Awe heck! Just one more reason to really take an interest in getting this
new computer set up for me. Oh well.
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From: Malcolm Parfitt
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Waltr 2
Just tried it on XP and the answer is no.
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On 19 Sep 2018, at 14:22, Kay Malmquist <kay.malmqu...@gmail.com> wrote:
One more question that I can not seem to find an answer to. Does anyone
know if Waltr 2 will work on an old XP machine?
Kay Malmquist
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From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:39 PM
Subject: RE: Waltr 2
I think so, but keep in mind that if you want to use Waltr2 via WiFi
you need sighted help, at least when I tried it quite some time ago the
Settings icon at the bottom right of Waltr2 could not be accessed with a
screenreader. Once WiFi is enabled it should be fine.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 10:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Waltr 2
I have one more question. I happen to own a computer that as of yet
has not been violated by iTunes. I assume that Waltr will work on that one
and iTunes does not need to be installed? I mean, they are two separate
entities right?
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From: Richard Turner
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2018 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: Waltr 2
For those looking into Waltr 2, here is a pretty extensive review.
After the link, I pasted the text of the web site.
https://www.macobserver.com/reviews/featured-review/can-waltr-2-really-itunes-replacement/
Can WALTR 2 Really Be Your iTunes Replacement?
Jeff Butts
Jeff Butts
@clefmeister · +Jeff Butts
3 minute read
Feb 23rd, 2017 6:02 PM EDT | In-Depth Review
There’s no question that iTunes
is a mess. It’s bloated, but it’s all Apple gives us (on the Mac,
anyways) to load media onto our iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. One problem is
that
iTunes
limits the audio and video file formats we can upload. Many of us
continuously look for other apps to help us transfer our media files to the
iPhone and
other iDevices. WALTR is one that Jeff Gamet has tried and
recommended
, and that app is now in its second version
with new features. Let’s see how well it works as an
iTunes replacement.
WALTR 2 as an iTunes replacement
WALTR 2 allows you to drag and drop any type of media file onto your
Apple device
Comprehensive Device and Format Support Is Important In an iTunes
Replacement
WALTR 2
goes way beyond just your iOS device. Still kicking around an iPod
Classic and want to copy media files to it sans iTunes? WALTR 2 is capable
of doing
that. Softorino, the developers behind WALTR 2, spent four years
researching the data-write protocols Apple used for each generation of
device, enabling
a secure connection with the proper protocol for every one.
Even better, WALTR 2 supports just about any music or video file
format, even Apple Music files. Windows Media files (WMA), often the bane of
Mac users,
work just fine through WALTR 2. Have a collection of 4K Ultra HD
videos you want to transfer? No problem. The app also works with ePub and
iBooks files,
along with PDFs. With its Smart Adaptive Conversion, WALTR 2 is able
to convert your video and audio files to what your device can use, on the
fly and
very quickly.
Everything Goes Where It Should
I put together a folder of various files to pass from WALTR 2 into
my iPhone 7. I included PDFs, ePub files, a couple of iBooks files, along
with music
and video files of various types. WALTR 2 quickly and seamlessly
transferred all of them. They even went into the right places: the PDFs and
eBooks showed
up in iBooks, the videos in TV, and the music went exactly where it
should have.
WALTR 2 drag and drop complete
Transferring multiple types of files at once works flawlessly
Transfer Over USB or Wi-Fi
WALTR 2 includes Wi-FI support in addition to transferring files
over USB. It even includes advanced connection stitching, so if you
disconnect your USB
cable while transferring files, things don’t stop. WALTR 2 just
looks for your iOS device wirelessly and resumes the connection over Wi-Fi.
WALTR 2 Wi-Fi
With WALTR 2, you can switch seamlessly between a USB and Wi-FI
connection when transferring files
Not Everything Is Perfect, Unfortunately
WALTR 2 has a feature called Automatic Content Recognition. With
ACR, you should get all of the meta information for your content filled in
where it’s
missing, so your music and videos look like they were purchased from
the
iTunes
Store. ACR is supposed to pull in cover art, cast or artist
information, synopsis, and so forth. Unfortunately, in my testing, that
never worked.
The Good
The good news is that WALTR 2 works very well at transferring media
files to any Apple device. It converts files on the fly, keeping lossy files
in a supported
lossy format. This means you can send newer file formats into your
iPod Classic, and they’ll automatically get converted to something that will
work on
that device.
WALTR 2 is flexible enough not only to support almost any media file
format, but it doesn’t tie you to your computer. The automatic Wi-Fi
connection stitching
works flawlessly, letting you disconnect from your computer and keep
transferring your music, books, and video files. WALTR 2 even supports 4K
Ultra HD
videos.
The Bad
While WALTR 2 is powerful in what does work, it doesn’t operate
completely as advertised. I was looking forward to the meta information
being fed into
my non-iTunes files, but that simply didn’t happen. Hoping it was
just a problem on my end, I had Dave Hamilton try it as well. He achieved
the same non-results.
No meta information gets applied to the files when they pass through
WALTR 2, and that’s unfortunate.
Another problem with this software is that you cannot use it to
delete files. For that, you have to go through iOS and remove the files.
The Ugly
This is an amazing piece of software, but it’s priced a bit too high
for my liking. Softorino charges US$39.95 for WALTR 2, which is on par with
other
competitors that offer more functionality. If the Automatic Content
Recognition worked, I’d be more happy with the price point.
Fortunately, you can try WALTR 2 for free. If you find that
Automatic Content Recognition works for you and you maintain a library of
files without cover
art or other meta data, it’s certainly worth $39.95.
Product: WALTR 2
Company: Softorino
List Price: US$39.95
MacOS 10.9/Windows 7 or newer. All Apple mobile devices are
supported starting from iOS 5 including every single non-iOS iPod ever
created.
Rating:
It's Okay. Get It If You Need It.
W
Pros:
Supports almost any music, video, and eBook format; allows you to
copy 4K UHD videos to your iOS device; lightweight and compact software
X
Cons:
Automatic Content Recognition doesn’t work as advertised, no means
for deleting files from your
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