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Cannot Convert M4A to MP3 While Burning CD - Problem Solved!

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JimH:

--- Quote from: dlmax63 on January 18, 2010, 11:02:31 pm ---Glynor was helpful in suggesting some things that worked for him, but I was unsuccessful. I haven't updated since '106 so I guess I'll have to update and try again. Regardless, I wouldn't consider this to be a user-friendly experience as far as this issue is concerned. Too bad for the IPod/MC/Lossless users :(

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Tell Apple.  It's their doing.

glynor:

--- Quote from: JimH on January 19, 2010, 07:07:00 am ---Tell Apple.  It's their doing.

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It isn't their doing that MC has trouble converting to/from MP4 files... I don't know what you're saying here, Jim (though you may be joking, I have trouble with your dry wit on the forum sometimes).

shoshaw:
I must thank Yaobing for his suggestion.  I installed Haali Media Splitter and CCCP Pack.  I selected Haali Media Splitter as "Source Filter" and FFDShow as "other filter".  I burned a CD and the M4Ps were converted to converted to MP3s according to the settings I selected.

Life is good!

 

Alex B:
In addition, if you want to keep the FFDShow audio decoder set to fit your video playback preferences you can use the separate DC-Bass Source filter for decoding M4A/AAC and M4A/ALAC audio files (the latter is not available with FFDShow).

Search the forum for "DC-Bass Source" and my user name for more info and instructions.

dlmax63:
I finally got around to installing the filters as described and I think that it has worked because I was able to use the "convert format" option within MC. I have not yet tried to burn a disc but I think that it would now work.

I still feel that for usability MC should be able to do these functions natively. The average iPod user would most likely use the lack of native support as an excuse to just stay with iTunes instead of the more versatile and more powerful MC. Isn't m4a just an MPEG-4 file?

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