m4a Utilities on Windows 7 delete m4b files

[NetSoerfer]

I just tried to use the mp4 optimizer plugin on an m4b file, and the file just vanished. (Luckily I just tried to optimize one file.)

I'm sure this doesn't happen with all m4b files on all systems, but I tried with (a copy of) a second m4b, and it happened again.

Okay, here's the details. I'm running [color=blue]dMC Reference R13.1[/color] with [color=blue]m4a Utilities R1[/color] and [color=blue]m4a R8[/color] on [color=blue]Windows 7 "Beta 1" Build 7000[/color].

I realize that most developers don't support Beta software, and that's not what I'm asking. I just want to notify you of this problem, so you can look into it whenever you feel the time is right.

All m4b files I tried to convert had chapter information. They were created in two ways:

1. by using MarkAble 2 and iTunes v8
2. by using dMC for ripping and iPod AudioBook Converter for converting multiple wave files to one chapterized m4b file.

I will subscribe to this thread, so if you need any more information, please let me know.

[LtData]

Re: m4a Utilities on Windows 7 delete m4b files

Did you install the m4b codec too?

I tested this with a file I encoded to m4b with dMC (no chapters) then optimized it with no problems in a virtual machine running the Windows 7 beta.

[NetSoerfer]

Re: m4a Utilities on Windows 7 delete m4b files

Yes, I installed both the m4b and the m4a codec. Maybe it's the chapters.

[LtData]

Re: m4a Utilities on Windows 7 delete m4b files

Try using dMC to run a "Test Conversion" on the files. You can do this by telling dMC to convert the files, then picking "Test Conversion" as the codec choice. See if you get any errors.

[NetSoerfer]

Re: m4a Utilities on Windows 7 delete m4b files

Just did that, no errors. Test conversion worked fine.