, feed location (optional), and description (optional). See info further below.
Click Update.
Import the file into iTunes.
As far as I can tell, you don't need to give both an identifier and a feed (just one is sufficient), but I gave both. I also added a description as well, but this seems to be optional. If you leave all the fields blank iTunes will not accept the file as a podcast.
If you want to do this with a whole bunch of files at once, go to File > Open Group in ID3 Editor, which allows you to modify the metadata for many files at once.
As far as I know, the identifier should be set to something unique for each file, so that iTunes can treat it as a separate episode or whatever. I didn't experiment with giving loads of files the same identifier – not sure what iTunes will do in this case.
The location should point to the RSS feed where new episodes can be downloaded. For many of you, you won't need to bother setting this.
Hope this helps.
Thanks to you JohnWilliamCarr for a simple, if not cumbersome, solution.
This worked for my files and I was even able to do groups of files (separate file for each hour of the show)

Import mp3 podcast into iweb?

I exported my m4a podcast from garageband to iweb, and it worked flawlessly. Unfortunately, not everyone could hear the podcast on their phones. I converted the m4a file to mp3 using itunes, but now don't know how to get it back to garageband, so I can export it back to iweb. Do you know of another way I can import a mp3 podcast into iweb?

I don't know what phones this may or may not work work on but, I have been playing with jPlayer which works on "iOS" so iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch:
http://jeffnitschke.com/Help.html

Can someone point me to a "how to make enhanced mp3 podcast" link?

I went to one called MAKE:blog but is was just to hard to decipher. I am sure there is more then one source for this on the net, problem is i cant find one. thanks

For starters, I do not believe you can make enhanced MP3 podcasts. I'm pretty sure the podcast needs to be in AAC format, not MP3.
Secondly... I've never actually heard of this being done on the Windows platform. Any enhanced podcast I've worked on was created on a Mac. I'm not even sure that there is Windows software that will allow the creation of an enhanced AAC podcast. Maybe such software exists... who knows?

I want to try out this new add-on. Is it safe? (Youtube MP3 Podcaster)

I want to try out this new add-on, but I do not know if it is safe.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-mp3-podcaster/

See this thread:
https://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_parentId=736763#threadId736851
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Standard MP3 Podcast Seems to be Chapterized on new iPod Nano

I had a friend of mine tell me that she can advance through my MP3 podcast from song to song on her new iPod like it was chapterized but I never set that up on the podcast file. Has anybody else heard of this?
Mark
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I just had mine do the same thing, but i found out how to fix it if you haven't already.
1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
Tip: If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.
I got this right off from the support section.
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Creative ZEN_How to convert mp3 fil

Hi!
Somebody can please tell me how to convert mp3 files ti wma files for my Creative ZEN.
My old Zev V Plus did it automatically.
Thank u,
bye

"Because wma files take less space than mp3 files. "
That is a myth. For lower bitratrate files, such as 6 kbps or 32 kbps, WMA files will sound a bit better than mp3 files at the same bitrate. Files at such low bitrates are typically lectures and podcasts, and not music. Music files are usually 28 kbps and up. At
those bitrates, there is little quality difference between WMA and MP3 files at the same bitrate. WMA files do take more processor power to decode though, so expect shorter battery life when playing WMA files rather than mp3 files. Furthermore, recompressing files that are already compressed will result in lower sound quality. For example, if you have some mp3 files at 256 kbps and want them on your player at 60 kbps to save space, you should make the 60 kbps mp3 files from the CD, and not from the 256 kbps mp3 files if you want the 60 kbps mp3 files to be the best quality they can be.

Need to convert MP3 in URL to play it in myspace

Hello
Help ! I need to convert MP3 into URL? (I have a flashfetish player on Myspace they only read url for a dj mix)
which sites or witch converter?
Hope to speak soon !

there is no such thing as "converting an mp3 to a URL." a URL is a pointer to where the file resides online. iow, you have to "upload" the mp3 somewhere (typically a web site that you own), and then use that URL to point to the file.
for example this:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/BBPages/History/BBMp3s/01Real%20World.mp3
points to a file located on the bulletsandbones web site

