Fwd: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?

[Daniel Carter]

in case it might be helpful:

>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 05:05:00 -0600
>From: Eugene Lee <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net>
>Subject: Re: [X Newbies] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes
>  documents?
>
>On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 03:33:30AM -0500, Daniel Carter wrote:
>:
>: my problem is that when I attempt to download mp3s, they all become
>: QuickTime documents, and I'm unable to add them to the iTunes
>: library. what to do?
>
>If the QuickTime documents have a *.mp3 filename extension, you can use
>Finder -> Get Info -> Open with...  From there, change the default app
>to iTunes.  Then click on the "Change Al..." button below it so that all
>MP3 files open in iTunes.
>

Eugene,

essential that the file extension be .mp3, as you pointed out. then, 
magically, it turned instantantly into an iTunes icon. hooray!

many thanks.

Daniel



>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:57:03 -0500
>To: "Mac OS X for Users" <x4u at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>From: Daniel Carter <abz at inch.com>
>Subject: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?
>
>
>
>
>>From: Milton van der Veen <miltonv at mac.com>
>>Subject: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?
>>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:12:34 -0500
>>
>>
>>I had this happen to me with .jpg files. Blank icons. They wouldn't 
>>open automatically till I made sure they had a .jpg extension.
>>
>>Milton
>>
>>
>>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 05:13:59 -0600
>>From: Eugene Lee <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net>
>>Subject: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?
>>
>>On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 03:57:05AM -0500, Daniel Carter wrote:
>>:
>>: my problem is that when I attempt to download mp3s, they all become
>>: QuickTime documents, and I'm unable to add them to the iTunes
>>: library. what to do?
>>
>>Do the QuickTime documents have a .mp3 filename extension?
>>
>>
>>--
>>Eugene Lee
>>http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: Jon Wever <jon.wever at optusnet.com.au>
>>Subject: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?
>>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:54:33 +1100
>>
>>Can you launch iTunes, do a drag and drop to get the file into the 
>>Library and successfully play it?
>>J
>>
>
>
>
>worked like a charm, fellas, when I changed the file extension to 
>mp3. what a relief!
>
>thanks for your very effective help!
>
>Daniel
>
>
>
>
>>On 01/02/2004, at 8:40 PM, Daniel Carter wrote:
>>
>>>>From: Jon Wever <jon.wever at optusnet.com.au>
>>>>Subject: Re: [X4U] how to convert from QuickTime into iTunes documents?
>>>>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:17:24 +1100
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Find one of these troublesome mp3s, do a "get info" on it, and 
>>>>change the "open with" field to indicate iTunes as the preferred 
>>>>option (make sure you check the "for all files of this type" box. 
>>>>Voila! Then when you double click them iTunes will launch and add 
>>>>to them to the library. Look through the iTunes preference panels 
>>>>for the bit that allows you to automagically add new files to the 
>>>>iTunes library folder, then you can safely delete the downloaded 
>>>>file.
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>jon
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Jon,
>>>
>>>thank you very much for your swift reply, but guess what? I tried 
>>>what you suggested, and couldn't get it to work. for some reason, 
>>>iTunes is neither launching, nor adding those mp3's to the 
>>>library. after following your instructions re: 'doing a "get 
>>>info"', the files changed from QuickTime into a kind of blank, 
>>>nondescript-looking icon, rather than a real iTunes icon. wonder 
>>>what the problem might be?
>>>
>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>>On 01/02/2004, at 7:57 PM, Daniel Carter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>my problem is that when I attempt to download mp3s, they all 
>>>>>become QuickTime documents, and I'm unable to add them to the 
>>>>>iTunes library. what to do?
>>>>>
>>>>>Daniel
>>>>>