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foobar2000 with foo_pod.dll plugin and faac.exe codec (iPod Management, Music Management)

http://www.foobar2000.org/ official audio player site
http://www.loodi.com/foo_pod.zip download link for foo_pod
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?act=ST&f=33&t=19156 HA forum thread discussing foo_pod
http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=FAAC everything about FAAC, the open source AAC encoder, and how to use it with apps like foobar2000
http://www.rarewares.org/aac.html download link for faac.exe

- freeware (all parts)
- minimum system requirements: foo_pod WinXP or Win2k until now, foobar2000 and faac.exe Win95

Foobar2000 has been developed by Peter Pawlowski, former Winamp developer, and others to be a high-quality, no-nonsense audio player. It has been expanded with unique features that in some way make it the "Swiss Army knife of audio apps" now like internal SSRC resampler and ReplayGain modules, a database and all sorts of external input and output plugins.

One of the latest plugins is foo_pod, enabling foobar2000 to manage file transfer and management to and from the iPod as well as direct transcoding from any input format to either MP3 with LAME or AAC/MP4 with FAAC (command line version) or Nero AAC. This plugin only works with WinXP or Win2k yet, but the developer is open to suggestions to provide a version for older OS, too.

FAAC is the only open source AAC codec and has been improved and extended a lot since 2002, see e.g. this comparison of AAC codecs. The latest v1.24 is able to tag MP4 files on the command line which is important when using faac.exe together with CD rippers or transcoders like EAC, CDex, Audiograbber or GX::Transcoder. There are also output plugins for other apps, e.g. cool_faac for CoolEdit/Adobe Audition, out_faac for Winamp 2.x/5.x and libfaac for winLAME and others.

Being open source, this codec is also used in Linux and Mac OS X applications, e.g. in the latest gnuPod version which is a file transfer and transcoding program for the Linux console. The decoder FAAD2 also enables multimedia players like VLC to play files and HTTP streams from internet radio stations like SomaFM. See the project summary on Freshmeat.net.
 
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RealPlayer 10.5
  • Rips CDs as .m4a AAC files, up to 320Kbps
  • Full synchronization support for tracks and playlists
  • The RealPlayer Music Store offers 192Kbps AAC files that can be transferred to your iPod without any loss of quality.
  • Can convert nearly any type of file "on-the-fly" to AAC during transfer to the iPod.
  • full support for CD-Text (unlike iTunes)
  • Playback support for nearly every codec on the market, including DVDs.
  • RealPlayer 10.5 is free, but a onetime fee of $19.95 gets you the Plus version with many useful features
 

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Another option WinAmp + ml_ipod

WinAmp + ml_ipod

Another option for syncing your iPod to your PC is using WinAmp 5 and a plugin called "ml_ipod". Check it out. One of the features that I find most useful of iTunes is being able to sync Smart Playlists. Currently, ml_ipod does not enable syncing of Smart Playlists. http://www.harrison-fisher.co.uk/mlipod/index.php?page=home
 

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Anapod Explorer

Anapod Explorer is hands-down the most advanced Windows software companion for your iPod. Anapod can copy and backup iPod music and playlists to your PC and
integrates your iPod into Windows Explorer as a full-fledged device under My Computer, allowing you to transfer files to your iPod as well and use a familiar Explorer interface to manage on-board music, playlists, contacts, notes, and more. Also included are a built-in database called AnapodSQL and a one-of-a-kind web-based streaming interface to your iPod called Anapod Xtreamer.

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/featpw.php
 

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MarksMan Audiobook Bookmarks Manager

This program allows you to take control of bookmarks for audiobooks on the iPod.

MarksMan will let you:

* list all bookmark-able files currently on the iPod
* for each such file, show the current bookmark time if there is one
* allow you to change the bookmark time to any time you like
* store past bookmarks (saves current marks each time you run it)
* save named bookmarks for a particular file (eg "Chapter 1")
* print out all bookmark data
* import and export saved bookmarks (eg for named chapter lists)
* safely preserve your current bookmark while reviewing earlier parts of the book
* you can even remove the book files from the iPod, or reformat the iPod, knowing that you can still recover your reading point
* estimate a bookmark time based on a page number in the printed book, or vice-versa

Click here for MarksMan web site
 

andie

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iDump
Simply allows you to copy music from your iPod to you PC.

More info here...

Download iDump Here


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david1951

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Re: MarkAble !

MarkAble

MarkAble is designed for audiobook listeners who own an Apple iPod, or who use iTunes to listen to such books. Or for those who listen to podcasts and would like to combine casts into a bookmarkable format.

Audiobook files bought from the iTunes Music Store or from Audible.com are 'bookmarking' - that is, the iPod (or iTunes) remembers the point of the book where you were up to, and resumes from there when you start listening again. This, of course, is vital.

However, there are many other sources of audiobooks. Such books may be in a variety of different formats such as MP3 files (for example, from podcasts, www.audiobooksforfree.com or www.telltaleweekly.com), or audio CDs or tapes you may have bought. Getting these into a format which is bookmarking like the books from Audible.com is a tedious and difficult process - or at least, it has been up until now.

Now you can use MarkAble, which does all the work for you!
 
