Efiko Software's iPhoneRingToneMaker - Safe to buy? Worth the money?
dgates
I tried a trial of Efiko Software's "iPhoneRingToneMaker" (Windows
XP). It seems to do 2 things:
1. Create a 30-second "m4a" snippet from any MP3 (which I can do on my
own with other apps, although it would be more work).
2. "Send Ringtone to iTunes." This seems to be the magic step, the
one where the file gets converted to an "m4r" extension.
This second step is handy enough that it might be worth paying $7.50
for the app, but I am not happy with entering my credit card into a
"MobiHand.com" payment page. I've never heard of the company, and
there's no way to, say, use PayPal instead.
A Google search turned up at least one story of a guy who had trouble
once he gave them his credit card. (I think he was official
"declined" 3 times, but charged 3 times, until he contacted the
company directly.)
So, 2 questions:
1. Without jailbreaking or anything tricky like that, is there another
easy way to convert an MP3 snippet into an "m4r" ringtone?
2. Does anyone want to make the case that MobiHand is actually a
pretty big, or reputable, company -- that I shouldn't worry about
giving them my credit card number?
Thanks.
dgates
wrote:
I read a little further, at this page:
http://www.aboutus.org/MobiHand.com
I saw a few comments that weren't encourgaing:
RBPrice's Comments on MobIhAnd.com
* RBPrice (frustrated) : Provide a telephone number to deal with
problems. I have just spent 20 minutes trying to find a phone number
or an email address to discuss a purchase of some software for a Palm
700p that does not run on a Palm 700p. 10:16, 10 March 2008 (PDT)
IsntLifeWendyful's Comments on MobiHand.com
* IsntLifeWendyful (frustrated) : Purchased The Butler and Phone
Technician from Hobbyist Software (which bears the Mobihand) logo. My
credit card was charged yet I never received a registration code.
They're thieves, they took my money yet never delivered my product.
04:42, 17 May 2008 (PDT)
Don M's Comments on MobiHand.com
* Don M (frustrated) : Purchased a copy of CorePlayer for my ppc
yesterday 6-8-08. I mistakenly assumed that they would promptly email
an activation code. Other online software purchases usually send the
code as soon as you pay. Not the best way to get repeat business in my
opinion. 06:48, 9 June 2008 (PDT)
4phun
I recently found iRinger.exe and with the paid version ($10 paypal) I
can make ringtones from any recorded audio source including videos.
Plus I can boost the volume up to 10X, add delays and fades, and three
other special effects which I can not do with the free version. It
adds the ringtone automatically to iTunes if you want. It does some
other advanced stuff which doesn't interest me.
The web site has two tutorial videos.
I know how to make ringtones without it but this package simplifies
the process and the fact I can make the ringtone much louder than it
is possible normally sold me on iRinger. I am half deaf after all
these years and I want a ringtone that i can hear clearly.
I got the unlock code 24 hours after I paid for it along with a nice
letter.
dgates
Sounds good. I tried it and it seems to work.
Maybe i'm conservative, but I'd rather pay $10 via paypal than $6
entering my cc # on some site I don't know.
Thanks.
(I'm replying and testing NewsTap at the same time.)
Larry
news:cvbgi4ht9e2obob59...@4ax.com:
> 1. Without jailbreaking or anything tricky like that, is there another
> easy way to convert an MP3 snippet into an "m4r" ringtone?
>
>
http://www.google.com/search?q=mp3+to+m4r+audio+converter
Got 9200 hits on Google. There's hundreds of them!
dgates
Well, yeah, but I was hoping to solicit opinions on the apps that
people actually use.
Interestingly, one of those Google hits told me that I had all the
software I needed already! :-)
1. I already have MP3DirectCut, which I can use to cut any clip of an
MP3 I want (including setting fade-in and fade-out).
2. And iTunes itself will convert an MP3 to an M4a file.
3. Then, simply renaming the thing from "m4a" to "m4r" is all the
proof that iTunes needs that the clip is now a ringtone.
However, having done it a couple times, I think I might still prefer
the extra convenience of iRinger. Plus, I think iRinger gets me the
extra benefit of being able to tell the ringtone to repeat rather than
just play once and stop.
Thanks again. I hope my summary is helpful to others.
Todd Allcock
> However, having done it a couple times, I think I might still prefer
> the extra convenience of iRinger. Plus, I think iRinger gets me the
> extra benefit of being able to tell the ringtone to repeat rather than
> just play once and stop.
>
>
> Thanks again. I hope my summary is helpful to others.
On the advice of others here, I tried iRinger for my wife's iPhone. It's a
perfect little utility for what it is- a "small footprint" standalone app
that doesn't install a bunch of files scattered around your hard disk, and
gets the job done quickly and easily.
Apps like iRinger and Handbrake (a DVD-to-iPhone ripper I also heartily
recommend) almost make putting up with iTunes bearable.
Mike
In older versions of itunes it was possible to create ringtones from
MP3/AAC files on your for free provided they weren't DRM. Creating and
AAC excerpt of any file renamining it M4r and putting it in a ringtones
folder in itunes then synching. I created a dozen or so of my
favourites when I first got my iphone but ituines 8.02 seem to lack the
convert to AAC feature
Here's some instructions from you tube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5snb5ao3nag
Mike
dgates
Now that I've played with iRinger a little more, I've decided that I
want a wee bit more control and precision in my clip-making.
I can live with the fact that the fade-in and the fade-out have to be
the same duration. But far more of a hassle is that, unless I'm
missing something, I have to listen to the entire clip just to preview
the very end -- which is a pain when I'm trying a few different
possible end points.
That said, if I didn't have MP3DirectCut already, I'd certainly stick
with iRinger despite that small hassle.