How to Transfer iTunes Music & Video to Microsoft Surface

About Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface is a series of tablets designed and marketed by Microsoft. The Surface comes in two versions, one with Windows RT and another with Windows 8 Pro. The Windows RT model uses an ARM CPU, while the Windows 8 Pro model will use an Intel CPU. Both models are able to install new applications via the Windows Store, however only the Windows 8 Pro model allows the installation of traditional third-party desktop programs.

Music in iTunes Store is in the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, which is the MPEG-4-specified successor to MP3. Songs with DRM are encoded at 128 kbit/s. At the January 2009 Macworld Expo, Apple announced that all iTunes music would be made available without DRM, and encoded at the higher-quality rate of 256 kbit/s. However, television episodes, many books, and films are still FairPlay-protected.

So if you want to play iTunes music and video on the Windows tablet, especially Surface with Windows RT, you will need to remove iTunes DRM first. Now let me show you how to remove DRM from iTunes music and video, convert iTunes music and video to plain MP3 and MP4 and transfer iTunes music to Microsoft Surface.

Remove DRM from iTunes music and convert iTunes music to MP3

1. Download and install TuneClone.

2. Create a new playlist in iTunes and add iTunes songs to the playlist.

3. Launch TuneClone. Click the Settings tab. In the pop-up window, specify output folder, output file name format, output format, etc. for the output files.

Note: Check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed at the bottom left corner of the interface. (Very Important)

4. In iTunes, Right click the playlist you just created and choose Burn Playlist to Disc.

5. In the pop-up window of Burn Settings, select TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW from the CD Burner drop-down list, click the radio button next to Audio CD and tick Include CD Text option. Click Burn to start burning.

6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the Folder tab on the interface.

Remove DRM from iTunes video and convert iTunes video to MP4

Here is the link to how to convert iTunes video to MP4

Transfer Music and Video to Micrsoft Surface

When the iTunes music is converted to MP3 and iTunes video to MP4, you can start to transfer the output music and video files to your Microsoft Surface.

1. Copy music and video files onto a USB flash drive or memory card on another computer.

2. Insert the USB flash drive or memory card into Surface.

3. Tap or click the notification that appears in the upper-right corner of the screen.

4. Tap or click Open folder to view files. File Explorer opens.

5. Select the music and video files you want to add to Surface, tap or click Home, and then tap or click Copy to.

6. Select a location.

4 Different Ways to Convert iTunes Music to MP3 on Mac

Music purchased from iTunes store is often incompatible with some other common used MP3 Player, such as Sony MP3 Player, Panasonic MP3 Player, etc. ITunes music is under digital rights management (DRM) copy protection. So iTunes music file is called “protected AAC” with the file extension of “.m4p”. In order to be compatible with an MP3 Player, the purchased iTunes music has to be converted into a suitable format. This article will share 4 different methods to convert iTunes music to MP3 on Mac.

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How to convert M4P to MP3 on Mac for free

MPEG-4 files with audio streams encrypted by FairPlay Digital Rights Management as were sold through the iTunes Store use the .m4p extension. iTunes Plus tracks, that the iTunes Store currently sells, are unencrypted and use .m4a accordingly.

That being said, the m4p music can only be used or played back within Apple environment, including iTunes, iPad, iPod, iPhone, iMovie, iDVD, etc. If, for instance, you want to play m4p songs on a non-Apple media device, you need to convert m4p to mp3 first. Most audio conversion tools cannot convert m4p files due to the DRM. However, you can still free your iTunes music library and convert iTunes m4p music to mp3 on Mac without paying for any music DRM removal software using either of the methods below:

1. Convert m4p to mp3 on Mac by burning a CD disc and ripping it back

a. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive

b. Run iTunes, create a new playlist and burn it to make an “Audio CD”

c. After the Audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes to import the music tracks on the burned disc as whatever format (MP3, AAC, etc) you selected in iTunes preferences for importing.

2. Convert m4p to mp3 on Mac using iMovie

Run iMovie and create a New Project.

In the iMovie window, select the ‘Music’ tab. You will notice that the top right portion of the interface now offers a media browser. Locate the playlist which contains purchased music, or search by artist/title.

Select the DRM-laden song and drag the file from the media browser into the iMovie timeline.

