"How to transfer Windows Media Player playlists to iTunes?", "How do you convert the Windows Media Player songs to Itunes?", "Is there a way to convert songs from Windows Media Player to iTunes?"-from Yahoo Answers! Do you have such headache? And try to find a way out?
In the article, I would like to show the full solution for sharing WMP media with iTunes 10.5.
File types supported by Windows Media Player 6.0
Windows Media formats
File name extensions: .asf, .asx, .avi, .wav, .wma, .wax, .wm, .wmv, .wvx
RealAudio and RealVideo (version 4.0 or earlier)
File name extensions: .ra, .ram, .rm, .rmm
Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
File name extensions: .mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe
iTunes 10.5 acceptable file formats:
MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG-4, AAC (.m4a), Apple Lossless, any audio files that QuickTime can play(as well as some video formats).
If you want to transfer music or songs from WMP to iTunes, please refer to the step-by-step help guide at http://www.ehow.com/how_4794011_songs-windows-media-player-itunes.html
In addition, compare both two file supported lists, you will find that there are some Windows Media Player files like WMA, AVI, ASF, WMV, which can't be supported by iTunes 10.5. In the case, you need convert Windows Media Player audio/video files to iTunes format first. Then import the generated files to iTunes 10.5. That's all.
How to convert Windows Media Player songs or movies to iTunes 10.5 format?
1. Install the Windows Media Player to iTunes Converter on PC.
2. Import WMP songs or videos file to the program
Click "Add File" to load the files unsupported by iTunes 10.5 to the application. Plus, you can load multiple files at one time.
3. Choose the output file formats for iTunes
4. Launch the conversion by clicking "START".
When the conversion is done, transfer or import the generated files to iTunes. Isn't easy enough to sync and enjoy video or audio from Window Media Player to iTunes 10.5?
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