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eyeJamz - Download Art/Error Free Searches/Play/Sort/Synch/Resize

eyeJamz

eyeJamz downloads all the Album cover art for all the music tracks you have in your iTunes program. Please visit our web site at eyejamz-dot-com for a more detailed look at our application because eyeJamz is far more than an album art grabber.

eyeJamz v1.2 features some very advanced code that avoids the typical Amazon server errors with non-standard characters in your Artist/Album text. This helps to make searches for album covers bullet proof with no errors to shut your searches down.

eyeJamz will display ALL your album cover art in one panel so that you can browse through all your music tracks arranged by Artist or Album. This is similar to browsing a real music collection so that you get the visual stimulation of the art work along with the intelligence of advanced software.

Plus eyeJamz gives you the option to display your art from 80x80 all the way up to 300x300. The details in the album cover art really stand out at 300x300.

Click on a cover to play it. Right click on a cover to bring a menu with numerous functions. One of my favorites is the ability to attach the cover art to iTunes with a click; then I can easily synch the cover art to my iPod Photo.

You can tag certain Albums as favorites and display only those favorite covers or display only the covers in the current playlist (eyeJamzList).

eyejamz will do in-depth searches from 20 hits up to 100 hits for those rare covers!

eyeJamz also makes it easy to change the art work for a particular cover. You can even import art from your hard drive.

The latest version, v1.2, has some advanced code that avoids the typical Amazon server errors with non-standard characters in your Artist/Album text.

There are just too many features to list all of them here. Please visit our web site at: eyejamz-dot-com
 

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Abee Mp3 Duplicates Finder

You can use Abee Mp3 Duplicates Finder to find and delete dupes at your computer.
abeetech.com/mp3-duplicates-finder/[/url]
This program also can detect just similar songs and remixes.
It also supports Ogg Virbis files and wma files.



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Dopple2005

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iPodCopy

Copy music from your iPod to your PC
Copy music from your iPod directly into iTunes
Search for music on your iPod
Save search result as a playlist
Play your music without directly of your iPod through your PC without itunes

Create, view, delete Contact entries for your iPod
Import Contacts directly from Mircrosoft Outlook to your iPod

Create, view, delete Note entries for your iPod

Screenshot...


Free 30-Day demo and more information at...
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/ipodcopy/

PodUNDELETE - PC Only - $25USD
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/podundelete/

PodUNDELETE scans your iPod for music you or iTunes may have deleted. PodUNDELETE can then undelete your music safley back to your PC.
Ever had iTunes wipe your iPod by mistake? Try PodUNDELETE!

Main Features.

* Recovers MP3, M4A, M4V and M4P files.
* Recovers files you have purchased from iTunes store
* Recovers files from CDs you have ripped yourself.
* Select which files you want to recover.
* Play music files in advance of recovering it.
* Options available on where to save recovered files.
* Options to select to save files in Artist / Album subfolders.
* Option to prefix file names with artist and album name.
* Extensive help and step-by step instructions available in program.
 
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Copy songs from your iPod to your PC - FAST FREE SAFE

your pod. your way. nPod

nPod Jr is an interim release of a larger open source project and is intended to address a specific and immediate need of the iPod user base:

pod to computer file copy (windows, .net framework 1.1)

What nPod Jr currently does:
  • Does browse iPod and copy songs to your computer.
  • Does allow you to back-up your iPod data files.
  • (techies can use nPod Jr to examine backup database files via the tools menu)
That's it.

What nPod Jr does NOT do:
  • Does NOT Write to your pod. ever .
  • It even yells at you if you try to copy songs from your pod to your pod by accident. It is a copy utility.

nPod Jr WILL NOT BREAK YOUR IPOD. Use it with confidence.

Full featured pod management coming soon with nPod Sr.

nPod Jr beta preview 1 can be downloaded from http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/npod
 
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FIX TUNES - $24.94USD (http://www.fixtunes.com) For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

-Edit the song title, artist, album, track, year and genre tags of your music.
-Fix your songs automatically, without having to type all the information yourself.
-Automatically download and add album cover art images to your music files.
-Look up online information on your music like artist bios and lyrics with one click.
-Rename the music in your library into a standard format.
-Organize your music into folders according to artist, album, year or genre.
-Remove duplicate music files from your collection with ease, saving the best version.
-Quickly search and edit only a portion of your music collection.
 

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iTunes Folder Watch for Windows [1.0.16]

Watch folder(s) for new files, and push them to iTunes. FREEWARE.

This program is a companion for iTunes (Windows).

Are you frustrated that iTunes does not automatically detect new tracks in certain nominated folders and add them to the library automatically? This program does exactly that. It allows you to set up "Watch Folders" and to evaluate whether there are any new tracks in them which do not exist in iTunes, and allows you to add them selectively or fully automatically.

It can be run as a taskbar process and so will continually monitor the watch folders, alternatively it may be run in the foreground on demand. Please evaluate & provide feedback via the Forum.

This program is FREE to beta-testers, but if you appreciate the program you may donate via the following link: paypal link on page.

Additional Components
Requires Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0. You can get the .NET Framework from the Windows Update page.

Edited: Added additonal information from website.
 
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iTAB - iTunes Album Browser

iTAB - a graphical front end to iTunes.

Turns this

into this

or this


Full documentation here.
 
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