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.

How to convert iTunes m4p to mp3 on Mac

How to Convert DVD to iPad and Transfer DVD to iPad

Rip DVD to iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 is the fourth generation of iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is the first device to support FaceTime, Apple's video calling application. It has an Apple A4 processor, 512 MB of eDRAM, a 3.5 inches (89 mm) LED backlit liquid crystal display with 960-by-640 pixel resolution, and the iOS 4 operating system.

Audio formats supported by iPhone 4:

AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video formats supported by iPhone 4:

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

The following steps shows you how to rip DVD to iPhone 4 and transfer DVD to iPhone 4 using DVD to iPhone 4 Converter:

1. Download the latest version of DVD to iPhone 4 Converter. Install and run it.

2. Click the "Open DVD" button to load the DVD movie. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Open DVD..." to import the DVD disc. After the DVD is imported, there will be a list of DVD titles showing in the program.

3. Tick the longest DVD title from the list. Double click this title and you will preview the movie in the program.

4. From the "Profile" drop-down list, navigate to the "Apple iPhone" category and choose "iPhone MPEG-4 Video" as the output format.

5. Click "Start Encode" to start to rip DVD to iPhone 4.

6. Add the output files to iTunes and sync them to your iPhone 4.

Flip videos into iMovie project?

More and more people are starting to own flip camcorders (flip cameras, flip video camcorders, flip video cameras or whatever you call it) to take videos because they are easy to use, flexible, quick, easy to get and allow you to take videos on the fly with decent quality.

Variants of Flip video include the Flip Ultra, the Flip UltraHD, the Flip Video Mino, the Flip Video MinoHD, and the Flip Video SlideHD.

The standard definition Flip camcorders captures video in 640x480 resolution at 30 frames per second, using the MPEG-4 ASP video compression. The high definition version captures video at 1280 x 720 resolution using H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression and the MP4 file format.

This article shares with you how to convert Flip video to iMovie compatible format using Flip Video to iMovie Converter so that you can import Flip video into Apple iMovie project. Let's take a look at how it performs:

Step 1. Add Flip Video Files

Download the latest version of Flip Video to iMovie Converter, install and run it.

Click the "Add Files" button to import the Flip video files captured with your Flip camcorder. Then you can get the video information in the manager panel.



Step 2. Select Output Format

Video formats accepted by iMovie include MPEG-2 and AVCHD, DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie, MEPG-4.

After the Flip video files are imported, go to the "Output" panel. Click the "Profile" drop-down list to choose the format that iMovie supports. Here, you may chooce "Customized MP4 Movie (*.mp4)" as the output video format.



Step 3. Start Converting

When all settings are done, click the "Convert Now" button to start converting Flip video to iMovie format.

Step 4. Transfer Output Video to iMovie

Launch iMovie, go to "File > Import > Movies...". Select the converted MP4 video then click "Import".



That's it! Now you can edit your videos in iMovie. Enjoy making your own movies!

How to transfer YouTube videos to iTunes library?

YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. It is one of the most popular websites that offer streaming videos. If you want to import YouTube videos into iTunes library for sync with iPad, iPod, iPhone, this tutorial may help you. It is composed of the following two parts:

Part 1. How to download videos from YouTube

In order to download YouTube videos, you need a third party program to help you. I'd suggest using Clone2Go Video Converter Free. Let's take a look at how it performs:

Download Video Converter Free and install it. Launch the program.

Visit youtube.com and open the YouTube videos you are going to download. Copy the URL of each video. You can get the URL of the video from the address bar of your browser.

Click the "YouTube" button in the main interface of Video Converter Free. In the pop up dialog of "Import Video from Internet", paste the URL of the YouTube video you copied just now.

There will be a list of the added YouTube videos.

Double click the YouTube videos one by one to get the downloading process started. The downloading status is clearly shown on the list. After the status of all of them indicates "Completed", you can get the downloaded videos (in mp4, flv or 3gp format) by clicking the "Folder" button in the interface of the program.

Part 2. How to convert YouTube video to iTunes format

If you want to import the downloaded YouTube videos to iTunes library for sync with iPad, iPod, iPhone, you can upgrade to Video Converter Professional to convert the downloaded flv, mp4 or 3gp videos to iTunes format. Then you can feel free to watch the YouTube videos on your iPod, iPad, iPhone.

After importing the output videos to Video Converter Professional, choose the profile that best fits your needs. For example, if you want to convert YouTube video to iTunes for viewing on your iPad, you can choose "iPod/iPad" category from the "Profile" menu and take "iPad MPEG4 Video" as the output format.

How to convert DVD to iPad?

The iPad is the first tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. It is part of a device category between a smartphone and a laptop computer. The following tutorial is going to show you how to convert DVDs to iPad compatible video/audio files and put DVD movies onto Apple iPad.

To begin with you need to know the formats the upcoming Apple iPad can play.

The Video Formats Supported by Apple iPad Include

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

The Audio Formats Supported by iPad Include

HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Now to watch the DVD movies, what you need to do is simply rip the DVD movies into a video/audio format supported by iPad. After you have the files in a compatible format upload them into your iPad through the sync of iTunes Library.

To convert DVD to iPad video/audio files you need to download the Clone2Go DVD to iPad Converter.

So are you all set? Let's start the process now.

Step 1

First open the DVD to iPad converter.

Add DVD files.

If the DVD movie you need to convert is on your disc drive, click on the DVD button.

In case you have saved it in a hard drive, click the Add video button and locate the folder.

Locate the path of the folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. the .vob files appear. Select the .vob files and click OK.

Once the DVD has been been imported you can watch it on the main interface.

Here's your chance to pick the DVD you wish to play on your iPad. Select the portion you want to play. Drag from the Start to trim and Stop to trim button to select the segment.

Step 2

To choose the proper profile look for the drop-down list of Profile option on the right. Choose the profile that suits you best. Like for instance if you want to play the video in MPEG-4 choose the iPad MPEG4 Video from the list of profiles.

Note: The Clone2Go DVD to iPad Converter also allows you to convert video to iPad compatible format and download YouTube videos to iPad.

Step 3

Click on the Start Encode button to start ripping DVD's for iPad.

Step 4

After the ripping is complete, go to the Folder button on the main menu to get the converted video/audio files.