Dave at 23:36, 11 June 2007

2007-06-11T23:36:58Z

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	Just go into kJams->Preferences->Importing and set the encoder to your preferred format, then select the song(s) that you want to convert and go to Advanced->Convert selection…, and your songs will be converted.		Just go into kJams->Preferences->Importing and set the encoder to your preferred format, then select the song(s) that you want to convert and go to Advanced->Convert selection…, and your songs will be converted.

	~~'''Note'''~~: ~~This will create a~~ duplicate ~~copy of your~~ song and ~~work on~~ the ~~duplicate~~. ~~To avoid this~~, ~~hold down~~ the ~~command~~ (~~⌘) key while~~ you ~~pick~~ the ~~menu item~~, ~~which will cause kJams~~ to ~~work on~~ the ~~songs in place.~~		Iif you want to keep the original format as well as convert to a new format, what you should do depends on where the song currently resides:
			* For songs you have ripped (ie: they live inside the "kJams Music" folder), simply duplicate the song before you convert its format.
			* For songs that you used "Add To Library…" to import, first right click on the song and pick "Reveal In Finder…", this will show you where the original song lives. Then convert the format in kJams, then re-add the original back into kJams. (note: this can potentially cause cache confusion, because you've created a situation where two songs have exactly the same meta info, I recommend you change some meta info on one version of the song to be slightly different than the other: name, artist or album)

	'''Important Note''': Converting songs is similar to Ripping a new song, in that kJams will ~~move~~ the song INTO the "kJams Music" folder, and kJams will then own the song. This is in contrast to when you "Add to Library…" a song, which only makes a reference to the song, ~~and~~ kJams does not own it. So for example, you can "Add to Library…" a song, and kJams makes a reference. But then when you convert it ~~'''in place'''~~, kJams will copy the song into your "kJams Music" folder ~~and delete the song that it was referencing outside~~ the ~~kJams folder~~, ~~which may not be what you want. That's why~~ the ~~default is to have it work on a copy of your song~~.		'''Important Note''': Converting songs is similar to Ripping a new song, in that kJams will copy the song INTO the "kJams Music" folder, and kJams will then own the song. This is in contrast to when you "Add to Library…" a song, which only makes a reference to the song, (ie: kJams does not own it). So for example, you can "Add to Library…" a song, and kJams makes a reference. But then when you convert it, kJams will copy the song into your "kJams Music" folder, in the new format, leaving the original untouched.

Dave at 20:53, 8 June 2007

2007-06-08T20:53:11Z

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Say you've ripped a song in AIF or WAV format, and you've decided you'd rather have it in MP3 or Ogg format. Or say you've imported a bunch of .bin files and you'd like them to be converted to .mp3.

Just go into kJams->Preferences->Importing and set the encoder to your preferred format, then select the song(s) that you want to convert and go to Advanced->Convert selection…, and your songs will be converted.

'''Note''': This will create a duplicate copy of your song and work on the duplicate. To avoid this, hold down the command (⌘) key while you pick the menu item, which will cause kJams to work on the songs *in place*.

'''Important Note''': Converting songs is similar to Ripping a new song, in that kJams will move the song INTO the "kJams Music" folder, and kJams will then own the song. This is in contrast to when you "Add to Library…" a song, which only makes a reference to the song, and kJams does not own it. So for example, you can "Add to Library…" a song, and kJams makes a reference. But then when you convert it '''in place''', kJams will copy the song into your "kJams Music" folder and *delete* the song that it was referencing outside the kJams folder, which may not be what you want. That's why the default is to have it work on a copy of your song.

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Dave at 23:36, 11 June 2007

Dave at 20:53, 8 June 2007