Hi all! So do those ringtones made by that Applescript work on the Iphone! I think someone once said that just changing the extension to .m4b will not guarantee that it will work! Or am I mistaken on this! Colin On 17 Jul 2011, at 03:45, Esther wrote:
> Hi Travis, > > When you set the start and stop times on the Options tab for any iTunes > track, that limits the portion of the track to be used for any operation. > It's most notably used for playback, and I remember subscribing to some > podcast that had annoying advertisements at the beginning of each track. I > simply set all of those podcasts to have start times about a minute into the > track to avoid listening to the advertisements. > > However, using the start and stop times on the Options tab for any track you > edit with Command-I to "Get Info", also sets the part of the track that will > be used for conversions or burning. So if you wanted to make a ringtone of > an mp3 track entirely with the native iTunes functions you could do it. When > listening to an mp3 file, I'd press space bar to pause the track about where > I wanted to start. Then I'd fine tune the time with the RestartAt > AppleScript (again, using an assigned shortcut). I'd make a similar > selection for the stop time, and check it with the RestartAt AppleScript, > making sure that the total length is less than 40 seconds. Then I'd press > Command-I, navigate to the Options Tab for the track, and enter those start > and stop times, then close the window. To convert that selection to an .m4a > file I'd bring up the contextual menu (VO-Shift-M), and select "Create AAC > version". The .m4a file that is created will start and stop at the points I > chose. > > Now, because I don't want to separately delete the .m4a version from the > iTunes library (while not moving the file to the Trash), rename it with a > .m4b extension, and then re-add it to iTunes so that it shows up as a > Ringtone, I'd get Doug Adams' "Make Ring able" Applescript from his > AppleScripts for iTunes website. (Just Google "Make Ring able dougscripts" > to find it.) Since Doug Adams is a tidy AppleScripter, that script has the > option to reset the start and stop times back to nominal when done: you > simply select your mp3 track with start and stop times set, and apply the > "Make Ring able" menu option from the AppleScripts menu. The script makes a > copy of the selected region of your mp3 track specified by the start and stop > times, creates an AAC copy of the section you're using for a ringtone, then > renames it and adds it back to iTunes so that it shows up as a ringtone, and > optionally resets the start and stop times back to the original values. > > Incidentally, I forgot to emphasise that when you're done burning the Audible > tracks you should remember to reset the start and stop times on the Options > tab. Either unchecking the boxes or just entering "0" into each field will > work. > > I had some early Audible audiobooks with short stories that I wanted to split > off by story, so I used the start and stop times to create separate files I > could play. > > As for the ringtone creation, since I have Amadeus Pro, in practice I'd use > that instead of the iTunes method, since it's already set up to let me easily > listen to, mark, and shift the boundaries of selected areas of a track. I'd > select a track in iTunes, use Command-Shift-R to reveal its location in a > Finder window then bring up a context window (Command-Shift-M) to open it > with Amadeus Pro. After selecting the region I want, I'd use the built-in > "Export as Ringtone" menu option to make this show up as ringtone in iTunes. > (No need for a "Make Ring able" AppleScript.) > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jul 16, 2011, at 15:41, Travis Siegel wrote: > >> Wow, I didn't even think of trying the start/end time tags with audible >> books. To be honest, I hadn't even thought it would be possible. That's >> another example of me just assuming itunes wouldn't allow it, so I never >> even tried. >> Well, phewey. Now I know what kinds of things to look for in the future. >> Thanks for that little tidbit, I'm sure I'll have use for it in the future. >> As always, an excellent post, thanks again. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <https://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! 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