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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library Apps
This app has been recommended once or twice already, but here's another great thing you can do with AtomicParsley:

If you're trying to permanently save a Podcast episode to your iTunes library, iTunes will always put it back into Podcasts, no matter what you do. The trick is to remove the Podcast flag, which is something iTunes does not let you do. But here's how:
  • Open a Terminal window (/Applications » Utilities » Terminal.app).
  • If you haven't done so yet, download AtomicParsley, expand the archive, and move the executable somewhere on your path, like /usr/local/bin: sudo cp ~/Desktop/AtomicParsley-MacOSX-0.9.0/AtomicParsley /usr/local/bin
  • Control-click on the podcast episode in iTunes you'd like to keep in the library and choose Show in Finder from the pop-up menu.
  • Back in Terminal, type AtomicParsley /path/to/podcast --podcastFlag false. The easiest way to get the /path/to/podcast bit is to drag the file from the Finder into the Terminal window after typing "AtomicParsley ".
AtomicParsley will create a copy of the file, which you can drag into your iTunes library. You may want to add the following options as well to wipe all information of the file being a podcast:
--podcastURL '' --podcastGUID ''
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: fracai on Oct 17, '07 08:02:07AM

Note that AtomicParsley hasn't had a new build in over a year, but there have been contributions to the code under subversion. If you checkout a copy of the code and build it on your own you gain a few features.

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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: keytohwy on Oct 17, '07 09:04:05AM

Very nice. Is there anything that does this with MP3-based podcasts?



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: Unsoluble on Oct 17, '07 10:48:29AM

Easiest method by far: Convert the podcast episode to AAC (or MP3, or whatever), using the Advanced menu. Done.



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: Couperito on Oct 17, '07 03:11:04PM

When I do that it makes 60mb files. What gives?



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: Unsoluble on Oct 17, '07 06:38:13PM

Are you referring to the converting method I mentioned above? If so, check your settings in the preferences for the destination filetype and quality: Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing.



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: sneeka2 on Oct 22, '07 05:12:30PM

Note to keytohwy and ephraim above:

AtomicParsley works with any Podcast, MP3, m4a, m4v, whatever. The method suggested by ephraim not only further reduces the audio quality by re-encoding the file, it also doesn't work for videos.



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: trabrezid on Oct 24, '07 04:24:20PM

to sneeka2:

mp3? Sure? How? Manual says "m4a, m4b, m4p, m4v & mp4"
I have tested processing some files.

A _real_ mp4: Success
A _real_ mp3: AtomicParsley error: bad mpeg4 file (ftyp atom missing or
alignment error).
A _renamed_ mp4 (is mp3): Same error

Glad if you can tell me how you succeeded.



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: trabrezid on Oct 24, '07 04:26:25PM

to sneeka2:

mp3? Sure? How? Manual says "m4a, m4b, m4p, m4v & mp4"
I have tested processing some files.

A _real_ mp4: Success
A _real_ mp3: AtomicParsley error: bad mpeg4 file (ftyp atom missing or
alignment error).
A _renamed_ mp4 (is mp3): Same error

Glad if you can tell me how you succeeded.



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Transfer audio or video podcasts to the iTunes Library
Authored by: trabrezid on Oct 24, '07 04:49:25PM

to sneeka2:

mp3? Sure? How? Manual says "m4a, m4b, m4p, m4v & mp4"
I have tested processing some files.

A _real_ mp4: Success
A _real_ mp3: AtomicParsley error: bad mpeg4 file (ftyp atom missing or
alignment error).
A _renamed_ mp4 (is mp3): Same error

Glad if you can tell me how you succeeded.



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