I have a bunch of tunes in mp3 format that i want to incorporate into a video project in FCP. I know that importing them as mp3s will result in poor quaity audio. To remedy this, I burn a CD of the tunes then re-import them as AIFFs into FCP. Is there a faster way, and one that doesn't waste CDs? Can I convert file formats in iTunes, or is there any other software that does it?
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you could convert to .wav
there are free programs out there that will do that
do a search at macupdate.com, you'll probably find something there
"mp3 to wav" is what i use now
your audio will be converted to .aiff if you export with compressor
i've gone that way to make a dvd and did not notice any problems
with the audio quailty
there are free programs out there that will do that
do a search at macupdate.com, you'll probably find something there
"mp3 to wav" is what i use now
your audio will be converted to .aiff if you export with compressor
i've gone that way to make a dvd and did not notice any problems
with the audio quailty
Converting the MP3 to AIFF or WAV before importing to Final Cut will not solve your quality problem. Your only fix for that will be to re-rip the song(s) from the original discs.
Burning the MP3s to an audio CD and re-ripping them as AIFF or WAV will most likely create a file with lower quality than a straight MP3->WAV conversion (due to errors in burning, ripping, etc.)
Burning the MP3s to an audio CD and re-ripping them as AIFF or WAV will most likely create a file with lower quality than a straight MP3->WAV conversion (due to errors in burning, ripping, etc.)
sk3pt1c said:
You can convert to AIFF or WAV using iTunes. No need for another app. But like Chris said, converting from MP3 to AIFF won't improve the audio quality. The OP needs to go back to the original CDs.
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Thanks!
This is WAY belated, but thanks for the info! I converted it to IAFF, and it now plays without error in FCP. As for the improved quality, I guess I phrased it wrong. It wasn't that I was trying improve the quality, but as anyone wo's worked with mp3s in FCP knows, you get little dropouts here and there. That's what I meant by that, I just wanted to avoid those. Thanks again!
This is WAY belated, but thanks for the info! I converted it to IAFF, and it now plays without error in FCP. As for the improved quality, I guess I phrased it wrong. It wasn't that I was trying improve the quality, but as anyone wo's worked with mp3s in FCP knows, you get little dropouts here and there. That's what I meant by that, I just wanted to avoid those. Thanks again!
You can use Quicktime Player. That's probably the easiest if you only have a few you want converted to .aiff. Just open the .mp3 in QT, export as AIFF with 48KHz rate, and you're all set. 
spicyapple said:You can use Quicktime Player. That's probably the easiest if you only have a few you want converted to .aiff. Just open the .mp3 in QT, export as AIFF with 48KHz rate, and you're all set.
Yea, quicktime is the way to go. Much faster.
You need at least one conversion step because the audio on CD is 44.1khz and the audio of digital video is 48khz.NickFalk said:
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