More iTunes questions

[starrylizard]

How do I get audio books (ones I didn't buy on iTunes, but ripped or dled from other sources) to be recognised as audio books in iTunes?

In that, at the moment, it just thinks they are music files and random chapters pop up when you're listening to music. Is it possible to make iTunes see that they aren't music?

Comments

[smuffster.livejournal.com]

Oh, the other thing, if you go into the info of the files there is a tickbox for 'skip when shuffling'. If you wanted to do as in_the_bottle suggested and just put them in a plalist you can select all tracks and then do a mass change.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

oooh thank you. If you find out the program name, that'd be awesome and I'll use the ticky box 'til then. :)

[smuffster.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey. I just read on a site that you can just change the 'media kind' to audiobook. You might want to still use the ticky box as well, but that does add them to the book playlist.

[smuffster.livejournal.com]

Otherwise. Try this link: http://www.shivaranjan.com/2007/07/01/ipod-how-to-convert-mp3-files-to-ipod-audio-book-format-m4b/

The reason I convert to M4B is that if you have audiobooks in multiple mp3 files it'll combine them into one, and still keep chapter markings if you so choose. Just tidier.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Oh I see. Thank you! :)