Q: Why Use AAC to MP3 converter?

A: When you purchase music from iTunes Store, they are actually DRM protected content and you will not be able to play the protected AAC (M4P) files on MP3 players which do not support their formats. In such case, the option is to Burn those tracks to a CD and then Rip them once again to the computer hard drive wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) MP3 format. After this you will be able to transfer them to a memory card or to MP3/MP4 players.

In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes Store, you can go ahead and use AAC to MP3 Converter which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC, and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s.

How to: Convert iTunes AAC M4A M4P to MP3 Using AAC to MP3 Converter?

Step 1. Create a new playlist in iTunes and add the iTunes/AAC/M4A/M4P songs to the playlist.

Step 2. Download and install AAC to MP3 Converter. Run it. In the main interface, click the "Settings" button. In the pop up window, you can choose the output folder, output file name format, output format (actually you can choose MP3, WMA or WAV), etc for the output files.

Step 3. Back to iTunes. Click the "Burn Disc" button. In the pop-up window of "Burn Settings", select "TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW" from the "CD Burner" drop-down list, click the radio button next to "Audio CD" and tick "Include CD Text" option. Click "Burn" to start burning. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the TuneClone interface.

Step 4. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the "Folder" tab on the interface.

To begin with you need to know the formats your iPhone can play.

The Video Formats Supported by iPhone Include

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, .mov file formats

The Audio Formats Supported by iPhone Include

MP3, MP3 VBR, WAV, AAC, Protected AAC, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF

Now to watch the DVD movies and videos what you need to do is simply rip the DVD movies or convert the video files into a video/audio format supported by iPhone 3G. After you have the files in a compatible format upload them into your iPhone through the sync of iTunes Library.

To convert the video files you need to download the Clone2Go DVD to iPhone Converter.

So are you all set? Let’s start the process now.

Step 1

1. First open the iPhone converter.
2. Add DVD video or audio files.
3. If the DVD movie you need to convert is on your disc drive, click on the DVD button.
4. In case you have saved it in a hard drive, click the Add video button and locate the folder.
5. Locate the path of the folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. the .vob files appear.
   Select the .vob files and click OK.
6. By clicking on the Add video button you can also import video from various other sources.

The formats that are supported include

Audio Files (*.mp2,*.mp3,*.wav)
Windows Media Player(*.avi,*.wmv,*.asf,*.dvr-ms,*.ms-dvr)
MOV/MP4 Files(*.mov,*.mp4,*3gp,*.mp4,*.qt)
Real Media Player(*.flv)
Flash Video Player(*.mkv)
MKV Video Player(*.avs)
AviSYnth Scripts(*.mpg,*.vob,*.dv,*.m1v,*.m2v,*.dat,*.amv)

Once the DVD or video has been been imported you can watch it on the main interface.

Here’s your chance to pick the DVD or video you wish to play on your iPhone. Select the portion you want to play. Drag from the Start to trim and Stop to trim button to select the segment.

Step 2

To choose the proper profile look for the drop-down list of Profile option on the right. Choose the profile that suits you best. Like for instance if you want to play the video in MPEG-4 choose the iPhone MPEG-4 Video from the list of profiles.

The Clone2Go DVD to iPhone Converter also allows you to convert the online YouTube Videos for your iPhone 3G.

Step 3

Click on the Start Encode button to start converting videos or ripping DVD’s for iPhone 3G.

Step 4

After the ripping or conversion is complete, go to the Folder button on the main menu to get the converted video/audio files.

You are done. Now upload them into your iPhone through the sync of iTunes Library and start playing.

Why Put iTunes M4P music onto Rhapsody Napster Limewire?

When you purchase music from iTunes Store, you actually get DRM protected content (in protected AAC or M4P format), which you will not be able to play on MP3/MP4 players and other non-Apple mobile players. You cannot directly transfer the M4P files to Rhapsody, Napster, Limewire, either. In such case, the option is to burn those tracks to an audio CD and then rip them once again to your computer hard drive wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) MP3 or WMA format. After this you will be able to transfer them to Limewire, Rhapsody or Napster.

In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes Store, you can go ahead and use TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s, with the music ID3 tags info well preserved.

