ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

[HereToday]

I have tried searching all over the forum and I can't seem to find why I lose my tag information in iTunes once I convert an .mp3 to an .m4a. I can still see the ID Tag information in Explorer but iTunes has all of the fields blank except for the track name.

I know that lossy --> lossy is not advisable. This is for iPod listening only (to save space) - all PC based music will stay in its original lossy format until I get around to re-ripping.

I have dMC, dMC File Selector, PowerPack, aacenc, etc. all loaded but everything leads back to a blank ID Tag. What am I doing wrong?

GoneTomorrow

[Spoon]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

If it is .mp4 then iTunes might not like it, if you rename it to .m4a then iTunes (4.1.1) should like it.

[HereToday]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

I changed the Options.txt file straight away so that it would automatically name the files as .m4a. iTunes recognizes the songs but not the tags once dMC has converted.

GoneTommorrow

[Spoon]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

If you hold the mouse over the file do the tags show up in explorer?

Are you using iTunes 4.1.1?

[HereToday]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

Yes, when I hold the mouse over the files in explorer the tags are intact.

I am using iTunes 4.1.1.54

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GoneTomorrow

[HereToday]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

Any ideas? All Tag information works fine when I convert with iTunes itself. Just not when I use dMC.

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GoneTomorrow

[Spoon]

Re: ID3 Tag issue when converting to AAC(.m4a)

I think iTunes does not like the order of the tags, try Ripping a CD to m4a, does it get the tags right?