|
Avid Pro Audio CommunityHow to Join & Post • Community Terms of Use • Help Us Help YouKnowledge Base Search • Community Search • Learn & Support |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
I've been involved in an on again-off again narration project for the last 2 years and the client (a museum) finally has its funding in place and is ready to move ahead.
I've got 160 different narrative segments to bounce. The client has requested their files in the m4a format. Is there a PT plug-in available that will help me do the bounce directly to m4a or will I have process my files independently of PT after my bounces, which would be at 16/44.1 .wav so I can make safety CD's? Just trying to save time, these segments run from about 45 seconds to nearly 4 minutes! Of course it's pro-bono work too. Thanks! |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
I am not aware a plugin or utility within Protools that will bounce to M4A format files. So you will probably need to bounce to wav or MP3 and then use a converter like the one at this link to convert it into M4A. (This is a Windows program but you can google for one for the Mac if needed)
__________________
Obsidian Dragon
MacbookPro14,3 - Intel Core i7 3.1 GHz, 16 GB MacOS 13.6.6 running Protools 2024.3.1 Mac Studio M1Max - 64GB MacOS 14.4.1 running Protools 2024.3.1 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
This is my fav OSX utility to do audio conversions - and it's free!
http://tmkk.pv.land.to/xld/index_e.html/ |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
Dave Lang, I don't think he's talking about m4a "Lossless", but m4a AAC.
AudioEase BarbaBatch is the best at everything. We've been using it for the last 9-years in 6 different studios. Info at: http://www.audioease.com/Pages/BarbaBatch/ _________________________ Sorry, after looking at the software, which I do have, XLD does do AAC. However, the thing I love about BarbaBatch is the fact that I can setup MULTIPLE codecs for encoding the same file set to different formats. I hit GO when I leave my controlroom to encode almost 200 files into 3 different formats. When I come in the next morning everything is organized and I have a log telling me what happened.
__________________
Eric Seaberg • San Diego, CA A.E.S., I.E.E.E., S.M.P.T.E., S.P.A.R.S. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
Thanks. I'll go with Audioease.
|
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
I use Switch... its free for personal use (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html)- download is on bottom right.
You can easily export all selected sections by using the export feature in your audio bin drop down menu (Mind Plugins and automation will not be bounced- If you need this in the bounce you'll have to bounce them out one at a time or bounce each one to a new track and then export via bin drop down menu) 1:30 seconds in shows you how to export a section via regions bin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egoITcK2-ns You can select all edited regions and export in one step if they are ready to bounce. Then select all the bounced files and drag into Switch... select your file encoder type (M4A) and settings... then export.. it will do them all in order. Its a great program... does Flac, MP3, Wav, AIFF, etc etc.. and has a lot of encoder options. Good Luck! |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Bouncing...to m4a (mp4)?
Excellent advice, Jason. I needed to edit a couple of tracks and convert them to .m4a. Switch worked flawlessly and quickly. Thanks!
GT
__________________
Mac Pro 6,1 ("Garbage can"), late 2013, 3 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon E5; 64GB RAM; MH ULN-2 (Ethernet MHLink connection) PT Ultimate 20.12.0; REAPER64; PreSonus Studio One 5 Pro, Central Station Plus, and FaderPort McDSP All Access; Slate Digital All Access; Waves Diamond 12.0; NI Komplete; EW GhostWriter Finale 26.3.1 |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Bouncing :( | ajeter7 | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Mac) | 5 | 06-20-2008 07:26 AM |
Bouncing in session first vs. bouncing straight to disk... | WATYF | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) | 5 | 11-07-2007 03:17 PM |
Bouncing down | Joshuajay | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Mac) | 5 | 09-03-2004 06:53 PM |
HELP WITH BOUNCING!!! | Skettalee | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) | 10 | 05-08-2004 01:33 PM |
Bouncing in HD | Compression Records | Pro Tools TDM Systems (Mac) | 5 | 01-28-2002 01:54 PM |