cbbrew22 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My wife has a number of m4p files on her iTunes that she wants to convert to mp3 so that she can use them on her new phone when she switches from the iPhone to the Samsung Galaxy S3. Does anyone know of a way to do this on a mac without purchasing a software to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I've used this before, not for the same purpose exactly but it may be able to help you. It is free right from the website, give it a shot. http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks but it doesn't support .m4p files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks but it doesn't support .m4p files ah shit I thought you wrote m4a, I'll look for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Burn them to a cd then reimport them into iTunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yeah I was thinking that. Not ideal with 200+ songs but I guess it could be worse. Thanks for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Gross, don't burn a cd. You'll be transcoding formats multiple times and the end result will sound like ass. Just pirate what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zick Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Gross, don't burn a cd. You'll be transcoding formats multiple times and the end result will sound like ass. Just pirate what you need. This. Never go from a lossy source to another lossy source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Just google what you need, I will admit even though digi downloads and download cards are available I will download album I like and then buy. I'm still waiting for the download police to show up to my house and be puzzled why someone actually buys what they download "Band Album .zip" "band album blogspot" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 not sure if it supports m4p, but dbpoweramp is an awesome program for converting file types, and its been able to convert anything else i throw at it. never tried m4p though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 don't think there's any programs that convert .m4p files. i remember trying to do that before and the only programs i could find literally played the song and rerecorded it. they worked horribly. if you can't get the songs by other means, burning a cd is the way to go. i could be wrong but doesn't itunes allow you to burn an mp3 cd and set the quality? i'd see if that works. though it might just put the m4p's on a cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 iTunes switched from m4p to m4a years ago, but when they did they offered the ability to upgrade your files for something like 20 cents a song. If that still exists (maybe poke around the iTunes store) it might be the easiest route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I think I have a program on my Mac at home that is specifically for removing iTunes DRM from m4p files without transcoding. I can give you more details like what it's called and where to get it when I get home and take a look at it later tonight. But I'm also pretty sure AlexH. is partially right. I know they did have a deal to upgrade everything from the old 128 m4p to DRM-free 256 m4a when they made the move to the new format years ago for a fee. I also think that when they released iCloud recently, though, that ALL previous iTunes purchases are now in your "Purchased" Library and you should be able to pull the DRM-free version down from the cloud. I'd try that instead of trying to strip the DRM because of the increase in quality. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 ive used a program called "music man" to convert files from flac to mp3, so that might have an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 I think I have a program on my Mac at home that is specifically for removing iTunes DRM from m4p files without transcoding. I can give you more details like what it's called and where to get it when I get home and take a look at it later tonight. But I'm also pretty sure AlexH. is partially right. I know they did have a deal to upgrade everything from the old 128 m4p to DRM-free 256 m4a when they made the move to the new format years ago for a fee. I also think that when they released iCloud recently, though, that ALL previous iTunes purchases are now in your "Purchased" Library and you should be able to pull the DRM-free version down from the cloud. I'd try that instead of trying to strip the DRM because of the increase in quality. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12283 Thanks, I am going to try this. I saw that with iTunes match I should be able to delete the files and redownload them. But I wonder, if I delete the files without iTunes match, and iTunes still considers them purchased, shouldn't I be able to redownload them for free after deleting them and they will just be in the .m4a format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 You'll need to log in to the Apple ID that purchased the m4p files to see if they show as purchased already. Then you should be able to download DRM-free copies and delete the old files. I just checked on my machine and the few songs I've purchased from iTunes over the years are showing up for me, so you may be in luck. If not, you could use iTunes match to permanently add everything in your library (limit 20,000) to your iTunes purchases essentially. The program I was speaking of earlier is called Requiem. I've never actually used it, but I know that it requires being installed on a computer that is authorized to play the DRMed files. https://tag3ulp55xczs3pn.onion.to/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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