The files are obviously huge compared to the mp3s on my PC, but I’m wondering why this is and if it’s some measure that Mac has taken to make sure there is no file sharing? I can upload a file on one email account but when I send it to another email address it comes back saying that the file was too big. It would be great if there was a way around this. Anyone know?
AAC is now the default format for iTunes so the files (at the same bit rate) should be smaller than your mp3s. I encode them at 192kHz but even 128kHz is pretty high quality. Maybe you could just try dropping the bit rate to shrink the files. Apart from that, it’s more likely to be a problem with either your mail server or client rather than a rights management issue devised by Apple. I know I’ve emailed far larger files using Mail and my IMAP webmail service.
Unless these are songs to which you hold the copyright, sharing them is illegal. Discussion of how to perform illegal activities on these boards is verboten.
Sorry. And actually I had no intention of really “sharing” them…just transferring from one of my computers to another.
Your problem is caused by two unrelated factors.
(1) Your e-mail account. Most ISPs set a file size limit that restricts the size of attachments that can be sent. Pain in the ass, but something to take up with your ISP. Even if they won’t suspend the limit, they can at least tell you what the megabyte size limit is and you’ll know what the file size must not exceed.
(2) An MP3 is the same size regardless of what platform (Windows/Mac) you use or program (iTunes/WinAmp, etc.) you use. The factor that makes a file larger or smaller is the settings that were used when it was originally ripped. In iTunes, check under preferences for importing preferences. Lower bit rates equal smaller file sizes and poorer audio quality. You will have to play a little bit re-ripping a file at lower bit-rates to get the size you need. Note: If you no longer have the original CD that the track came from, you can convert MP3s from other MP3s to get this lower bit-rate thing. Search the menu options for a command that says something like “Convert to MP3” It should give you a dialog box that you will need to find the file you want to re-rip.
Good luck.
I use a file splitter program to send large attachments.Usually free email accounts like yahoo,hotmail etc allow attachments upto only 1MB.So you can use the file splitting program to split your file in different files of 1MB each.The downside is that the computer where you download the file should also have the software to join the files back.
Google “free file splitting software”.There are plenty of them available.
I agree with Hey You’s take on your ISP. You’re probably (almost certainly) exceeding a file size limitation. ACC is not iTunes default file type unless you set it that way. It is, however, the filetype that you download from the iTunes Music Store. It’s similar to MP3 with a couple of pricipal exceptions. Predictably, and most notably, it’s got file protection. Apple set AAC files up so that a user could:
A)burn any one song list a maximum of ten times, and B) transfer the file to a total of three different computers. Another Doper has already pointed out that sharing info on swiping copyrighted materials is verboten, however, since we’re talking about licensed stuff here, I’ll point out that just in case you have a PC that doesn’t like AAC, you can re-rip AAC format files to high bit rate MP3’s with no discernable loss of quality in many file conversion apps (Discreet Cleaner, for example). Oh, the copy protection seems to go away when you do that, too.
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You have no idea what she is trying to do with the songs, or who they belong to. Just answer the question! You’ve no right to assume she’s doing something “illegal” and then lecture her. There are lots of other reasons you’d want to email itune files – for instance if you’ve created a song in garage band, exported it to itunes, and now want to share it with a friend.
In response to the original question: I think if you export the song (for instance, drag it to your desktop) and then change the file type to .mp3 (rather than .m4a) you can attach the file to email. In order to change the file type, right click the file and then in then click “file info” or something similar. There you can change the name of the file and also the file type. It might be a slightly different process for you than for me if you use windows, since I use a mac. Good luck!
okdora - in the text directly above a poster’s name is the date and time they made that particular post on. You may want to make a note of that in the future.
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