[SLE] itunes and linux?

[k***@dataintellect.com]

I have a new Motorola SLVR L7 phone, the itunes one. I can see the directory
structure of the phone if I attach it via usb to my SuSE box. I see that the
itunes files are staged as audio mp4's however the filename is not the same
as the song name that shows up in the play list.

I'd like to find a way to rip my CD's to audio mp4's and push it to the phone
in a way that makes the itunes bit add it to the playlist correctly.

Any thoughts?

[David Bottrill]

Post by k***@dataintellect.com
I have a new Motorola SLVR L7 phone, the itunes one. I can see the
directory structure of the phone if I attach it via usb to my SuSE box. I
see that the itunes files are staged as audio mp4's however the filename is
not the same as the song name that shows up in the play list.
I'd like to find a way to rip my CD's to audio mp4's and push it to the
phone in a way that makes the itunes bit add it to the playlist correctly.
Any thoughts?

Banshee and Amarok and GTKpod will all talk to iPods so I don't see why your
phone should be any different. Banshee and Amarok come with suse 10.1 and
GTKpod can be downloaded from Packman ( http://packman.links2linux.de/ ).

I recommend grip for ripping CDs to MP3, which will work well on your ipod,
Apple only use MP4s so they can add their nasty DRM. To rip to MP3 you will
need to install Lame, also obtainable from Packman.
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[Bruce Smith]

Post by David Bottrill
I recommend grip for ripping CDs to MP3, which will work well on your ipod,

Yes, I also recommend ripping _music_ CD's to MP3.

Post by David Bottrill
Apple only use MP4s so they can add their nasty DRM.

The exception is audio books.

I rip books to mp3 and then convert them to unprotected .m4b files.
This allows the ipod to bookmark your current location whenever you
stop listening. Very handy for audio books!

- BS

[PerfectReign]

Post by k***@dataintellect.com
I have a new Motorola SLVR L7 phone, the itunes one. I can see the directory
structure of the phone if I attach it via usb to my SuSE box. I see that the
itunes files are staged as audio mp4's however the filename is not the same
as the song name that shows up in the play list.
I'd like to find a way to rip my CD's to audio mp4's and push it to the phone
in a way that makes the itunes bit add it to the playlist correctly.

MP4? Why don't you use .ogg instead? Much better sound quality, IMO. I
pretty much rip everything to .ogg files these days.

I'm using KAudioCreator right now to archive off a few dozen older
CD's I don't listen to. I'm sending them to .flac for archival, then
I'll move to .ogg for listening.
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Kai Ponte
www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com

remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request

[Randall R Schulz]

Kai, Kevin,

Post by PerfectReign

Post by k***@dataintellect.com
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I'd like to find a way to rip my CD's to audio mp4's and push it to the phone
in a way that makes the itunes bit add it to the playlist
correctly.

MP4? Why don't you use .ogg instead? Much better sound quality, IMO.
I pretty much rip everything to .ogg files these days.

Unless you like ripping and re-ripping (or have rather limited disk
space, in which case you should simply get more), a lossless
compression format such as FLAC is advisable. Then you can produce
device- or recording-specific (MP3, MP4, Ogg, etc.) files as needed
without loss of audio quality.

Post by PerfectReign
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Kai Ponte

Randall Schulz

[Bruce Ferrell]

I'd suggest gtkpod. I think it's on packman

Post by k***@dataintellect.com
I have a new Motorola SLVR L7 phone, the itunes one. I can see the directory
structure of the phone if I attach it via usb to my SuSE box. I see that the
itunes files are staged as audio mp4's however the filename is not the same
as the song name that shows up in the play list.
I'd like to find a way to rip my CD's to audio mp4's and push it to the phone
in a way that makes the itunes bit add it to the playlist correctly.
Any thoughts?