ITunes/iPod is set to automatically convert MP3s to QT

My iTunes/iPod is set to automatically convert MP3s to QuickTime, and I don't want it to do that. All I want to do is transfer TRUE MP3 files without the conversion, but I'm not sure where the settings are, and on which device, that's doing the conversion. Using Windows Vista OS and a new iPhone 4.

Edit > Preferences > Devices.
Uncheck the option for "Prevent iDevices from automatically syncing".

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Over the last two month (without this forum) I believed sometimes to be the only one having a weird problems with iTunes lyric format structure.
Now after more than 50h of investigations interesting results appear.
The field of trouble:
a) People are not able to delete lyrics in iTunes
b) People discover that iTunes and their iPod/iPhone do not show the same lyrics
c) it seems that the lyrics of certain songs can't synchronised with the iPod
d) it seems that the problem in iTunes can appear more than one times that itunes corrupts the contents of lyrics in a way that:
e) the text structure is damaged, no more line breaks, no empty lines between text sections.
After all my suspicion is: All of this trouble can be caused by one problem:
iTunes (at least latest version 9.0.3 (15) has a -unkonwn- problem with the lyric-text structure in MP3-files. It seems that iTunes does not have the same problems if the file is in M4A-file format, created by apple-store files being downloaded, or CDs being converten in iTunes using the build in AAC-converter!
Converting "infected" files (via AAC) to M4A are clean again (on iTunes and iPod) showing no more one of the trouble ahead. The ghost is eliminated. Everything synchronizes as it should be.
And I for myself have to convert more than 3000 songs now... to ged rid of this nightmare.
Now I'm very curious of You experiences. Can You confirm my suspicion? Or have You had similar problems with Your M4A-files too?
- Best Regards ThomasK_DJ, south Germany

Try this -> http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ to verify and fix MP3 files.
Also, it could be the version of the ID3 tags.
Select a song in iTunes then go to iTunes menu Advanced -> Convert ID3 tags and select a different version and see what happens.

Can iPod be set to automatically turn on and off at certain times?

At my work, I have been using my iPod to play overhead music through the PA system - using the radio feature mostly, but sometimes a playlist. However, I have to remember to turn it on and off everyday, which doesn't always work out too well. Is there a feature that can be set so that it will turn itself on automatcially each day and turn off automatically each day? Its the Nano, sixth generation. Any feedback is appreciated!

You can set a time in the clock but that wouldn't be much of an improvement because you would have to do it every day.

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So far everytime this happens, I have to let iTunes wipe the iPod before it will revert to how I want it. Frustrating!

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ReInstallation of iTunes/iPod Updating

Here's the deal:
My hard drive had to be replaced because of an unexpected meltdown. Luckily, I had all my songs on my ipod, so I didn't lose my music. However, now that I've installed iTunes onto my new hard drive and retrieved my purchased music from the iTunes store, I'm worried that when I plug in my iPod it will fill up with duplicated music because I want it to automatically update with new music when I plug it in. Is there any way to update my iPod with just new music that's not already on there?

Your music won't be duplicated, in automatic mode your iPod will be updated and whatever is on it will be replaced with what you now have in iTunes. However from the sound of it, that's quite different from what is actually on the iPod. If you want to keep what's on the iPod and use it with what is now a different iTunes to what you originally had, you would have to change the update setting to "manually manage songs and playlists" Managing Your Songs Manually Tutorial
If your iPod is set for automatic update and you want to change it to manual update then you'd need to prevent it auto-syncing if iTunes is different. Here are a few methods to do that:
While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys (For anyone on a Mac, hold down Option and Command ⌥ and ⌘). This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 30 seconds depending on your computer. Then go to Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box.
Keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync again.
Another way is to connect your iPod and before it starts to sync, click the little X on the right hand side of the display beside the "Do Not Disconnect" message. The display is the little window to the right of the iTunes control buttons: iPod Interface
Or you could look at the method described in this link: How to keep iTunes from automatically updating your iPod
Go with whichever method you feel most comfortable. If at any point you are asked if you want to link your iPod to a new library, click No.

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Please, help me if you will able. I would be glad hear any advises. How can I convert mp3 to m4b in Itunes for listen on my ipod nano 6 generation???

