Topic: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback

[RRobar]

I just downloaded the newest version 4.6 and was listening to a show I just converted to AAC and noticed that there was no gap in between tracks. I then went back and listened to a show that was converted on v 4.5 and low and behold there is no gap.  I was just talking today about how IMHO that was the only real flaw with iTunes.

I also posted this in the Team mac Geeks thread but figured you windows iTunes users would like to know.

[Sean Gallemore]

I'm pretty sure gapless is impossible for mp3, did you try any other formats?

[RRobar]

I'm pretty sure gapless is impossible for mp3, did you try any other formats?

I have not tried a mp3 as I only put them to AAC. I'll see what a mp3 does. After I make one. Since my ipod only has AAC or apple lossless on it I'm happy.

[John Kelly]

The gaps are there for mp3 playback.  Looks like it's time to ditch mp3s for me.

[RRobar]

The gaps are there for mp3 playback.  Looks like it's time to ditch mp3s for me.

Thanks John I don't have any MP3 files that are shows so I couldn't try it out. I've been thinking about seeding shows in apple lossless just because.

[John Kelly]

If you do that remember to encode them in Quicktime, not in iTunes.  You lose a little bit of data encoding them in iTunes (according to tests Scott Brown ran when the format was first available).

[John Kelly]

So what did you do to get the gapless playback?  I just re-encoded a show into AAC and it still has gaps???

[scb]

>>If you do that remember to encode them in Quicktime, not in iTunes.  You lose a little bit of data encoding them in iTunes (according to tests Scott Brown ran when the format was first available).<<

other way around.  the ones i did in iTunes were bit perfect.  when i had quicktime player decode, they weren't exact.  i submitted the bug to apple...

[John Kelly]

>>If you do that remember to encode them in Quicktime, not in iTunes.  You lose a little bit of data encoding them in iTunes (according to tests Scott Brown ran when the format was first available).<<

other way around.  the ones i did in iTunes were bit perfect.  when i had quicktime player decode, they weren't exact.  i submitted the bug to apple...

Ah, my mistake.  Thanks. 

[barthatronic]

What's the current feeling towards Apple Lossless? Impressed? Pros and/or cons?

[John Kelly]

What's the current feeling towards Apple Lossless? Impressed? Pros and/or cons?

IIRC, it compresses about the same as FLAC.  I wouldn't switch to it full time though...  Maybe just for playing on an iPod.

And has *anyone else* gotten gapless playback out of their AAC files???  It doesn't work for me...

[rockumal]

Sorry if I misread the thread, but can you get gapless playback on an iPod with the Apple Lossless format?