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Conversion of 44.1 to 48
Sorry about this because I know this has been asked and answered many times before, but I’ve tried a search and haven’t found it.
I’ve downloaded music at 44.1 khz and, of course, I’ve got a sequence set up to use 48. What is the best way to convert it and maintain quality?
Thanks again for your response and please don’t hit me.
-Mike
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6 Replies
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You could open it in Quicktime and export it as a 48khz file.
You say you have downloaded the file. If it is an mp3, you won’t loose much this way.Gunleik
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I like the Shareware program SoundConverter for all my audio conversions.
https://www.dekorte.com/projects/shareware/SoundConverter/
It does a whole lot for $10.
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If you’re using an older version of FCP (like 4.5 HD) but you’ve upgraded to QuickTime 7 but haven’t purchased pro (meaning you can’t export from quicktime anymore), you could just tweak settings in iTunes and export the 48K aiff from your sound file there.
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Thanks for all your advice. In fact it is a quicktime 44.1 file already. Surprisingly, when I imported it to FCP and rendered it in the timeline, as you said, the quality maintaned itself pretty well.
I had had problems with this in the past from a music source who provided only mp3 files, but this time it worked better.
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[Michael Moser] “I had had problems with this in the past from a music source who provided only mp3 files, but this time it worked better.”
There’s the difference right there.
FCP is fully compatible with 44.1 kHz audio files.
It can play them in realtime and can up-convert them internally to 48 kHz if you desire.But FCP is NOT compatible at all with mp3 audio files.
It won’t play them without clicks and stutters, and it won’t up-convert them. -
Ah, a Final Cut Pro solution (w/help from QuickTime)…
Create a new bin in FCP. Drag and drop your 44.1 kHZ files into it (or import them via File menu).
Select only the new bin with the audio files inside and choose File->Batch Export.
In the Export Queue window, make sure only the files you’d like to convert are listed. Click the “Settings…” button and go through the options (change sample rate to 48 kHz).
When done with the settings, click “Export.” That’s it.
Method courtesy of the Apple Pro Training Series book on Final Cut Pro 5, by Diana Weynand.
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