iTunes AAC to iMovie 2

[Charles Martin]

> From: Juan Mariscal <juanm at mac.com>
>
> So, I purchased a song or two or three or more from the Apple Music
> Store. It is in iTunes. How come I cannot easily import those into
> iMovie? (I think I did it but then the next time I couldn't remember
> how)
>
 From your comments below I assume you are using iMovie 2. I doubt that 
will import AACs at all. You can get around this by converting the AACs 
to AIFFs and then importing them into iMovie. And no, this is not 
illegal. In fact, your AAC purchase *specifically* includes the right 
to use the song for personal iMovies or iPhoto slide shows!

> Is this true in iMovie3 which has the direct internal link to iTunes.
>
I'm having no trouble at all with AAC and iMovie 3. Just drag and drop.

> Also, I have QT Pro and that won't let me export the AAC file to
> another format.
>
iTunes will, so use that. It will not let you (directly) convert to 
MP3, however.

> am I doing something wrong or is this just protecting those files and
> songs from being copied.
>
More likely the former than the latter. AACs bought from the Apple 
Store can't be directly converted to MP3s, but than can be made into 
MP3s by simply converting them to AIFF files first. This extra step 
should be enough to deter all but the most determined thieves, and of 
course you are using your AAC file within the legal right granted to 
you when you bought it so there's no issue in your case.

> (I hesitate to ask cuz I know someone is going to lecture me about
> pirating which is not what I am doing.

You're right, you are NOT pirating or doing anything even remotely 
illegal. So why would someone lecture you? Quite the opposite -- 
congrats on being one of the "ethical elite" who buy their music from 
the iTunes Music Store!

_Chas_

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of software?

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