Hi Victor, Thanks for your reply. Some of the files are converted, but I have about 12 folders with files in the m4a format. I ripped these songs from cds using itunes and they turned out in the above format. Gold wave cannot convert them. Does anyone know of a program that will convert the m4a file type quickly and is accessible to jaws? I want them converted so they will play on my victor reader stream. I am grateful for any help anyone can give me. from Andrew----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:34 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] converting multiple files
> Hi Andrew, > > Please find below instructions that I wrote a few months ago on how to do > batch conversions using GoldWave. > > ***Original Message*** > > If you are in the Gold Wave main window, once it opens up, if you press > the > alt+F to get to the file menu, then press the letter B for batch > conversions, it will open up another dialog box that you can do batch > conversions with, or you can choose to do just one file, it's up to you. > > Once in that dialog box, tab to the button that says add, and press the > space bar. > > Another dialog box will pop up, similar to the save as dialog box, so if > you > know exactly where the file is, go ahead and type it in. If you don't > know > the exact file location, just do a shift+tab to the window just above the > one you're in, and backspace four or five times, or until your screen > reader > reads out my documents. > > Once it says that, just go ahead and find the folder where the files are > that you want to convert. > > Once you find the files, go ahead and select them, either, contiguously, > or > non-contiguously, and tab to the open button and press the spacebar. > > Once you press the open button, you'll land back on the add button. If > you > have more files you want to convert, just press the add button and go > through what I just outlined above. > > If you don't have anymore files to convert, you can tab to the check box > that says, convert files to this format. Make sure this box is checked, > so > you can tell it what to convert the files to. > > Once you check that box, tab down to the combo box that asks you what file > type to convert the files to. You must want to select the exact file type > for all the files you want to convert. You can't do one file type for > some > of the files and another file type for another bunch of files you > selected. > That's why this function is called the batch conversion feature of Gold > Wave. You can only convert the files to the same file type. > > Once you select the file format you want to convert the files to, tab down > to the bitrate and frequency selection. > I'm going to assume, for time's sake, that you already know all about > bitrate and frequency rates, and just continue on from here to the next > step. > > Once you set the bitrate and frequency rates, do a control+tab over to the > file locations tab to set where you would like Gold Wave to save the > converted files once their done. > > You have two choices here. > > You can either choose to save the converted files in their original > folders, > or save them in a different folder. This I leave up to you, and I can > tell > you that this tab is pretty much self-explanatory, so go ahead and make > your > settings as you see fit. > > Once you've made your selection, just tab over to the button that says > begin, and press the spacebar. > > Once a dialog box pops up, with an ok button, you're files are done > converting, and you can just press the ok button. > > You'll land back on the begin button, so just tab over to the cancel > button, > then you'll land on the Gold Wave main window. You can just alt+F4 out of > that, and you can go delete the pre-converted files. > > Just make sure you clear your recycle bin, as those files will use up a > lot > of space on your computer. > > I would also recommend you check the files for length and bitrate choice, > as > you can always go back into your recycle bin and restore the files you > deleted, so I suggest you check the files before you empty the recycle > bin. > > If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, and I'll endeavour to > answer them as quickly as possible. > > > Victor > Co-moderator > Blind Movie Buffs List > Guidedogs List > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1561 - Release Date: 18/07/2008 > 6:35 PM > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