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You should really read the manual.
"How do you restore from backup? "
Restore. When given the choice, choose to use backup.
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They would only be where you put them. What program did you use to import them? Pics/vids taken with ipod are not part of the sync process at all. You should be importing them just as you would with any digital camera.
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I own an iPod Classic. In iTunes, some podcast videos cant be played on teh iPod, so I set it to convert the video to the right format for the iPod. It used to work perfectly, but now for some reason, it doesnt convert properly! When I play the video,

I own an iPod Classic. In iTunes, some podcast videos cant be played on teh iPod, so I set it to convert the video to the right format for the iPod. It used to work perfectly, but now for some reason, it doesnt convert properly! When I play the video, it is just a white screen, but the sound can be heard. Can anyone help??????

Your source video file is probably muxed.
Neither QT Pro or iTunes has the ability to successfully encode a muxed video file with audio. You'll end up with video and no audio.
See: iPod plays video but not audio of some exported files.
You'll need to use some other third-party software to do the conversion. There's a handful of software available. Just search the forums and you'll find many titles mentioned.
Try MPEG Streamclip.

How can I automatically convert songs to save iPod space?

Hi everyone,
This is my first post here, nice to join the community.
I have a new iPod Nano 4GB. Also I have an extensive MP3 collection, and all my songs are in a very large format (I used very high quality settings when I created the MP3 files). The problem is that with these large MP3s, I cannot put as much music as I'd like on the Nano.
Is there a way to set iTunes to automatically convert my MP3 songs to a more compact AAC format when I transfer them to the iPod?
Thanks!
Nano 4GB Windows XP
Nano 4GB Windows XP

When you convert in iTUnes, it doubles things. what I mean by that is if you have one MP3 and convert it you end up with 2, one in MP3 the other in AAC. So if you have, lets say 10GB of songs, you need 10GB of free space on the PC.
THat said, you need to goto edit>preferences>advanced tab>import sub tab and make sure its set to AAC or whatever format you want, then hit OK.
Goto the main library, then to edit>select all. Rightclick one of the highlightd songs and hit "Convert to (format you chose here)" When its done tho, you will have to manaully go thru and delete all the duplicates it will make
Personally Id recommend picking a select few songs and converting them only for now, and over time converting the whole library you have
Message was edited by: pac_80

In ITunes, my library was about 55 G. I have a Ipod Classic 160 G. I synchronised my IPod on ITunes and I checked the tag Convert songs with a throughput greater than 128 kbit / s ACC before synchronisation I took maybe 6 hours to synchronise, and af

In ITunes,
my library was about 55 G. I have a Ipod Classic 160 G. I synchronised my IPod
on ITunes and I checked the tag Convert
songs with a throughput greater than 128 kbit / s ACC before
synchronisation I took maybe 6 hours to synchronise, and afterward my library was
about 42 G. All my tunes, more than 9500, seem still be in library. Most of my
library is from music purchased in ITunes store along with copies on my old CDs
an some MP3 files from other discs. This is good for me but what happened?

This is good for me but what happened?
I don't understand the question... Did something happen that you think should not have happened?
It took such a long time to sync, because iTunes was converting songs with bit-rate higher than 128 kbps "on the fly" while syncing. That takes much longer than just syncing the songs.
Also, since you have so much space on your iPod (compared to the size of your music library), you should not use that "convert to 128 kbps AAC" setting. For songs that are encoded higher than 128 kbps, the conversion reduces sound quality. You may want to uncheck Sync Music and Apply, to remove the songs on the iPod currently, and then sync it all again without the "convert" setting checked this time.

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"
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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)

Ipod Nano 6th gen not syncing mp3s after itunes 11.1.4.62 update

As the title says, after updating itunes to the 11.1.4.62 update, and everything that doing that successfully involved such as completely uninstalling all Apple software and then reinstalling itunes, my ipod nano 6th gen will not allow itunes to sync any mp3 files to it. The only way to get any new files onto it is to let the ipod convert them into AAC files when you transfer, even though all other music files on the ipod are, and have always been, mp3 files. Everything worked fine before the latest itunes update, I could sync mp3 files to the ipod nano with no problems.
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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