Step by Step: Burn and Rip iTunes M4P Music for Limewire/Rhapsody/Napster?

1. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Burn the iTunes M4P playlist to make an audio CD. You cannot select the "MP3 CD" option since it requires the DRM protected iTunes M4P files be converted to MP3 or WMA files for Rhapsody, Napster, Limewire.

3. After the audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes or Windows Media Player to import the music tracks on the burned disc as MP3 or WMA files.

Step by Step: Convert iTunes M4P Music for Rhapsody/Napster/Limewire with TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter

1. Create a new playlist in iTunes.

2. Add the M4P songs to the playlist.

3. Launch TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter. Click the "Settings" tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format (choose MP3 or WMA), etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the interface.

4. Switch to iTunes. In iTunes, click the "Burn Disc" button.

5. In the pop-up window of "Burn Settings", select "TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW" from the "CD Burner" drop-down list, click the radio button next to "Audio CD" and tick "Include CD Text" option. Click "Burn" to start burning.

6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the "Folder" tab on the interface.

Posted By: terry bob

Part 1. How to download videos from YouTube?
Part 2. How to convert YouTube videos to AVI/MP4/3GP/WMV/MOV/iPod/Zune?
Part 3. How to burn YouTube video to DVD?

Part 1. How to download YouTube videos from YouTube?

If you’ve got a high speed Internet connection and a video file you’d like to download for your mobile player, the easiest method is with the Zamzar website (http://www.zamzar.com/url/).

The steps are quite simple. When your video has been downloaded to the format you specified, you’ll receive an email with a link to download the file. Remember that Zamzar has a 100MB limit on videos, so if the video you are going to download is larger than 100MB, you’d have to turn to a software application to help you download it. Here I’d recommend using Clone2Go YouTube Downloader, which is totally free and works nice.

Part 2. How to convert YouTube videos to AVI/MP4/3GP/WMV/MOV/iPod/Zune?

The software you need is Clone2Go Video Converter ( free download ).

Here is how it works:

1. Import YouTube FLV file to the program.
2. Choose an output format. For example, if you want to watch the YouTube video on iPod, you can choose "iPod MPEG-4" as the output format.
3. Start to convert.

Part 3. How to burn YouTube video to DVD?

If you want to burn YouTube FLV videos to DVD, you will need DVD authoring software. Here, I’d recommend using DV to DVD Converter ( free download ). Below is the screenshot of this program:

Let’s take a look at how it performs:

1. Import videos converted from YouTube (in Part 2) to the program by clicking the "ADD Video Files" button.
2. Choose DVD menu, DVD theme, transition effects, etc for the output DVD file.
3. Insert a DVD disc into your PC and click "Burn DVD Disc" button to start burning videos to DVD.

Zen is the first Creative player that supports unprotected AAC format, so you can enjoy up to 8,0001 of your favorite CD tracks that you’ve ripped through iTunes software. Zen also supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store, in addition to MP3 and WMA music tracks. It is also compatible with music subscription services such as Napster To Go and Rhapsody.

However, as the music purchased from iTunes Store is encrypted with DRM, you cannot directly play it on your Creative Zen. iTunes allows you to burn the protected AAC(M4P) files to CD-R or CD-RW disc to make a standard audio CD:

1. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Burn your playlist to make an audio CD.
3. After the audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes or Windows Media Player to import the music tracks on the burned disc as MP3 or WMA files.

Or you can get some software to help you. I use TuneClone M4P Converter to do this. Though not free, it is very well worth a try. It generates a virtual CD drive to help to remove DRM from iTunes and convert the M4P music to MP3 or unprotected WMA format, which is compatible with your Creative Zen.

Here is the tutorial as to how to use TuneClone to convert iTunes M4P to MP3.

1. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Burn your playlist to make an audio CD. You cannot select the "MP3 CD" option since it requires the DRM protected iTunes music files be converted to unprotected MP3, WMA or WAV files.
3. After the audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes to import the music tracks on the burned disc as MP3, WMA or WAV files.

And the method I am going to introduce does the same exact thing but you will not need a CD-RW disc, a CD ROM drive, or even need to burn anything! It’s that simple. Let’s show you how to perform this.

