[chobson123]

I am REALLY new to using the videowave product, and I just want to make a simple slideshow for my husband. When I try to add background music I am constantly told "Cannot add audio file to project." I think all of our music is stored in a file named itunes (problem?). They are all m4a. Do I need to move them? Also weird, when I look at the properties of the songs I am trying to choose, it says that the songs have a length of 0:00:00. I know there is probably and easy answer to this, but like I said I am very new at this. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[Beerman]

chobson123, on Jun 22 2006, 10:29 AM, said:

I am REALLY new to using the videowave product, and I just want to make a simple slideshow for my husband. When I try to add background music I am constantly told "Cannot add audio file to project." I think all of our music is stored in a file named itunes (problem?). They are all m4a. Do I need to move them? Also weird, when I look at the properties of the songs I am trying to choose, it says that the songs have a length of 0:00:00. I know there is probably and easy answer to this, but like I said I am very new at this. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

You will need to convert those files to mp3 or wav format before you add them. If iTunes can't do it, try burning the files to disc in iTunes, then rip them to your hard drive in mp3 format.

[chobson123]

Thank you so much for replying. Again showing my extreme lack of computer skill, what does "rip them to your hard drive" mean? Do I save them in a different file?

This post has been edited by chobson123: 22 June 2006 - 09:09 AM

[chobson123]

I just noticed that some of the songs I want are m4p formatted ... can I not use these b/c they are protected?

[Beerman]

chobson123, on Jun 22 2006, 12:20 PM, said:

I just noticed that some of the songs I want are m4p formatted ... can I not use these b/c they are protected?

Yes, that's why you need to burn them to a cd first then rip them to the hard drive. Ripping simply means copying them to your hard drive. You can use Music Disc Creator to rip them. You might want to visit the tutorials page to learn more about Music Disc Creator.

[John at Roxio]

chobson123, on Jun 22 2006, 11:09 AM, said:

Thank you so much for replying. Again showing my extreme lack of computer skill, what does "rip them to your hard drive" mean? Do I save them in a different file?

Just to clarify, the term means to copy the audio off of an Audio CD, to the hard drive.