encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

17 Dec 2009 22:12:02

Thomas Maude

Can anyone point me in the direction of a free App to take out the encryption from an itunes protected mp4 audio file. Just to clarify that I need the encryption out to be able to use it in an iphoto slideshow of family photos to be created and sent out to family abroad. Basically every time I go to burn the slideshow it won't burn because it see's the music is one of the very early downloads from itunes and has encryption in it.

I've thought about making the slideshow in imovie but there are hundreds of photos and I'll be using around a dozen pieces of music so I don't want to spend hours ( possibly days) of creating something that then when I exit it won't burn in order to share.

I use mactheripper for sharing very selected old documentary films that I pay a lot of money for as they are digitised old masters with friends and family and it works a treat ... basically I'm looking for something that does the same as that but specifically with audio .. for example handbrake won't touch it ....

Just to clarify once more this is one specialist composer that I need decrypted ( does such a word exist ! ) in order to share with family not as a mass copying exercise.
Tom

Re: encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

18 Dec 2009 09:39:11

Trevor Hewson

If you have just the one piece to process, and all digital means fail, you could always do an analogue recording and re-import it. Reminds me of the pre-phono plug days when we used to stand a cheap crystal mike in front of the radio and hope for the best!

Trevor

Re: encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

18 Dec 2009 10:07:22

Mick Burrell

You cannot take out the DRM from iTunes music - it is there for copyright reasons. Well, there's probably some clever(?) hacker who can but I'm sure anyone producing a program designed to break copyright would be in trouble! However, if you can't use it in a slideshow, it probably means your copy of Quicktime needs updating.

Re: encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

18 Dec 2009 10:22:20

Thomas Maude

Thanks for the reply's .. I've found the answer which is in itunes itself
Tom

Re: encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

18 Dec 2009 14:05:33

Tony Sullivan

One tip that may still work - haven't tried it for quite a while:
Burn your DRM'd track to a CD - it will let you do this 5 times? or so - then reimport the CD into iTunes AS AN MP3 (you have to set your import preferences first - suggest hi quality 192kbps)

This used to strip out the DRM with a finite but largely un-noticable loss of quality. Not sure if it still works...

Re: encryption in itunes - help with a protected file

18 Dec 2009 20:20:35

Thomas Maude

Thanks Tony thats exactly what I did ...