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Latest music codecs
I’m buying music through itunes to edit the tracks in my family video with fcp. I’m finding out that most of these tracks are not compatible with fcp, believe the are some kind of mp4 with some kind of weird codec, but they are what they sell over itunes. Is there a way to convert all at once or buy them in a format that is editable?
thanks
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It’s called digital rights management to prevent people from editing videos with music downloaded from iTunes.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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Oh, I see, interesting how many don’t have it but others do. I guess at this point, for legal reasons, nobody will be able to advise in how to convert them to just edit home videos.
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I’m assuming you haven’t used the Search function on this forum….
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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burn songs to a cd, then rip cd.
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Actually all tracks on iTunes are now DRM free. You can just convert them to AIFF files directly.
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thanks,
I got itunes 7 and I can only convert files to AAC files which are still protected. The AIFF option is new on the latest version I guess, right?
best,
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In the USA iTunes store they no longer sell protected AAC files. Everything is unprotected and DRM free.
You should be able to convert to anything you want. I can, using Quicktime Player or Compressor.The latest version of the iTunes software is 8.2, but using 7 shouldn’t matter, as all the content is unprotected. Stuff you purchased several months ago may still be DRM protected however. You can “upgrade” them for about 30 cents per track.
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thanks John,
Believe or not, I just bought a few tracks last week from Los Angeles and when I tried to use them in a home video I’m cutting with fcp, it rejected them. You go figure.
best,
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Actually John, what really happens when I tried to import the files to the project, an error message pops up : File error: unknown file, i’m not sure is that means that is protected or not, but it does happen to a few good song a bought last week.
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Using songs purchased from iTunes in a video is a copyright violation and prohibited by the terms of usage of the iTunes store and of the Final Cut Studio software.
All the best,
Tom
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