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exporting audio for windows
I exported an audio track from FCP using quicktime conversion as a WAVE (.wav) file thinking that would be the best high quality version for a windows user. But I find that the .wav wont open in WMP on either mac or windows. Am i missing something…? Is there a better format for export to windows, isn’t .wav a windows standard?
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4 Replies
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I guess you should try AIFF?
Hopefully that will do the trick, but then what do I know? I thought a wav would work too!
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Didja remember to add .wav to the end of the file? Otherwise, I thought it should work as well. Maybe try quicktime for the conversion from aiff to wav?
Mike Peele -
yes i added the .wav extension. Interestingly when I open the file without the extension in QT the QT window adds it for me so in the QT player window the heading is FILE.wav even though on the desktop is just FILE.
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hmmm…so you’ve got the .wav extension…you may want to avoid odd characters in the filename, stick to letters and numbers – no slashes, extra dots, etc.
is the file in some unusual/very high bitrate (higher than 48kHz, 16bit)?
have you tried doing the conversion to .wav using QT instead of FCP? For a long shot, try doing the conversion in iTunes.
also, as a quick fix, most PC’s will handle a .aif file just fine.
i know that converting from aiff to mp3 works fine and almost everyone can handle an mp3. A high-bitrate mp3 (192kb/sec or higher) shouldn’t degrade quality seriously – though I wouldn’t go this way if the file is going to the pc for further editing.
mike peele
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