Can I convert AAC to MPG4

In the past I have downloaded songs and been able to convert to MPG3 or 4. My last download will convert to AAC which will not play in my car. How can I convert this file to MPG?

On computer iTunes > Preferences... (Windows: Edit > Preferences...) > General tab > Import Settings... > Import Using: MP3 Encoder>
Now right click the song on iTunes and choose Create MP3 Version.

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Can't convert aac to mp3 in window

I tried to convert aac file to mp3 in window, but the create mp3 version in create new version is shaded ie cannot not be selected, why?
I tunes version 11.0.4

Hi,
You need to change import preferences. Go to preference > import settings and change from AAC to mp3.
Jim

Updated to itunes 11.1.12 but now I can't convert aac file to mp3.

after updating to itunes 11.1.12 i can no longer convert songs from aac to mp3 files. i've changed my import preferences from aac to mp3, but when I right click on the song to convert, itunes processes, then chimes, but the mp3 version doesn't appear. any idea why? the conversion to mp3 worked just fine in my previous itunes version.

Look up on the internet an audio convertor they're free. Its not the hard :/

Itunes 11.1.3 on Mavericks: Can't convert AAC to MP3

Select an AAC file, right clock, and the conversion option in the menu is "Convert To AAC". Yeah, both my cars want MP3s there, sport.
Clicked it anyway in case it was just the menu text that was glitched, but, nope. it created another AAC file.
Anyone else run into this? Not quite sure what to kick, or if kicking is in fact helpful. Suppose I can go old school and burn an actual audio CD.
Note: Bluetooth connection mandatory in all future cars.

Hi,
You need to change import preferences. Go to preference > import settings and change from AAC to mp3.
Jim

Convert AAC to AC3?

I have HTPC connected with HDMI to AV Receiver and then it's HDMI out connects to TV.
On my HTPC I have few .mvk and .mp4 files that have AAC 5.1 sound tracks, however I have a problem to sent them over through my AV receiver. Whenever I try to play a movie with AAC 5.1 track, it always breaks up once in a while... plays a bit and then breaks up for few seconds or a minute and then plays again...
Can I convert AAC to AC3? So that my HTPC doesn't have to do it on the fly.

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to. While I hate to give cryptic answers, the best I can suggest is to do some research into using ffmpeg and/or mencoder. Probably either of these programs could do it, but if you can only go with one then my vote's with ffmpeg.
I can't be any more specific, sadly. Both programs are a little hardcore for me, and the best I can do without a reference is ripping audio out of a video file (creating an mp3).
You might be able to get away with using Handbrake or something if ffmpeg / mencoder seem daunting. It's worth a look, in any case.
Last edited by seeks (2012-01-30 22:36:51)

Can I convert m4a (AAC) files back to mp3?

I have like 60 something songs that I want to fit all on one cd and that would definately not happen in AAC so I want to convert each song into mp3.

Depending on what bitrate you have set the AAC is about the same size as an MP3.
Do you perhaps have AAC confused with Apple Lossless, which is much larger?
But anyway, yes you can convert it. Go to iTunes preferences>Advanced (iT6)>importing and set the "import using" to MP3. Click OK
Now go back and select the song(s) and from the menu bar go advanced>convert to MP3.
The song will be duplicated, one AAC version and one MP3 version. Delete the one you don't want, or keep both to compare the size difference.
If your talking about purchased songs, you can't convert them to MP3. You have to burn an audio CD first and then rip it as MP3.
Just remember that converting a lossy format to another lossy format will reduce the quality. If it is AAC it probably isn't worth converting to MP3 if your only reason for doing so is to save space, because there is not much difference in the two.
bd

Can not convert protected aac-song to mp3

I want to make an mp3 cd to play in my car, the stereo in my car supports no aac, itunes does not allow to convert aac to mp3, in this way I can not use the songs I bought in the itunes store to be played in my car.
Who has a solution?

