Audio Export – WAV A-LAW

[Steven L. gotz]

It should be easy enough for you to set up an audio export using A-Law at 8Khz mono, but the 64 bit part makes no sense to me. I don’t even see the point of 16 bit. After all, 8Khz is not exactly going to make an audiophile happy.

In any case, set the export to:

Waveform Audio

Uncheck the Export Video box so that only the Export Audio is checked

Click on the Audio tab (since Effects might be selected)

Change the codec to CCITT A-Law

Change the sample rate to 8000 Hz

Select the Mono radio button

That should get you what you want.

Let us know if you have additional questions.

[Martin Gardiner]

In the Audio tab, I can’t change the ‘Audio Codec’ setting. It is stuck on ‘uncompressed’

[Steven L. gotz]

Are you sure you are on Waveform Audio?

If you want to screen share I might be able to find the problem looking over your shoulder, so to speak. I can’t imagine that you don’t have the necessary codecs.

Do you have Adobe Audition on your computer?

[Martin Gardiner]

Here is the screenshot, I have the format set to Waveform Audio, but in the Audio tab, the Codec is greyed out, I can’t change it. Is that what you’re asking me to change?
Yes, I have Audition and the whole suite. Thanks

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[Steven L. gotz]

Hmmm. There is either something odd about your Pr installation or possibly the source audio. But my suggestion is to render and replace. If that doesn’t work, ask to edit it in Audition, then save it back out. Or simply export out of Audition.

Just wondering, does it show up in other projects? If so, perhaps create a new project and import that sequence into the new project?

[Martin Gardiner]

It seems to be any export I do from premiere… as soon as I select ‘waveform audio’ it goes to Audio: Uncompressed and greys out/can’t change it

I figured out how to do it in Audition, but it doesn’t seem to allow for 64bits with all of the other settings they need. Most it allows is 32bits. Hoping they’re ok with it and will find out soon.
Thanks for your help

[Martin Gardiner]

Apparently you can do select it as a setting with some audio program called ‘GoldWave’, but it’s not available on Mac, so, not sure what I can do next year… thankfully, this is only needed around Christmas each year… so got some time to figure it out 🙂 Merry Christmas!