Re: MP4 -> M4A -> MP4 scripts

It would be easier if ephpod processed files with the mp4 extension.

At 11:24 AM 5/22/2003 -0500, N Sharp wrote:

>I don't know about y'all, but it got to be a pain switching my AAC files'
>extensions back and forth to use either WinAmp to play them or Ephpod to
>transfer them.  So, I wrote a pair of Windows batch files to switch back and
>forth, depending on what application I'm running.  All they do is search
>from the directory specified in the script, recursively, and rename the file
>extensions on all MP4/M4A files.
>
>---------------------------------------------------
>ToM4A.bat
>---------------------------------------------------
>@Echo off
>REM
>REM Batch file to convert all *.mp4 file extensions to *.m4a
>REM so that the files can be copied into EphPod and onto my iPod.
>REM
>REM Created by Neil Sharp
>REM Last updated on 2003/05/12
>
>echo Converting AAC files to M4A file extensions for transferring to the
>iPod...
>FOR /R "C:\iPod Music Library\AAC" %%i IN (*.mp4) DO move /Y "%%i"
>"%%~pi%%~ni.m4a"
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>---------------------------------------------------
>ToMP4.bat
>---------------------------------------------------
>@Echo off
>REM
>REM Batch file to convert all *.m4a file extensions to *.mp4
>REM so that the files can be played in Quicktime, NeroMix or WinAmp.
>REM
>REM Created by Neil Sharp
>REM Last updated on 2003/05/12
>
>echo Converting AAC files to MP4 file extensions for playing on the PC...
>FOR /R "C:\iPod Music Library\AAC" %%i IN (*.m4a) DO move /Y "%%i"
>"%%~pi%%~ni.mp4"
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>Note that these work on my WinXP Pro system.  They may or may not work on
>previous versions of Windows, due to the "/R" switch on the FOR command.
>
>Also, note that I use Nero to make my AAC files; therefore, renaming the
>extension is all that is needed.
>
>I would assume you could just add another line at the bottom to start WinAmp
>or Ephpod as well.
>
>Hope that helps someone else,
>
>Neil
>
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