The sooner we get the preamble out of the way, the sooner we can answer your question. So ...
The iTunes Store is in the business of selling songs made with the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Codec, otherwise referred to as MPEG-4 files or .m4p's. That's what they sell and, excepting Audiobooks, Podcasts, Videos, TV Shows, Movies and Games (I think I've covered everything) that's all that they sell.
Furthermore, the songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store are copy-protected . As a result of this, these songs cannot be converted to other formats, specifically they cannot be converted to the MP-3 format.
There is a workaround, though, for those who may want to make use of purchased songs in a non-AAC compatible application such as an mp-3 player or Windows Movie Maker.
A reminder about your obligations with songs you've bought from iTS is in order before proceeding. First a disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, although I am old enough to have watched a few episodes of Perry Mason when I was a kid.
Among the Terms of Service agreed to in opening an account with the Music Store is:
9 b. Use of Products. You acknowledge that Products contain security technology that limits your usage of Products to the following Usage Rules, and you agree to use Products in compliance with such Usage Rules.
And among the Usage Rules referred to above:
You shall be entitled to export, burn or copy Products solely for personal, noncommercial use.
Any burning or exporting capabilities are solely an accommodation to you and shall not constitute a grant or waiver (or other limitation or implication) of any rights of the copyright owners in any content, sound recording, underlying musical composition, or artwork embodied in any Product.
One final point before getting to the answer to your question, the Software License Agreement with Apple for iTunes that you agreed to states in part:
This software may be used to reproduce materials. It is licensed to you only for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce. ... If you are uncertain about your right to copy or permit access to any material you should contact your legal advisor.
The purpose of the agreements and the security technology referred to is to deter music piracy. This fits in with the advice offered on all our iPod boxes: Don't steal music.
Preamble out of the way, So how do you use your purchased songs with an MP-3 device?
First go to the iTunes Edit menu > Preferences > Burning tab and select Disc Format: Audio CD . Press OK .
You can now create an Audio CD of your purchased songs.
The next step is to go to the iTunes Edit menu > Preferences > Importing tab and select Import Using: MP3 Encoder with the Setting of your choice. Press OK .
Now you can import the Audio CD into iTunes.
Alternatively, the importing of the Audio CD can be done with the media player of your choice.
That's it. You will now have files that you can use with an MP-3 application. It is important to emphasize you are still limited to "personal, noncommercial use" of the songs as per your agreement with iTMS.
Please note that as a result of this process the copies will suffer some loss of audio fidelity compared to the original files.
Any further questions, please post back.
I promise to keep the answer short.
; - )

Can i convert to aac format without conecting phon...

can i convert to aac format without conecting phone on No Music Manage?? how? pls help me.

07-Dec-200702:44 AM
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can i convert to aac format without conecting phone on No Music Manage?? how? pls help me.
Yes,open nokia music manager>ctrl F>browse for the song/s you want to convert>go to options>settings>in the conversions tab make sure u have the AAC format u can also change the bit rate> under general tab 'location of my collection' select the folder where u want to save it>click the check mark to exit> now just click the icon 'copy to my collection' at the bottom right... enjoy converting

HT1399 my itunes library is stored as .aac files how can i convert them all together to mp3

my itunes library is stored as .aac files how can i convert them all together to mp3

Thanks for the quick response. I didn't think of that. I just tried several songs, and it DOES work as you say. Except iTunes downloaded the identical 128 kbps protected files again. These are 90's - "10,000 Maniacs" tracks.
So does this mean Apple doesn't have my "10,000 Maniacs" high bit rate unprotected files available? Then why would anyone even buy any songs through the "iTunes" store, when Amazon sells only 256 kbps MPEG music files, at a little cheaper price than Apple?
I'm missing something. The tracks I want to upgrade are available at Amazon in the higher bit rate format. Maybe iTunes is annoyed at me for using "Windows" on a PC and an "Android" phone?
Thanks again.

I recored a video with my ipad, downloaded it to my mac but I cant upload it to Youtube because the format IMG is not a video format. How can I convert it?

How can I convert a video I took with my ipad on the format IMG to a supported format for Youtube?

To upload videos to YouTube we have to make sure videos are in a format that YouTube accepts. Here’s the list of some well-known video formats which YouTube supports:
WebM files (Vp8 video codec and Vorbis Audio codec)
MPEG4, 3GPP and MOV files – (typically supporting h264 and mpeg4 video codecs and AAC audio codec)
AVI (Many cameras output this format – typically the video codec is MJPEG and audio is PCM)
MPEGPS (Typically supporting MPEG2 video codec and MP2 audio)
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FLV (Adobe – FLV1 video codec, MP3 audio)
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HT3775 how can i convert a mod file (on vlc) to mp4 to work on quicktime

how can i convert a mod file (on vlc) to mp4 to work on quicktime
when i connected my video camera and imported the videos, they're default is to play on vlc
they are mod files
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iPhone supports
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
If your video is supported, drag it to iTunes and sync it to your iPhone.

Unable to convert aac (m4a) to another format

I have hundreds of m4a files in iTunes, and I want to convert them mp3.
however every time I try, I get an error message
"Error occurred while converting the file "myFileName". The disk could not be read from or written to."
now, I know you'd generally think that my permissions are set incorrectly, but I've checked that the files have read/write access.... I even tried converting them to WAV and AAC instead but same issue. Weirdly, MP3 files in the same folder can be converted to another format.
I tested converting a problem AAC file outside of iTunes using 3rd party software and it worked.
It seems to be that my AAC (mp4a) files are being stubborn inside iTunes. anyone know why?

