[X4U] Need to split or shrink an .mp3 file

[Mark Des Cotes]

Success!

Actually I fee a little stupid. I had seen the "Convert to MP3  
version" earlier in my trials and had given it a try. After waiting  
for the 15 minutes for it to convert (several times) I checked the  
file and it was still a MP4 and the iPod wouldn't take it. I was  
getting frustrated because it seemed like it should be simple. I  
looked at the links Linda sent (Thanks Linda) and saw that, other  
than a different bit rate, I was doing exactly what it was saying I  
should do. On the web site is stated that a duplicate file would be  
created with the same name but that the new one would be a MP3 file.  
I wasn't seeing the duplicate file after iTunes said it was finished  
converting. Then something poked through my stupidity. I had copied  
the original MP4 files to a playlist and was working with them there.  
The Convert to MP3 Version was in fact working but the new files were  
not in the playlist I was viewing. When I smartened up and searched  
my full music library I found a bunch of MP3 files I had created. The  
new ones are small enough that I can put them on my iPod.

Thanks for your help, Now I'm off to walk the dog and listen to a  
good book at the same time.

Mark Des Cotes
Owner-Graphic Designer
Marksman Design

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On 30-Mar-09, at 2:43 PM, Rod Buchanan wrote:

> On Mar 30, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:
>
>> A friend gave me an audio book in .mp3 format. The file is 981 MB  
>> in size. I'd like to put it on my iPod Shuffle but it only has a  
>> capacity of 966 MB. How can I either split the file in two smaller  
>> chunks or change it (resample?) to make the file size smaller? I  
>> tried splitting it using Quicktime and saving it as an .mp4 but my  
>> iPod won't accept it.
>
> Use iTunes to convert it to AAC at a lower bit rate.
>
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