Non syncing WMA files.

I have been sucessfully downloading WMA files from my library up until now, when I updated to IOS5
My music library will still sync but the library books will not convert anymore. They appear to be converting
with message confirming this but only appear as radom numbers in the books tab on the summary page.
I get a message when you click the warning triangle by your device on the i-Tunes page
"some of the items in the i-Tunes library were not copied to the ipod "lyn" because they cannot be played on
this ipod"
they could until yesterday. Can anyone help.

Unfortunately I don't have a solution for you but I am experiencing the same problem. As soon as I try to add a file to the library it crashes. That is why I hate upgrading an old version that is working fine but I had to because of video.

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iTunes Windows will convert non-DRM tunes into .mp3. If you have iTS purchases that have DRM you can burn them to an audio format CD as AIFF file format.
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Likely in your case you are trying to crack DRM outside the original terms of use when you purchased the tunes.
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As Jim notes, if you have access to iTunes for Windows, it can convert them into AAC or MP3, and then you can use the resulting files on your Mac.
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http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/33/permission.png
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URL : http://xmms2.xmms.org/
Licenses : LGPL
Groups : None
Provides : None
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boost: C++ language bindings
curl: play HTTP streams
faad2: AAC support
ffmpeg: WMA, avcodec & avformat support
fftw: calculations for visualization
flac: FLAC support
jack-audio-connection-kit: JACK audio output
libao: liboa audio output
libofa: MusicDNS fingerprinting
libmms: play MMS streams
libmodplug: to play MOD files
libmpcdec: Musepack support
libsamplerate: vocoder support
libshout: Icecast audio output
libvorbis: Ogg Vorbis support
libxml2: XSPF and podcast support
mpg123: alternative MP3 plugin
oss: OSS audio output
perl: Perl language bindings
pulseaudio: PulseAudio audio output
pyrex: Python language bindings
ruby: Ruby language bindings
smbclient: direct CIFS/SMB access
speex: Speex support
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Replaces : None
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Packager : Andrea Scarpino <[email protected]>
Architecture : i686
Build Date : Sun 11 Apr 2010 03:16:12 IST
Install Date : Mon 26 Apr 2010 20:23:53 IST
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : Yes
Description : complete rewrite of the popular music player
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Message was edited by: keraunoscopia

If EasyWMA converter doesn't work, it probably is a newer version, or has DRM applied to it, preventing conversion.
Flip4Mac
Windows Media for Mac
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http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL
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I was wondering if it was possible to use WMA files
on the nano and how i put individual songs onto nano
without syncing.
nano doesn't support "WMA" files...Here's what it supports:
http://support.apple.com/specs/ipod/iPodnano_secondgeneration.html
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Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4),
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