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I have a lot of WMA files and I am trying to load them into my iPod. However it fails with the error:
Ecstasy of Gold.wma was not copied to this iPod because it cannot be played in this iPod
UPDATE: I tried converting wma files to mp3 with Audacity to see if that would work. However, the conversion itself failed. The wma file was about 17 Mb, whereas the mp3 file was only about 6 Kb.
UPDATE2: None of the wma files are protected. I checked this by enabling the field Protected in Windows Explorer.
UPDATE3: The codec as retrieved by GSpot is as follows
0x0163 (Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless) 0x01:44100Hz 663 kb/s tot (2 chnls)
@Benjamin - How do I find that? – Kanini – 2009-10-19T11:38:28.960
And that container most often uses the Windows Media Audio codec, doesn't it? – user1686 – 2009-10-19T12:59:08.703
@grawity: yes, but all it takes is one wonky setting on an encoder to create a whole bunch of .wma's using some non-WMA codec. or some WMA codec with esoteric options that are throwing OP's iTunes for a loop. without (lots) more details we don't really know. – quack quixote – 2009-10-19T13:22:36.680
In short, if I copy incompatible formats to iPod it will not play. Thanks Benjamin! – Kanini – 2009-10-19T15:34:17.973