We are going to be using a program called TuneClone M4P Converter. TuneClone M4P Converter is basically a program that acts as a virtual CD drive that allows you "burn" MP3 from iTunes and "rip" it. TuneClone "lies" to your computer saying that you have a CD-RW drive that it will burn to (like Alchohol 120%). You can use this to move your library of M4P DRM protected music to the MP3 format that you can use on any player out there worth its salt. This is a useful tool for anyone looking to break their relationship with the iPod. The best part is that it maintains all of the music file’s metadata. Below is the step by step tutorial that shows how it works:

1. Create a new playlist in iTunes.
2. Add the protected songs to your playlist. Since iTunes burns the protected music with TuneClone virtual CD drive, there is no limit as to music length so long as you have enough hard drive space.
3. Launch TuneClone M4P Converter. Click the "Settings" tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format (WMA, MP3, WAV), etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the interface.
   
4. In iTunes, click the "Burn Disc" button.
5. In the pop-up window of "Burn Settings", select "TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW" from the "CD Burner" drop-down list, click the radio button next to "Audio CD" and tick "Include CD Text" option. Click "Burn" to start burning.
   
6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the "Folder" tab on the interface.

The software you need is Clone2Go DVD Ripper. Free download

Unlike other DVD rippers, Clone2Go DVD Ripper combines the following features into one single program:

1. Rip DVD to video/audio
2. Convert video to video/audio
3. Download YouTube/Google video

However, in the following guide, I’d like to focus on the first feature: rip DVD to video/audio format using Clone2Go DVD Ripper. Let’s take a look at how it performs:

1. Click the "Open DVD" button to load the DVD movie. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Open DVD…" to import the DVD movie. After the DVD is imported, there will be a list of DVD chapters/titles showing in the program.

2. Extend the "Profile" category to select an output format. For example, if you want to watch DVD on your iPod Touch, you can choose "iPod touch MPEG-4" as the output format.

3. Click the "Start Encode" button to start to convert DVD movie to AVI, WMV, 3GP, MP4, FLV, SWF, MPG, MOV video file or for your mobile player.

The steps are quite simple, however, there are several tips we can take a look at while using this DVD ripper to rip DVD to iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, AVI, 3GP, WMV, MP4, etc.

Tip 1. Merge all DVD chapters/titles into one file

Click the "Options" button on the main interface. In the pop-up dialog, navigate to "DVD" and tick "Do not separate a DVD video disc as titles". You will get a whole DVD movie rather than separate files.

Tip 2. Customize profile for the output

If you want to customize the output video, you can click the "Video Options" and "Audio Options" buttons below the "Profile" category. There you can set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, video codec, etc.

Tip 3. Specify the output folder

Click the "Options" button on the main interface. In the "General" tab, you can specify the folder for the output file. For your convenience, the output file is easily available by clicking the "Folder" botton in the main interface after the encoding process.

Tip 4. Trim the DVD

If you don’t need the whole DVD movie, you can use the "Trim" function to get the exact clip from the movie.

Part 1. How to convert MSWMM to WMV in Windows Movie Maker?

A *.MSWMM is a project file of Windows Movie Maker; it is not a video file (more like a record file). You can open *.MSWMM file in Windows Movie Maker(click "File -> Open Project Project…") and save the movie to your computer: go to the "Tasks" bar, click "Finish Movie" and then click "Save to my computer".

Then Windows Movie Maker will ask you to enter a file name for your movie and choose a folder to save your movie. The movie will be saved as a WMV file in the PC.

Part 2. How to convert MSWMM to AVI/MP4/WMV/YouTube/iPod?

You may wonder how to upload your Windows Movie Maker project(.*MSWMM) to YouTube or watch the movie on your iPod. All you need to do is convert the MSWMM file to video format. After you have saved the MSWMM file to your computer hard drive(in the folder you chose in "Part 1") as WMV video, you can now begin to convert the WMV file to the specific video format you need.

The software you need is Clone2Go Video Converter ( free download ).

The steps are quite simple:

1. Import the WMV file to the program.
2. Choose an output format. For example, if you want to watch the movie on iPod, you can choose "iPod MPEG-4" as the output format.
3. Start to convert.
Done

Part 3. How to burn MSWMM to DVD?

