Importing .wma

Hello,
with iTunes for Windows I was able to import .wma files of my digital voice recorder. It doesn't work with iTunes for Mac.
Is there a way to make iTunes for Mac to import .wma files?

I stumbled across a method of converting unprotected wma files to aiff files using free tools you probably already have.
If you have iMovie HD 6 and Flip4Mac, then you can drag a wma into an iMovie project and it and Flip4Mac will convert the file to an aiff. You can find it within the media folder in the movie project.
You can then let iTunes convert the aiff to the compressed format of your choice. Since you're going through a double conversion, I'm assuming there will be some loss of quality. I couldn't tell the difference in the stuff I did, but your ear may be more demanding.

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HT1347 I am not able to import wma files into library.

I have the macbook pro and itunes. when i add files from my harddrive -wma files , there is no change in the screen- nothing gets added to the library. Mp3 gets added. My import settings for cd are set in convert to aac files. I am not copying files added to ipod again to storage. I am using my hard drive as the location for itunes media files .

iTunes for Windows can import unprotected WMA files but iTunes for Mac cannot import WMA files of any type.
The following is one example of a tool to convert WMA to AAC on a Mac.
http://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/

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Hi, I have a basic question about importing wma files. I ripped some cd's on a Mindows computer using Media Player, but now want to copy them to my Mac and use them in iTunes on my Mac. when I use Import in iTunes, nothing happens and I cant even seem to copy them one by one using the Music folder.
Can someone help me?
thanks
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iTunes for Mac doesn't support .wma files.
If you can use a PC to convert them, you can use one of many freeware applications. Google for 'wma to mp3'.
For the Mac there's the shareware program EasyWMA that can convert them.
Hope this helps.
M
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Hi ZipsTI,
iTunes for Mac OS X does not have the ability to import Windows Media Audio files. See this article -
Importing Windows Media Audio files with iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
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If the "Kind" says "MPEG Audio" then what you have are MP3 files.
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iTunes canot play or convert WMA files. (Just changing the extension will make no difference.) Try http://www.easywma.com to convert the files to mp3.

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Worked for one album but now won't work at all.
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it used to work seemlessly with Leapard and snow Leopard but Mr. Apple decided ONCE again to make our lives more difficult. I'm very upset at Apple for taking away stuff and having us spending money (on thrid party software) when we didn't have to before.
Here's a trick:
download the "Switch" application - please read the CNET review
http://download.cnet.com/Switch-Audio-Converter/3000-2140_4-10703967.html
you open your file in Switch
then you convert it in the format you want it to be
you will find your converted file in your "music files"
then you can drag your new "music file" to iTunes
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Importing WMA files from an Olympus Voice Recorder

I am considering the purchase of a digital voice recorder, possibly one of the inexpensive WMA recorders from Olympus.
I would like to be able to import the voice recording files onto my Mac, possibly for editing them in Garage Band. I may make podcasts or other voice-message multi-media projects out of the recordings.
I heard in another forum that the WMA files may be problematic to import onto my Mac. Does anyone know what the issues are? What are the possible fixes? Any freeware that can convert these kinds of files to something useful on the Mac?
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Olympus VN-6200 PC (nice deal on this model on the web)
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1459
Olympus DS-40 (I found a nice deal on this one as well)
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--WA

The primary issue is that Mac OS X does not natively support WMA, so you will have to convert the WMA files to another format before they can be played. Possibilities for conversion include EasyWMA or QuickTime Player and the Flip4Mac import codec (not the free version).
I'm not aware of any freeware for Mac that can convert WMA, though I can't say that none exists.

Importing wma files to iTunes

Back when i was a PC user, i copied all the music i love off my CDs onto my PC (don't recall what program I used to do so) and then threw away the CDs. When i converted to Mac, many of these songs didn't import to iTunes. They appear to be .wma files. Since i've already thrown away the CDs, is there any way to keep/play my music in iTunes or am i out of luck? It'll cost me a fortune to re-buy all these songs one at a time.

Dude im so sorry to hear abt that, but you did de wrong thing in the right time "BECAUSE"
THE Windows Media Player is now avaliable for MAC users!!!
if the WMA Files dont convert to the ACC format or doesnt work in iTunes... getting WM Player (for MAC) Will be ur best bet!
you find it on http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/
Message was edited by: luv_apple

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I've just moved from a pc to a mac and all of my
music files are different, mainly wma with a few ra.
Unfortunately, iTunes doesn't deal with these files ion the mac. The Windows version of iTunes will convert unprotected wma files to the appropriate format, but the Mac version of iTunes will not. You will have to seek a third party converter to do that for you on a file to file basis.
Real audio is a proprietary format and will only play in the Real player software. Depending on the file (protected or not), and version of Real that you have (I think you can only convert with the plus version of Real) you may or not be able to convert them to a compatible format.

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