[iTunes] applescript

[Terry Pogue]

Well, I found this on his site. So maybe I need to go back and see if  
I can find Protected AAC. Still, I did rip them myself from CDs.
terry

• I have some audio books on CDs that I want to import into iTunes so  
I can put them on my iPod. Is there way to make them "bookmarkable"?

Yes. Import the tracks on the CD using iTunes AAC encoder. Then, use  
the script Make Bookmarkable to change the file type of the tracks'  
files to "m4b "; this will make them "bookmarkable". (Note this side- 
effect: when files are converted to this file type, they will be  
listed in iTunes as "Protected AAC". However, this is merely the way  
iTunes displays the tracks by virtue of seeing them as "m4b" files.  
The tracks are not protected if you ripped them yourself.)

Note that just changing the files' extensions to "m4b" is not enough.  
The actual file type (an internal property of the file) must be  
edited. That's what Make Bookmarkable does.

Another method that I have heard of is to use iTunes "Join CD Tracks"  
feature (via the Advanced Menu) on the CD tracks, and then running the  
Make Bookmarkable script.

Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the script  
Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, intelligent  
track ordering and user-editable track naming.