I'm pretty sure that WMP for Mac doesn't encode--it's only a decoder to let you listen to .wma songs on a Mac.
If you're looking for a more efficient encoder than iTunes, there's always LAME: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13048 My understanding is that the MP3's produced by LAME will generally be smaller than iTunes, though probably not as small as the .wma files would be. I've never really used that feature--the feature I do use with LAME is converting protected AAC files (i.e., the songs I buy from the iTunes Store) into the MP3 format for use on non-iPod/iTunes players. --- Rex. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Fran LeCount Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:47 PM To: Mac UserGroup Subject: MacGroup: Windows Media Player My son received an MP3 player (ilo 256 to be exact) that is Mac OS X compatible. He wants to rip tracks from CDs, converting them into .wma format. Our problem is that we don't see these options on WMP 9. When we open it, the window provided appears to be a video/CD player offering no options. Can anyone help? Thanks. Fran | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be January | 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
