[MacDV] iTunes AAC to iMovie 2

[Jim Heid]

On 5/19/03 10:43 PM, Juan Mariscal <juanm at mac.com> wrote:

> 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)
> 
> I can see that it is AAC versus mp3. The mp3s go directly into iMovie
> but the AAC files do not.

I don't know that you can import a protected AAC audio file into iMovie 2 --
I use iMovie 3, and haven't tried it.

In any case, here's a workaround: burn the music you bought to a CD, then
use iMovie to import the music from that CD.

> Is this true in iMovie3 which has the direct internal link to iTunes.

iMovie 3 (and the other iLife programs) can work with protected AAC music
just fine. You must install QuickTime 6.2 first, however.

> Also, I have QT Pro and that won't let me export the AAC file to
> another format.

Nope -- AAC files are protected and can't be exported via QT Pro.

Jim

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