Python / Audio Conversion - I want to convert mp3 to wav

Hi, Ive dabbled very little in actual coding, wrote one python app that these forums really helped me make, and Ive programmed in VBScript and SQL Server, but all academic, nothing for my own uses. I need a program to convert mp3's to .wav's that can then be burned in 'Recorder' to burn the audio disc. I know there are many scripts like this floating around, but I want to do my own, problem is, im lost. I seem to have 2 main problems, getting the file names into a list or tuple, and then actually running the commands to convert using a for loop using lame or mpg321.
this bash script uses mpg321 and sox,
#!/bin/bash
# allmp3wav
for i in *.mp3; do
echo "$i"
tgt=$(echo "$i" | sed -e "s/mp3/wav/")
mpg123 -b 10000 -s -r 44100 "$i" | sox -t raw -r 44100 -s -w -c2 - /var/cdrom/"$tgt"
done
This works fine and I understand the code. Its saying for every file that ends in .mp3, run these commands, which do the coding. The only problem is, this doesnt work in python, since its not pythong Can someone give me a little bit of help? Dont give me the program, or give me to much info, links would be great.
1 - Need to Get Directory
2 - Loop through all the .mp3 files and add them to an array.
3 - create a sub directory named "wav"
mkdir ~/wav
4 - copy all the mp3's to "wav"
cp ARRAy to wav/
5 - convert all .mp3's to wav
6 - delete the copied mp3's from .wav directory
for .mp3
rm
7 - tell me how many wavs were created.
for .wav
count + 1
That is just a rough flow chart of what I need to do, and as you can see its pretty bare as of now. Also, I imagine to run mpg321 or lame commands, I need some sort of lame or mpg321 module? Ive read the python wiki for for loops and lists and tuples, but I need more info. Thanks, Justin.

Alright that helped alot, its almost working now, I am using Popen wrong still I assume, here is what I got.
import os
import subprocess
here = os.getcwd()
ctr = 0
for file in os.listdir(here):
name, ext = os.path.splitext(file)
if ext == ".mp3":
p = subprocess.Popen("mpg123 -w " + name + ".wav " + name + ext , stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
ctr = ctr + 1
print ctr
That executes, but gives this error,
High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3
version 1.4.3; written and copyright by Michael Hipp and others
free software (LGPL/GPL) without any warranty but with best wishes
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file [Beginning: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open [Beginning: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file of: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open of: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file Whats About to Happen] HWY 74.wav 01 [Beginni
ng of Whats: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open Whats About to Happen] HWY 74.wav 01 [Beginnin
g of Whats: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file About: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open About: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file to: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open to: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file Happen]: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open Happen]: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file HWY: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open HWY: File access error. (code 22)
[readers.c:893] error: Cannot file 74.mp3: No such file or directory
[mpg123.c:516] error: Cannot open 74.mp3: File access error. (code 22)
2
If i remove the subprocess popen, and just print name + ext and use the counter, it prints out both file name together, and how many mp3's it processed, 2. So i know the program is doing what I want, im just converting wrong. Thanks again.
here is whats in the directory, there is more then mp3's, so I know it is filtering the files properly thanks to your splittext.
justin ~/build/convert $ dir -ls
total 12104
20 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 17138 2008-05-19 17:59 00\ -\ Wretch.txt
4 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 44 2008-06-01 18:20 01
7588 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 7768364 2008-05-19 17:59 01\ [Beginning\ of\ What's\ About\ to\ Happen]\ HWY\ 74.mp3
4 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 44 2008-06-01 18:20 02
4484 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 4588063 2008-05-19 17:59 02\ Love\ Has\ Passed\ Me\ By.mp3
4 -rw-r--r-- 1 justin justin 1284 2008-06-01 18:20 convert.py
justin ~/build/convert $
Last edited by axion419 (2008-06-01 22:23:32)

Why does Logic Convert MP3 to Aif and store them on Desktop?

Gentlemen please bear with me on this probably elementary question here - (you are dealing with someone who until recently refused to stop using Logic 6 on an old but very stable G4 tower OS 9 because it worked so perfectly and still does)...
I have found that when importing audio files( ie CD tracks or MP3s) from an external hard drive into the audio window (via Control F) , there is some sort of preference which does not simple use the original file but copies it to my desktop into a new fold called "Audio".
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I'm using GB '08 on OSX 10.4.11 w/ a G4 MDD. ( Sorry folks, This is the setup that I have and cannot buy a new computer or software at this time)
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