Ithemu iTunes Plus ibhekisela kwisilinganiso sokufaka ikhodi ku-iTunes Store. I-Apple ithuthele izingoma namavidiyo omculo aphezulu avela ku-encoding yase-AAC yasekuqaleni kuya kufomethi entsha ye-iTunes Plus. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwala mazinga yi:
- Amafayela alandiwe awubhalisiwe nge-Digital Rights Management ukuvikelwa.
- I- bitrate iphindwe kabili isinqumo sezinga lokuqala le-iTunes.
Iyahambisana namadivayisi amaningi
Ngaphambi kokuba i-Apple iqalise i-iTunes Plus, amakhasimende we-iTunes ayevinjelwe ukuthi angasebenzisa kanjani umculo wabo we-digital owathengiwe. Ngefomethi ye-iTunes Plus, ungashisa ukuthenga kwakho kwi-CD noma i-DVD futhi uthumele izingoma kunoma iyiphi idivayisi esekela ifomethi ye-AAC. Lolu shintsho lisho ukuthi awuvunyelwe ukusebenzisa amadivayisi we-Apple njenge-iPhone, i-iPad ne-iPod Touch.
Noma kunjalo, izinga elisha alihambisani nalokhu elihambisanayo: Amadivaysi akwa-Apple asebekhulile awakwazi ukusekela i-bitrate ephakeme yesakhiwo esithuthukisiwe.
Umculo wezinga eliphezulu
Akuyona nje kuphela izinga elijwayelekile le-iTunes Plus elikunika inkululeko yokulalela izingoma zakho namavidiyo womculo kumadivayisi we-hardware amaningi, kodwa futhi inikeza nomculo wekhwalithi engcono kakhulu. Ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-iTunes Plus, izingoma ezijwayelekile ezilayishiwe kusukela ku-iTunes Store zifakwe ikhodi nge-bitrate ye-128 Kbps. Manje ungathenga izingoma ezinezixazululo zomsindo-256 Kbps. Ifomethi yokulalelwayo esetshenzisiwe isasetshenziswa i- AAC , kuphela izinga lokufaka ikhodi eliguqukile.
Izingoma ku-iTunes Plus format zisebenzisa isandiso sefayela se-M4a.
Uma unezingoma kufomethi yangempela, ungazithuthukisa lokhu ngokubhalisela iTunes Match-ukuhlinzeka ukuthi ziseselabhulali yomculo ka-Apple.