Hey Kim,

I can send you my ringtone "Good Old Collingwood Forever.m4r"  ha ha haa ;-)

Cheers,
Ronni

On 28/12/2009, at 5:59 PM, Kim Maher wrote:

> To All
> 
> Everyones help was helpful and appreciated and Ronni is a wiz, a shame about 
> her taste in footy team.
> 
>  Your Apple Bore
> 
> Kim 
> 
> iMac 24”
> Intel Core 2 Duo
> MacBook Pro
> Intel Core 2 Duo
> iPhone 3GS 32GB
> iPhone 3G 16GB
> iTouch 16GB
> OS X Snow Leopard
> 
> On 28/12/2009, at 5:45 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Kim,
>> 
>> I created my own ringtone (The Collingwood Theme Song) ... OK, don't give me 
>> a hard time ;-)
>> I used  iTunes. You can use iTunes 8 or 9. I hope I have remembered all the 
>> steps I did.
>> 
>> 1. Select the song you want to use as a ringtone in iTunes.
>> 3. Right click on the song
>>  Select “Get Info”
>> 4. Click  the “Options” tab
>> 5. Check both the “Start Time” and “End Time” boxes 
>> Start Time 0:22
>> Stop Time 1.10
>>  6. Specify what time interval you’d like to use as your ringtone clip (Make 
>> sure your ringtone is 40 seconds or less!!)
>> 7. Click “OK”
>> Make sure the song you want is still highlighted
>> 8. Click on “Advanced” in your menu bar
>> 9. Select “Create AAC Version” or “Create Apple Lossless Version” (Make sure 
>> your iTunes “Import Settings” are set to “AAC” or “Apple Lossless” and not 
>> “MP3″) 
>> 10.  A duplicate copy of your song will appear in iTunes - this new song 
>> will have the same filename but shorter “Time”
>> Go back to the original song and uncheck those “Start Time” and “End Time” 
>> boxes 
>> 11. Drag the duplicate song to your Desktop
>> 12. Once the duplicate song is copied to your Desktop, delete the duplicate 
>> file in iTunes
>> 13.  On your Desktop, rename the file with the “.m4r” file extension - Use 
>> the new extension
>> This turns your song file into an iPhone ringtone file 
>> 14.  Your “songname.m4a” file should now be named “songname.m4r”
>> 15. Drag the newly renamed .m4r (songname.m4r) file back into iTunes
>> 16.  Drag the file over the “Library” column and release when “Library” 
>> becomes highlighted
>> 17. You have to delete the duplicate song file (Step 12) otherwise iTunes 
>> won’t import your new .m4r file
>> 18. You should see your new ringtone under “Ringtones” in iTunes
>> 19. Sync your iPhone to ge  your new iPhone ringtones!
>> 
>> Enjoy your new Ringtone.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
>> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   
>> 
>> 
>> On 28/12/2009, at 5:17 PM, Kim Maher wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All
>>> 
>>> Has anyone found an easy way to convert a song into a ringtone?  I have 
>>> used "GarageBand", but I have not had a lot of success.  I have had "4Media 
>>> iPhone Ringtone Maker” recommended, has anyone used this program? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  Your Apple Bore
>>> 
>>> Kim 
>>> 
>>> iMac 24”
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo
>>> MacBook Pro
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo
>>> iPhone 3GS 32GB
>>> iPhone 3G 16GB
>>> iTouch 16GB
>>> OS X Snow Leopard
>>> 







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