The File "..." Couldn't be converted.

When I try Importing a CD into my itunes library this message keeps popping up:
You don't have write acess for your Itunes Media folder or a folder within it. To change permissions, select your Itunes Media in the Finder, and choose File > Get Info.
I have tried doing that and nothing happens! This is very frustrating as it has happened with two of my CD's. Please Help!!

Hi Karl_ma.
I'm sorry that the file didn't convert for you. How large is the file you're trying to convert? There's a 100MB file-size limit. Overly complex files that fall within this limit may not convert, depending on your upload speed and so on.
You can try converting with OCR disabled as outlined in this document: How to disable Optical Character Recognition, which will simplify the conversion process.
Please let us know how it goes.
Best,
Sara

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