If you want to burn the MSWMM to DVD, you will need DVD authoring software. Here, I’d recommend using Nero or DV to DVD Converter. Make a simple Google search and you will get either of them to start to burn MSWMM to DVD.

With the DVD ripping feature, Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter can convert various DVD’s to iPod compatible MPEG-4/H.264 format for playback on iPod touch/nano/classic. It can extract sound tracks from DVD movies as iPod MP3/M4A files as well.

As a video to iPod converter, it can convert VOB, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, RM, RMVB, MOV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, QT, AVS, MPG, M1V, M2V, DAT, AMV to iPod video/audio format for any kind of iPod player.

Plus, Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter allows you to capture video from DV camcorder for viewing on your iPod. It also serves as a powerful YouTube downloader. You can easily download YouTube/Google videos to your PC and even for your iPod.

Key features of Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter (from http://www.clone2go.com/products/dvdtoipod.php)

1. Convert DVD to MP4/MP3 format for iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic.
2. Convert AVI, WMV, ASF, MOV, MP4, 3GP, M4V, QT, RM, RMVB, FLV, MKV, AVS, MPG, VOB, DV, M1V, M2V, DAT, AMV, MP2, MP3, WAV to iPod video/audio format.
3. Download YouTube/Google videos for viewing on iPod.
4. Extract sound tracks in MP3 format from DVD movies or videos.
5. Capture video from DV camcorder as video source.
6. Customize the profile for the output video/audio files.
7. Trim the video to get certain clip.
8. Change video and audio properties independently.
9. Multi-select files for batch conversion.
10. Convert videos at high speed with perfect output quality.

Availability

Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter is available at http://www.clone2go.com. You can free download Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter from http://www.clone2go.com/down/dvd-to-ipod-setup.exe for a try. It costs USD29.95 to register the full version.

If you have questions concerning Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter, please feel free to contact Clone2Go support team via clone2go.support@gmail.com . Clone2Go is dedicated to providing you with the best product.

Part 1. How to put iTunes DRM music to PSP-3000

As we know, the majority of music from iTunes Store goes DRM free (iTunes Plus). However, as long as you are not a new iTunes user, you are likely to have in your iTunes Library some songs which are DRM protected. You have to pay 30 cents per songs in order to upgrade them to DRM free. It’s simple mathematics. For 500 songs to upgrade to DRM free, you need to pay USD150 = 500 X 0.3.

To save money, the easiest way is to burn the music to an "Audio CD" and then rip it back to Windows Media Player or a similar program as MP3 music.

Or you can turn to some software for help. I always use TuneClone M4P Converter to help me convert iTunes music to MP3, ready to transfer to my new PSP-3000. The steps are quite simple:

1. Download and install TuneClone M4P Converter.
2. In TuneClone, click the "Settings" button and choose "MP3" as the output format.
3. In iTunes, create a new playlist and add to it the iTunes music you are going to put onto your PSP.
4. Click "Burn Disc" button. In the pop-up dialog of "Burn Settings", select TuneClone virtual CD drive as the "CD Burner", choose "Audio CD" from the "Disc Format" checkboxes and tick "Include CD Text" option (to preserve music metadata).
5. Start burning.

Part 2. How to put iTunes DRM free (iTunes Plus) music to PSP-3000

To put iTunes Plus music to your PSP-3000, launch your iTunes and then:

1. Click on "Edit -> Preferences…". From the "General" tab click on "Import Settings…" button.
2. Change the "Import Using" drop down box to "MP3 Encoder".
3. From the "Settings" drop down box select "Custom…" and choose a "Stereo Bit Rate" of "256Kbps".
4. Click "OK", "OK" and "OK".
5. Now find a file that you want to convert, right-click on it and select "Create MP3 Version" and an MP3 copy will be created.

Note: If you want to skip the trouble of converting AAC music to MP3 one by one, you can still use TuneClone M4P Converter to help you transfer the iTunes Plus music to your PSP-3000. If you have both iTunes DRM music and iTunes Plus music in your Library, it is recommended that you get TuneClone to batch convert the music for your PSP.