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downloaded music from itunes, how convert so i can import into fcp?
i just downloaded a track from itunes, what is the trick so i can import it into fcp? how can i change sample rate etc? i have quicktime pro, no sorenson squeeze or similar. feel stupid.
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Burn to CD first, then import. If using dv or similar codec remember to convert to 48K as well.
Ken.
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[paul01] “i just downloaded a track from itunes, what is the trick so i can import it into fcp? how can i change sample rate etc? i have quicktime pro, no sorenson squeeze or similar. feel stupid.”
It’s illegal to use it in FCP unless you have a license from the publisher, the writer and most likely the performer. Many discussions on this matter over the past few years on this forum. enough said.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Whoa, easy there Walter. Would you have said that if he asked how to import a CD he bought at the store? 🙂
Paul, no “trick” will help you anymore than burning a CD. FCP crackles and pops when it tries to play back any type of compressed audio. Burn a CD-RW, convert it to 48khz, and import it. As with all forms of copyrighted material, don’t make it avaiable to anyone else without permission from the owners.
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[Sean ONeil] “Whoa, easy there Walter. Would you have said that if he asked how to import a CD he bought at the store? :)”
Same difference. If you’re bringing a song into FCP, then I’m assuming you plan to edit a video to the music. That requires a “sync license” which is NOT granted by the purchase of the CD or by downloading the song from iTunes. You must contact the publisher, the record label, the writer and most likely the performer.
It’s not cheap either. An old recording of “I’m into Something Good” by Herman’s Hermits was going to cost $18,000 for a 3 month run on local cable. That’s an old song so I can’t imagine what today’s songs cost.
Again, plenty of discussion on these topics in the past which you can find by searching. Bottom line it’s illegal and really not something anyone on these forums should be doing.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Walter you are … (let stay nice)
and IF I wanna try various song on my timeline ? (my, so far, PRIVATE timeline) before BOTHER anybody asking for permissions and rights & so on ( witch I will of course do with any retained material)
this has nothing to do with lack of honesty / just working and trying / so what if I wan’t to try a piece of music without having to walk to the store ? : itune’s mp3 (wich I can replace later with an aiff from Cd or a tape from the publisher)I’ll tell you how far you are out of the real world
In France we can legitimely edit ANY piece of music we wan’t on ANY film, doc, Tv show …as long as it is only broacasted in France / because the rights are already negociated on an annual basis and globaly payed by every television to ” la SACEM” ( musical rights perception organism) (according to kind of program, programation , ratings etc etc) / we just have to make a statement for each film, show… indicating what we are using
then there is an annual repartition for every compositor, song writer, publisher , rights ownerI fedup with that kind of pseudo moral , patronizing
Fcp rules
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wouldn’t it depend of what he is using the music for? say for running under home movies to show at thanksgiving? or maybe as temp track to cut to and then to show the composer as a guideline? or to see if they want use the music before they buy?
take BMG aka killer tracks.
you can download for free as much music as you want to cut to picture. when you decide which tracks you will use, THEN you pay the fee. pretty straightforward.
just asking
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i think you’re confusing broadcast license with sync rights. you don’t need a broadcast license in sweden either but you certainly still need the sync rights. some large productions companies, usually that are also broadcasters, negotiate annual sync rights with the copyright bureau too so if you work for one of those you’re fine but if you don’t…
i’m not 100% sure how it is in france, but after what you’ve told us and what i’ve heard from others it would *really* surprise me if it isn’t very similar to here.
/matt
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[frankpledge] “wouldn’t it depend of what he is using the music for?”
technically? no. but hey, we all know how it works. i assume the cow has some kind of policy to not support piracy in any form though, so do whatever you like but don’t expect people here to help you break the law.
/matt
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[fxparis] “In France we can legitimely edit ANY piece of music we wan’t on ANY film, doc, Tv show”
Not so in the U.S. Rights are negotiated either with a Network or with individual shows.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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[Matt] “i think you’re confusing broadcast license with sync rights. you don’t need a broadcast license in sweden either but you certainly still need the sync rights. some large productions companies, usually that are also broadcasters, negotiate annual sync rights with the copyright bureau too so if you work for one of those you’re fine but if you don’t…”
Very good point about Broadcast license vs. Sync Rights.
A great example is a network that pays a blanket license fee for music that may appear in shows such as a newsmagazine or a “movie of the week” type of thing, where the song is in the background, but nothing is specifically edited to.
Then you have something like “NASCAR on Fox” where they edit a whole slew of music videos cutting race footage with a specific song. Pretty much all the sports networks and shows do something like this here. That would require a sync license.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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