Converting iTunes songs for use in FCP
- Thread starter Jet Nine
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photonashville
Well-known member
You want an AIFF or WAV file for FCP. MP3s are not accepted.
Audacity is a free app that can convert audio files.
Audacity is a free app that can convert audio files.
Could you explain what a "legal iTunes song is?" If it is a song recorded by a commercial artist or otherwise, you still need the right licensing for it.
I'm not trying to lecture here, but unless you have music bed rights to that song, you can't use it in a video.
If that isn't what you are doing, I apologize.
I'm not trying to lecture here, but unless you have music bed rights to that song, you can't use it in a video.
If that isn't what you are doing, I apologize.
Jet Nine
Well-known member
I'm shooting a video for an indie band. They gave me their cd, which I imported into iTunes, but it will only let me create an ACC version, not a WAV.
Is there a way to create a WAV from iTunes?
Any of the tracks on the CD can be opened in the QT Pro Player and exported as an aiff file.
Is there a reason you need a wav file?
Is there a reason you need a wav file?
Jet Nine
Well-known member
What is the process for exporting an aiff from QT player?
Don't necessarily need a WAV.
Thnx!
Open the CD track in QT Pro player and choose export.
In the drop down export menu, choose sound to aiff.
In the drop down export menu, choose sound to aiff.
^^ that, it creates a larger file so your machine and software don't have to decompress the audio... (I think, but I just learned about doing this a little while ago).
peterarcson
Carbonite Member
Not true, FCP accepts .mp3 , but doesn't accept .m4a format, which is what you get when you download from iTunes. In iTunes you can just re-wrap it to mp3 (right click onto the song and chose from dialog box convert to mp3 version) and import it into FCP.
