Make Files Bookmarkable
Change the file type of your imported AAC files to make them bookmarkable.
If you make your AAC tracks bookmarkable, they will start playing right where you left off last. This simple hack makes any selected AAC files bookmarkable.
Tip
This hack works only on AAC files you have imported yourself. It does not work on protected AAC files purchased from the iTunes Music Store.
The Code
This script gets the location
property of each selected track and,
if the track is an AAC file, uses the location
in a Finder routine that changes the file type of the file to M4B.
Tip
This is not the same as changing the extension of the file. The file type is an internal property of the file.
tell application "iTunes"
if selection is {} then
display dialog "No tracks selected." buttons {"Cancel"} ¬
default button 1 with icon 2
end if
set sel to selection
repeat with aTr in sel
if kind of aTr is "AAC audio file" then
my set_type(get location of aTr)
end if
end repeat
display dialog "Done!" buttons {"Thanks"} default button 1
end tell
to set_type(loc)
tell application "Finder"
try
set file type of loc to "M4B "
end try
end tell
end set_type
If there is a selection of tracks, the selection is stored in
the sel
variable. The repeat block
loops through each track referenced in sel.
On each loop, if the referenced track’s
kind is AAC audio file,
it is passed
to the set_type()
handler. The
set_type() ...
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