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Title: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: RRobar on June 10, 2004, 12:03:12 PM: 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.
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: Sean Gallemore on June 10, 2004, 12:13:23 PM: I'm pretty sure gapless is impossible for mp3, did you try any other formats?
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: RRobar on June 10, 2004, 12:17:14 PM: Quote from: Schwillaby on June 10, 2004, 12:13:23 PM
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.
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: John Kelly on June 10, 2004, 04:37:52 PM: The gaps are there for mp3 playback. Looks like it's time to ditch mp3s for me. ;D
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: RRobar on June 10, 2004, 04:48:02 PM: Quote from: John Kelly on June 10, 2004, 04:37:52 PM
The gaps are there for mp3 playback. Looks like it's time to ditch mp3s for me. ;D

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.
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: John Kelly on June 10, 2004, 05:27:54 PM: 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).
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: John Kelly on June 10, 2004, 09:22:21 PM: So what did you do to get the gapless playback? I just re-encoded a show into AAC and it still has gaps???
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: scb on June 11, 2004, 12:12:53 AM: >>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...
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: John Kelly on June 11, 2004, 12:54:34 AM: Quote from: scott brown on June 11, 2004, 12:12:53 AM
>>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. ;D
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: barthatronic on June 11, 2004, 08:09:39 PM: What's the current feeling towards Apple Lossless? Impressed? Pros and/or cons?
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: John Kelly on June 11, 2004, 09:06:41 PM: Quote from: barthatronic on June 11, 2004, 08:09:39 PM
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...
Title: Re: iTune 4.6 now has gapless playback
Post by: rockumal on January 07, 2005, 02:47:54 PM: Sorry if I misread the thread, but can you get gapless playback on an iPod with the Apple Lossless format?