Capturing iTunes songs for Videowave production

[Lucca]

I have Dell with Vista. Trying to capture iTunes purchased pieces for music track on a Videowave production. When I go to "Add Background Audio" it brings up Media Selector, then iTunes library. Some of the music files will add to track and then some will say "There are no media files in this folder that match the filter settings." I've tried to find what filter settings it is talking about but can't. If I go straight into iTunes, the songs play. I've copied them onto a CD and tried to add that way and get the same message as above. Can anyone help?

[Beerman]

I have Dell with Vista. Trying to capture iTunes purchased pieces for music track on a Videowave production. When I go to "Add Background Audio" it brings up Media Selector, then iTunes library. Some of the music files will add to track and then some will say "There are no media files in this folder that match the filter settings." I've tried to find what filter settings it is talking about but can't. If I go straight into iTunes, the songs play. I've copied them onto a CD and tried to add that way and get the same message as above. Can anyone help?

Copyrighted music will not work in Videowave but the ones on the cd should work. Try copying the cd tracks to your hard drive first.

[barryware]

Copyrighted music will not work in Videowave but the ones on the cd should work. Try copying the cd tracks to your hard drive first.

Yep... iTunes saves downloaded mucis as m4p files and are DRM protected. You could use iTunes to burn the file to a CD then rip the CD to mp3's.

 

My Dell DJ only plays mp3's so that is how I get the tunes on the DJ.

[tbrewst]

We try and refrain from telling people that in the open forum as it's circumventing DRM and not really a legal use of the files.

[barryware]

We try and refrain from telling people that in the open forum as it's circumventing DRM and not really a legal use of the files.

If the OP has a DRM protected file and he purchased it and downloaded it through iTunes, then he owns the file and he has the right to make a CD of the file. iTunes lets you make a CD from within the software so there is no circumvention here. As a user of iTunes, I believe you can make up to five CD's. I never made more than one though.

 

Now taking the protected m4p file that you do not own and will not play on your computer because you are not licensed to own or play that file and ripping out the DRM, yes... I agree. That is not legal.

 

However this topic has been debated and is going back and forth in the courts. I don't think you and I will be able to resolve the issue here.