Hi. I don't want the resulting conversions to end up in iTunes. I just want conversion from ogg to mp3 without iTunes trying to import anything into the library. I wasn't sure if this was possible.
On Aug 31, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I'm curious. Why not use iTunes to do the conversion. Did the Ogg import > plugins previously mentioned on this list stop working? I haven't tried this > for a long time. > > CB > > On 8/30/11 11:52 AM, Esther wrote: >> Hi Paul, >> >> If you're looking for simple conversion of ogg to mp3 on the Mac, Erik's >> suggestion of Max will probably work for you: >> http://sbooth.org/Max/ >> Max is donationware. But Eric Caron is correct that Amadeus Pro or its Lite >> version has a powerful batch processor that will also handle many functions >> besides simple conversions (e.g., fades, adding/trimming silence, conversion >> of sound quality, normalization, and lots more). This shareware audio >> editing program had a recent major upgrade, so the price is now $60. If you >> want to try the trial version, just Google the name together with macupdate, >> which will give you the link to the program and the web site. (It's also >> sold on the Mac App Store, but trial downloads are not supported in the App >> Store). The Blind Cool Tech podcast on batch processing with Amadeus Pro is >> Dane's podcast from two years earlier. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 30, 2011, at 03:51, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> Hi Paul, >>> >>> It is not free but Amadeus Pro or Amadeus Pro lite does a great job >>> with conversions and also is a nice audio editor. it is at the app store. >>> >>> You can do single or batch conversions. There is even a tutorial on >>> Blindcool tech on doing large numbers of conversions with Amadeus Pro. >>> >>> eRic Caron >>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 1:08 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. I'm looking for an accessible audio converter. I need to convert ogg >>>> files into mp3 files. I have tunesify, but I find it less than intuitive >>>> to use. >>>> For some reason, even though I have selected the folder with its >>>> subfolders, it doesn't seem to want to convert the ogg files. I also can't >>>> tell whether it will convert the contents of subfolders in the original >>>> folder. >>>> Anything better out there? >>>> I'm use to using gold wave or the audio stripper from NCH software. >>>> However, I don't like the heavy-handedness of NCH when it comes to >>>> reinstalling their software or putting it on more than one machine. >>>> Thanks. >>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