In order to export the song, iMovie requires that a visual image be associated with the audio track – iMovie thinks that it is going to be exporting a movie. Simply drag a blank image (or any other image) to the track above the previously imported audio file. Once iMovie has processed the image, select the ‘Export using QuickTime…’ sub menu item from found inside ‘Share’ in iMovie’s menu bar.

In the Save as… dialogue, select “Sound to AIFF” in the Export drop-down menu, Choose an appropriate directory for iMovie to export to, title the file, and select ‘Save’.

Locate the exported AIFF audio file and drag to your iTunes Library. Right-click on the file and select “Create MP3 Version”. Once completed, ‘Get Info’ on the new file, edit meta data, add album art, and trash the originally purchased and AIFF audio files from your iTunes library.

You may have noticed that it is a time-consuming process to convert m4p to mp3 on Mac OS X with either of the above methods if you have hundreds of music files ready to be converted. TuneClone is a pretty good alternative. TuneClone is built in a virtual CD burner to convert iTunes music to mp3 with ease and speed. All you need to do is burn your iTunes playlist to TuneClone virtual CD instead of real CD discs. TuneClone will convert m4p music in the playlist to MP3 files with CD quality at high speed remaining all the original music meta information.

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TuneClone Guide – Convert DRM Protected iTunes Music M4P to MP3

This is the step-by-step user guide for TuneClone
http://www.tuneclone.com
. Follow this guide, you will be able to convert DRM protected iTunes music M4P to MP3 in a snap. The original music tracks in your iTunes library will be kept intact and the music metadata info will be fully preserved.

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Comparison Among AAC, M4A, M4P, M4B And M4R

What is AAC?

Advanced Audio Coding, or AAC, is a MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) audio standard first adopted as part of the MPEG-2 family of standards. Like its predecessor, MP3, AAC is a Lossy Compression format capable of delivering relatively high quality at relatively low bitrates. There are actually two AAC specifications. In addition to the MPEG-2 version of AAC, there’s a newer specification developed for MPEG-4. This version is normally found in the MP4 Container, either with or without accompanying video.

How to Convert AAC to MP3?

What is M4A?

Audio-only MPEG-4 files generally have a .m4a extension. This is especially true of non-protected content.

How to Convert M4A to MP3?

What is M4B?

Audio book and podcast files, which also contain metadata including chapter markers, images, and hyperlinks, can use the extension .m4a, but more commonly use the .m4b extension. An .m4a audio file cannot “bookmark” (remember the last listening spot), whereas .m4b extension files can.

How to Convert M4B to MP3?

What is M4P?

MPEG-4 files with audio streams encrypted by FairPlay Digital Rights Management as sold through the iTunes Store use the .m4p extension. iTunes Plus tracks are unencrypted and use .m4a accordingly.

How to Convert M4P to MP3?

What is M4R?

The Apple iPhone uses MPEG-4 audio for its ringtones but uses the .m4r extension rather than the .m4a extension.

How to Create iPhone Ringtones?

How to Import iTunes DRM Music into Slideshow Project

If you are building a photo DVD slideshow project and want to add iTunes DRM music (m4p) as the background music, you will be faced with the nasty DRM issue. One way to resolve it is to burn iTunes DRM music to an audio CD and rip it back as MP3. Then you will be able to import the output MP3 file into the slideshow and use it as the background music. However, it is a waste of CD discs if you have lots of music tracks needed to be burned and re-ripped.

Another way is to go and download TuneClone Audio Converter to help you easily and quickly convert iTunes music to mp3 via virtual CD burning. There is no need for CD discs and it fully supports batch conversion. The original music tracks in your iTunes library will be kept intact. And the meta information of the music will be well preserved.

Follow this guide to learn how to get your iTunes music DRM free.

TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac 1.4.0 Released to Unlock iTunes Music

TuneClone Inc. released the newest version of TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac. This Mac M4P to MP3 Converter has been upgraded to version 1.4.0. The latest version of TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac has added German and Japanese interface.

TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac is the best iTunes music DRM removal software. It is used to convert iTunes music m4a to mp3, aac to mp3 and m4p to mp3 and convert iTunes audiobook m4b to mp3 on Mac OS X. This iTunes music converter enables you to unlock iTunes music with ease and speed.

TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac simulates the process of burning a CD disc in iTunes and ripping it back. It applies the virtual CD burning technology to remove DRM protection from iTunes music. All you need to do is burn the playlist in your iTunes library to TuneClone’s Virtual CD Drive. TuneClone will automatically convert the music songs in the playlist to plain MP3 files.