First, M4A stands for MPEG 4 Audio. It's an AAC file inside an MPG envelope. AAC is the successor of MP3, providing better quality at lower file sizes. In addition, people distributing content don't need to pay royalties to use AAC.
To convert these files to MP3 files, there is two ways for you:
#1. go to into the Preferences panel of iTunes. Click on the orange "Importing" selection and then select an MP3 Encoder for importing. Change the settings to whatever you want. Now, click OK and go back to the main window of iTunes. Select all songs you want to convert to MP3 and click on "Advanced" -> "Convert Selection to MP3".
iTunes knows a second AAC format called M4P. This is the protected version. It cant be converted to MP3 as easily. If you want to convert it to MP3, do this: First, burn the songs you want to convert onto an Audio CD (preferrably an CD-RW so you can erase it again afterwards). Now, import those songs again, this time into MP3 files.
#2.you can use a video converter software, here i recommend you Leawo Video Converter,this video converter can help you to convert aac audio format to mp3 files easily. You can find this software here. http://www.leawo.com/leawo-video-converter/
wish ican help you!
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Can You Convert (on a Mac) Purchased ITunes to Mp3?

I have a Sansa Clip, not an IPod. Do I have to go to a PC to access and convert the ITune purchases, or can I do it from a Macbook? Thank you.

Look at how the file is decribed in the 'Kind' column. If it is a 'Purchased AAC' file you can convert it to MP3 in iTunes. If it is a 'Protected AAC' file you can't convert it to MP3 in anything.
To convert a file in iTunes first go to Preferences>General: click 'Import settings' and choose MP3 encoder, choosing the setting you want.
Then in your music library in iTunes, select the file(s) concerned and go to menu File>Create new Version>Create MP3 version (iTunes 11) or from the 'Advanced' menu choose 'Create MP3 version (earlier iTunes versions).
A copy will be placed in the Library. You can drag this to the Desktop or a folder in the Finder, and then delete the copy in iTunes.

Can't convert to MP3

All of a sudden, I can't copy/convert a bounced AIFF project to an MP3, AAC,or Apple Lossless. The only options available are SdII, Wave, or CAF. This has never been a problem before and only occurs with this one project. I can't convert during the bounce either. Any Ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Erik,
Preferences look OK. I'm using 10.6.2 and Logic 8.02. It seems to be something with the audio file itself. If I open an empty project and import 2 different audio files into the project, one I can convert to MP3, and the previously mentioned file I don't have the option. Very strange.
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Can't convert AIFF to MP3

Can’t convert songs in iTunes. I have iTunes 7.02. I’ve followed the process as detailed in iTunes help as well as in a “missing manuals” book.
Here’s what I’ve done to try to change a song from AIFF file to MP3:
1) In iTunes, chose iTunes > Preferences
2) Chose “Advanced”
3) Chose “Importing”
4) Was told to use “Pop-Up” menu to select between: AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless Encoder, MP3, or WAV;
However, there is no “Pop-Up” menu........never has been;
So,
I used the “Import Using” window and scrolled to select MP3
5) Clicked “OK”
6) In an iTunes Playlist, clicked once to highlight the song I wanted to convert from AIFF to MP3
7) Went back to Preferences > Advanced to try and click “Convert Selection to MP3”............. But,
there is no such command in the Advanced, Importing window.
Presumably, after you do that (which I couldn’t) iTunes automatically converts selected song to the format I’ve chosen, plays it through while converting, resulting in a duplicate song, only in MP3 format. The original AIFF song is supposed to remain in the Library.
So why aren’t things happening they way iTunes Help and the book I’m using said they would?
Finally, after changing things in iTunes Preferences, how do I leave "Preferences": for example: should it always be left: Import Using: AIFF Encoder and Setting: Automatic?
My iMac specs should be listed below.
Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

hi nemateoz,
here are some clarifications;
"However, there is no “Pop-Up” menu."
correct, its a drop-down list.
"Went back to Preferences > Advanced to try and click “Convert Selection to MP3"."
no, this option isn't located in the Advanced tab from the iTunes preferences but in the menu "Advanced" of iTunes (as Files, Edit, etc). This may be confusing thaugh.
"The original AIFF song is supposed to remain in the Library."
Correct; files will be duplicated. if you want to sort them easily, right click on any colum title of your library view and select "Genre". this will add a colum showing the file genre (aiff, mp3, etc) so you can sort them.
"So why aren’t things happening they way iTunes Help and the book I’m using said they would?"
i don'T know where you got your information. maybe you just got confused between advanced menu and advanced tab in preferences.
"Finally, after changing things in iTunes Preferences, how do I leave "Preferences": for example: should it always be left: Import Using: AIFF Encoder and Setting: Automatic?"
depends on what you would like. usually, people will convert aiff files to mp3 or m4a directly from CD; i.e. after inserting a CD, by just clicking "Import CD" button on the lower right corner will import/convert files based on your itunes preferences settings.

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