Telling iTunes Audiobooks are not Music
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I’ve just converted an Audio Book to AAC - I’m ashamed to say it’s The Da Vinci Code, but, well… Anyway, I was a bit peeved that it doesn’t show up as an Audiobook when you use the search feature of iTunes. And none of the tips I came across seemed to fix it:
- Rename the file so it’s *.m4b instead of *.m4a
- Use the Make Bookmarkable script from Doug’s AppleScripts
- Set the Type Code to “M4B “
Then I read this, at macintouch (iPod: File Management):
If I remember correctly, an iTunes audio book is little more than a renamed AAC file. The steps necessary for making your own are pretty simple:
- Convert the file to AAC format (if it isn’t already)
- Make sure it’s not in the iTunes library. (Otherwise iTunes may not recognize the change.)
- Set the file type to “M4B “ if you’re on a Mac (only necessary if you’re using a Mac)
- Rename the file to have an “.m4b” extension
- Add it back to the iTunes library
Look at #2. That does the trick. Now, I just need to see if the Join Together and Chapterize script will ever finish…