Key Features of TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac V1.4.0

1. Remove DRM protection from iTunes music .m4p and iTunes audiobook .m4b;

2. Convert iTunes music m4a, aac, m4p to mp3, wma or wav for playback on all sorts of media players like PSP, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, iriver, Walkman, Mobile Phone, etc.;

3. Convert music files using the virtual CD burning technology, which adopts the maximum writing speed so that your music files can be converted at a very high speed;

4. Fully preserve ID3 tags such as artist, album, title names and artworks;

5. Work great for batch converting a large collection of music files;

6. Easy to install and use with a very handy and clear user interface;

7. Fully support iTunes 10.

What’s New in TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac V1.4.0

1. Added German and Japanese interface;
2. Fixed several bugs about ID3 tags;
3. Fixed several other bugs.

Availablility, Upgrade and Price

TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac V1.4.0 is available at
http://mac.tuneclone.com
. It works with Intel based Mac OS X 10.5 or above, including Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. To upgrade the program, you just go to our official website and then download and install the latest version. The upgrade is totally free, while the full version of TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac V1.4.0 costs USD34.95.

How to sync iTunes music m4p with Windows Phone 7

“I have 5.81 GB (approximately 1200 songs) in my iTunes. How do I transfer ALL of those songs to my Windows Phone 7? I want EVERY song I have in my iTunes on my Windows Phone 7. What is the best way to go about this?”

If you want to play iTunes music M4P, M4A, AAC on your Windows Phone 7, you just need to use some software to convert iTunes music to Windows Phone 7 compatible format and then transfer the output files to your Windows Phone 7. The following guide is going to show you how to remove DRM copy protection from iTunes music, convert DRM iTunes music M4P to MP3, M4A to MP3, AAC to MP3 and sync iTunes music to Windows Phone 7 using TuneClone Audio Converter.

1. Create a new playlist in iTunes.

2. Add the iTunes songs to the playlist.

3. Launch TuneClone Audio Converter. Click the “Settings” tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format, etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed at the bottom left corner of the interface.

4. Switch to iTunes. In iTunes, Right click the playlist you just created and choose “Burn Playlist to Disc”.

5. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning.

6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.

After you get the output music files, connect your Windows Phone 7 to computer via the USB cable, drag and drop the converted music to the music folder, then you can play the iTunes M4P music on your Windows Phone 7 at ease.

Video – How to convert m4p to mp3

TuneClone Audio Converter – Convert Any iTunes Music to MP3 on Windows and Mac

TuneClone today announced that TuneClone Audio Converter (
http://www.tuneclone.com
) is now available for both Windows and Mac users who need to remove DRM copy protection from purchased music files in iTunes store in a legal way. The basic principle of this piece of music DRM removal software is that it simulates the process of burning an “Audio CD” and ripping it back.  TuneClone Audio Converter makes a virtual CD-ROM drive, tricking your PC into believing that you are burning a CD. Therefore, the DRM is removed without wasting a CD.

Basically, when you purchase music from iTunes store, they are actually DRM protected content (in protected .aac or  .m4p format) and you will not be able to play the .m4p files on MP3 players which do not support their formats. In other words, you are not allowed to play them beyond Apple environment, such as iTunes library, iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc. In such case, the option is to burn those tracks to a CD and then rip them once again to the computer HD wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) .mp3 format. After this you will be able to transfer them to a memory card or to most MP3 players or mobile phones.
 
In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes store, you can go ahead and use TuneClone which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC, and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s.

TuneClone is basically a program that acts as a virtual CD drive that allows you “burn” MP3 from iTunes and “rip” it. TuneClone “lies” to your computer saying that you have a CD-RW drive that it will burn to (like Alchohol 120%). You can use this to move your library of DRM protected music to the MP3 format that you can use on any player out there worth its salt. This is a useful tool for anyone looking to break their relationship with the iPod. The best part is that it maintains all of the music file’s metadata.

Apart from removing DRM from iTunes .m4p music files, TuneClone  (Windows & Mac) can also be used to convert iTunes aac to mp3, m4a to mp3, m4b to mp3, etc. It is dedicated to helping you convert any iTunes music to mp3 file so that you can play them on MP3/MP4 players or other mobile players such as Microsoft Zune, Sony PSP, RIM BlackBerry, Creative Zune, iriver, SanDisk Sansa, Sony Walkman, Cell Phone, Pocket PC, etc.