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Does anyone have a lightweight Mp4 to Mp3 converter for PPC? (10.4)
Does anyone have a lightweight Mp4 to Mp3 converter for PPC? (10.4)
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Basic PPC Mp4 to Mp3 converter?
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Compile ffmpeg in Macports and convert away.
My forever go-to has always been Max 0.9.1. It’s a universal binary and it clocks in at about 6MB. It can also be built from source.
Edit to add: Max 0.9.1 also does batch conversions and allows you to create encoding quality presets, as well as extract from CDs. It is a lot simpler than fussing with Audacity or its commercial counterpart, Sound Studio, and the LAME libraries are already in place.
Edit to add: Max 0.9.1 also does batch conversions and allows you to create encoding quality presets, as well as extract from CDs. It is a lot simpler than fussing with Audacity or its commercial counterpart, Sound Studio, and the LAME libraries are already in place.
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For a first-party only approach...
1. Open the MP4 in QuickTime Player: File > Export > Sound to Aiff/Wave
2. Open .wav or .aiff in iTunes: Advanced > Create MP3 Version
1. Open the MP4 in QuickTime Player: File > Export > Sound to Aiff/Wave
Install Audacity and the LAME library. Drag the mp4 into the window, do any edits that you want to do. Export as mp3 with the presets of your desire. Presto.
You can also edit the tags once you hit export.
I don’t think you need to install the FFmpeg library with the PPC versions of Audacity, but the latest Intel and Apple silicon versions need it. Audacity will let you know if it does need it, and both library installers are easy to find with a quick search.
You can also edit the tags once you hit export.
I don’t think you need to install the FFmpeg library with the PPC versions of Audacity, but the latest Intel and Apple silicon versions need it. Audacity will let you know if it does need it, and both library installers are easy to find with a quick search.
Argh, I have no idea what to do. If I have to compile, it's not a "basic" converter anymore.
I'm having trouble getting Max to work, may have to keep trying.
Thanks for all the help though!
Agreed. :|
Max 0.9.1 was the last stable build. The 0.9.2 build was an unstable one, in the event you were trialling that version.
Also not sure if you were compiling from source or just using the binary in the dmg. The latter is the only way I’ve ever used it.
Out of interest, let me try whatever it is you were trying on my iBook G3, as far as encoder settings you were using and source material from which to convert. I’ve done conversions from .m4a lossy audio, though I can’t remember the last time I converted audio in Max from, say, an mp4 video file.
No worries!
Awesome, thank you.
Ok, now I'm surprised at how long exports take- though I have always been spoiled with Intel. Looks like it'll take my G4 about 2.5 hours to export a 3.5 hour mp4. 128kb bitrate.
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