Converting MPEG4 to AIFF?

[Jonzjob]

I am trying to find an easy way to convert an aduio story from MPEG4 to AIFF. All of the ways I have seen to do this appear to be on line? Has anyone done this with a freebe downloaded application?

I have Audacity, but it won't take MPEG4 files and it's driven me up the wall finding how to instal the add on to take that format So if anybody has a single sylable as to how to do that it would be even better. Here's hoping?

 

[chscag]

Hey John:

Try the "Adapter.app" it's free. Not sure it will work but maybe you can perform some magic on it.

Adapter · Free Image and Video Converter for Mac and PC

Adapter converts images, audio and video on Mac and Windows. It's a user interface powered by FFmpeg with VLC previews and much more. Get it free for Mac and Windows.

macroplant.com

 

[Horsa]

I use a piece of legacy software called "MPEG Streamclip". It's old but good, and will run on intel machines. It will handle MPEG4 files. One of its functions is "Extract Audio", and it will output to AIFF. Take a look:

Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

 

[Lifeisabeach]

X Lossless Decoder (XLD). Hands down, the best audio transcoder for macOS.

X Lossless Decoder: Lossless audio decoder for Mac OS X

 

[Horsa]

X Lossless Decoder (XLD). Hands down, the best audio transcoder for macOS.

Being an audio-only application, can it extract the audio track from a video file? The OP says his source file is MPEG4 - a video format. The OP needs to extract its audio track to AIFF.

...Unless he's actually talking about an M4A file?

 

[Jonzjob]

Now I am getting my brain cell in a big mix? It is MPEG-4, but audio



I had a quick try with that X Lossless Decoder and it seems to work at converting to WAV files, so when I get a bit of time I will investigate further. Ta folks.

 

[Horsa]

If it's essential to have the result in AIFF, you could always load the WAVs into Audacity then export from there as AIFF. A bit laborious, but it'll get you there!

 

[ferrarr]

I don't have an mpeg audio file to test with, but I believe handbrake should work for that?

How to Use Handbrake to Convert Any Video File to Any Format

If you've ever wanted to convert a video file, but weren't sure what to use, then Handbrake might be the program for you.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Being an audio-only application, can it extract the audio track from a video file? The OP says his source file is MPEG4 - a video format. The OP needs to extract its audio track to AIFF.

...Unless he's actually talking about an M4A file?

MPEG4 is a spec that covers audio and video. M4A is just Apple's naming convention for MPEG4 audio files while M4V is their naming convention for MPEG4 video files. Simple saying one has an MPEG4 (or even just MP4) file doesn't really make it clear if it's audio or video.

EDIT: I should add that you otherwise have a good point. XLD can't handle video files, and I did just assume the file he had was audio (although as it turns out, it was).

 

[Lifeisabeach]

If it's essential to have the result in AIFF, you could always load the WAVs into Audacity then export from there as AIFF. A bit laborious, but it'll get you there!

Or, in XLD, just change the output format to AIFF.

Ok, I'm trying to attach a screen cap of the preference setting, but "something went wrong". So... just open up XLD's preferences and under the General tab, do the obvious.

 

[xcrosswitch]

I use Sound Studio.

 

[pm-r]

Maybe:

Switch Audio File Converter Software
Convert audio and music to any popular format fast on Mac

Convert Audio Files To/From All Audio Formats. PC/Mac Audio Converter

It's easy to convert to Mp3, wav, wma, flac, ogg and more with this #1 rated audio file converter. Convert a single audio file, a playlist or a large batch of files. Free Download.

www.nch.com.au

Or,
How to Convert M4A to AIFF with iTunes Mac

How to Convert M4A to AIFF on Mac/Windows/Online

If you have an M4A file, and you want to convert it to AIFF, then this post is for you. You'll see the advantages of using AIFF, and also the conversion using various tools like online websites and offline software!

multimedia.easeus.com

- Patrick
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[MRei]

In my editing job I use Video Compress. It´s an excelent app for changing the format of audio and video files if you want it you can download it from the mac store.