Author Topic: scanning for m4b files  (Read 573 times)

AudioMike

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HI everybody

i have just installed MB  and all is well  ....   except

I am mostly using for audiobooks which are a mixture of mp3 and m4b

My problem is that when scanning my collection all of the MP3 files are recognised but the m4b files are ignored

I can, however, add these files by using 'add files to library', selecting all m4bs in each folder and adding them

Are there plans to add recognition of m4b files in the scanning function?. I have a lot of m4b files and it would take forever to add them

Thanks
Mike

Steven

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AudioMike

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Thanks Steven
I did that and it added only the m4b files and this time ignored the mp3 files
Theses are all audiobooks by my favourite author (Terry Pratchett), around 30 in mp3 and 30 in m4b and I want to keep them organised in one tab
I know I can convert the m4b files to mp3 (or vice versa), but will take forever
Is there a way of configuring an audiobook tab to add all audio files?
Any other way please?
Mike

frankz

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Select the files
Right click
Send To -> Audiobooks

AudioMike

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Thanks Franz

That seems to do the trick !

60 books, at around 10 hours each.......If I start listening now

Mike

AudioMike

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Thanks Franz and Steven.................................spot on