Hey Mathias!
Thanks for the quick reply.
That's too bad. Do you know if AP8 or future versions will integrate m4a and mp4 codecs?
I recently started using Serato Video a ton, so half my files these days are video files. It was so awesome being able to drag them into AP7 and delete the video files associated with them, and then edit them like regular audio files. Unfortunately the 32bit architechture of AP7 didn't like using a few gigs worth of files per project :(

I would LOVE to see m4a and mp4 integration in a future update :) :) :) :) :)

Thank you again Magix! You guys are amazing!!!

Hi @Animal-Nation,

Unfortunately, I don't know if that will be in future versions. We, obviously, will keep an open mind and if we get more feedback from the community regarding this feature, we might consider implementing it.

Thanks, it's so rewarding creating software for passionate users like you. 😎

Alternatively I've been using this website to convert my video files to 320kbps mp3's -
https://online-audio-converter.com/

But an mp4/m4a codec would still be an awesome update! :D :D :D

If it is any use to you, the avi container type seems to work fine in AP8 with a variety of codecs.

If it is any use to you, the avi container type seems to work fine in AP8 with a variety of codecs.

What is the Avi Container and how do I activate/set this up? I've never heard of that before..
Thank you!

You chose the settings when rendering your videos, so it depends on what software you are using to make videos. Virtually all NLE software (Like Magix Vegas, etc.) can do this... I don't know about screen capture software if you are capturing gameplay.

AP9 FLAC and AAC format support - I'm trying to render multichannel files but I keep getting messages while rendering that my selection is not valid with the Project Properties and my selection option is being removed from the options list. I used to be able to render in AAC in AP8, what happened? I'm not seeing multichannel FLAC either.

AP8 doesn't have AAC support. It's on Humble Bundle now, so I installed it just to check. Cannot Render AAC files. Can't say for sure about FLAC Multi-Channel, as I didn't try.

Actually, the list of supported Audio Formats/CODECs is pretty awful.

It also crashed CONSTANTLY, so I removed it from my machine shortly afterwards.

I support a website that supplies me with the .m4a format audio regularly. So I'm jumping on the bandwagon plea for support that format Please? Converting the files to compatible (even lossless wave) formats, then re-digitizing, I'm losing a tonne of resolution.
Is Magix planning on doing this (some un-spoken to-do list), or are the customers just out of luck? Thank you

@Robert-Seward

Welcome to the Magix forums.

This thread refers to problems opening mp4 and m4a files in Acid Pro 8. Is that the version you are running? If so, there will not be any further updates to that version, I understand, so you will have to continue to use your workaround.

If Acid 8 is NOT your version, please start a new thread with your question, specifying which version you are running.

As a general point I would like to add the following: you wrote Converting the files to compatible (even lossless wave) formats, then re-digitizing, I'm losing a tonne of resolution. How, exactly are you doing this "conversion"? What software are you using? There is no way that digitally converting from, say m4a to wav should result in losing a tonne of resolution.

Jeff
Forum Moderator

@Robert-Seward

Welcome to the Magix forums.

This thread refers to problems opening mp4 and m4a files in Acid Pro 8. Is that the version you are running? If so, there will not be any further updates to that version, I understand, so you will have to continue to use your workaround.

If Acid 8 is NOT your version, please start a new thread with your question, specifying which version you are running.

As a general point I would like to add the following: you wrote Converting the files to compatible (even lossless wave) formats, then re-digitizing, I'm losing a tonne of resolution. How, exactly are you doing this "conversion"? What software are you using? There is no way that digitally converting from, say m4a to wav should result in losing a tonne of resolution.

Jeff
Forum Moderator

I am using 8.0. Does version 9 solve the problem? Your moderation seems to flag/imply I wasn't referring to m4a, but that was in my OP.?
If you ever record from zoom (I have Very regularly now), the render generates m4v And m4a files. I have to manipulate the m4a and repost on a website for collaboration. It's very frustrating that I paid a tonne of money for your previous and current version products to drop and include support for formats that use to be supported (as reflected by your other respondents).

@Robert-Seward

Just for clarification: this is not "my" software, or company. I am a fellow-user of Magix software, not an employee of the company!

The fact that support for m4a and mp4 was dropped was a decision taken by Magix, presumably for licensing reasons. I understand now what you are doing/wanting to do but I am still very unclear about how, exactly, you are manipulating those audio and video files to repost ... for collaboration. Speaking personally, I would use either a dedicated convertor program, like MovAvi Video Convertor Premium to convert the files to a format that made them accessible to me, or I would open them in one of Magix' Video editing programs and attempt the conversion there. Whichever method I chose I would not expect to see, nor would I be prepared to accept a tonne of resolution loss.

Jeff

Yes sir, I moderate several forums myself. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate.
Zoom is a conferencing program used for businesses and clubs - anyone who would benefit from video collaboration. My role is to edit (OK, bible studies and other related and business meetings) and re-post the meetings online for members and folks who couldn't attend to review permanently.

Due to the mass number of people - Acid Pro is the best mechanism for me to manage the high number of volume changes throughout the timeline (the more microphones, the more editing needed), to produce a meeting that's pleasing to listen to later.

The act of creating secondary files has two huge negative effects: 1) it generates huge files on my computer, which negates one of the reasons for having all in one editor, and 2) converting a digital file even into a lossless wav file for import into Acid, then rendering into a digitized MP3 creates a noisier waveform in an recording that's already highly compensated for.

Do you know if AP9 has direct support for the aforementioned m4a files?
Thanks again for your time.

@Robert-Seward

Hi

Did you see this response from the Magix developers.

John EB
Forum Moderator

@Robert-Seward

Hi

Did you see this response from the Magix developers.

John EB
Forum Moderator

I think you're referring to converting the file, which is in my statement that it's taking a huge amount of space by maintaining multiple files/file formats. The converting of the file is not a problem in and of itself.

I'll research if 10 (running 9) is going to support the file format - else consider changing programs. IDK what does what Acid does, so not looking forward to that option.

Follow-up. From the Magix website AP10 specification page, import file codec supported:
AA3, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, PCA, SND, W64, WAV, WMA.
Sadly no support. Thank you for your answers.

@Robert-Seward

Hi

I think you missed the point of the Magix response - m4a is part of the mp4 video format which is AAC compressed audio encoding.

Support for m4a may only be brought back if there is sufficient demand for it.

What you are getting is the audio component of a mp4 video file, the video component is the m4v file.

John EB

I've used Vegas pro since it was a Sony product. The latest version Magix Vegas pro 17 (I bought it too) comes out of the box not supporting mp4, but there IS a checkbox in the options to enable support for those files. With all due respect, my OP was on mark with what you said I missed - adding my name to the list of people who Want that feature. Please Magix, give us the option to enable it Just like Vegas Pro?

Thank you mods for the active conversation today.

Aside from MP4, my AP10 still refuses to open MP3 files. 😡

@Robert-Seward Why don't you just do the work on the Zoom videos in Vegas Pro then? After all, it's killer feature is that besides being a capable NLE, it's also a fully featured multi track audio editor...