{"id":4493,"date":"2011-11-18T17:34:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T22:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2011-11-18T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T22:40:58","slug":"aiff-mp3-and-wavs-whats-the-best-audio-format-for-video-editing-in-final-cut-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/aiff-mp3-and-wavs-whats-the-best-audio-format-for-video-editing-in-final-cut-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"AIFF, MP3 and WAVs &#8212; What&#8217;s the Best Audio Format for Video Editing in Final Cut Pro?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"in-this-post-well-tackle-a-question-commonly-asked-by-video-editors-what-audio-file-format-is-best-for-use-in-my-final-cut-pro-video-editing-software\">In this post, we&#8217;ll tackle a question commonly asked by video editors &#8212; what audio file format is best for use in my Final Cut Pro video editing software?<\/h2>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s get this out of the way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Cut Pro <em><strong>hates<\/strong><\/em> MP3.<\/li>\n<li>This goes for the new Final Cut Pro X, as well as legacy versions of the application.<\/li>\n<li>Attempting to use MP3s in your FCP projects <strong>will<\/strong> cause problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MP3s by their very nature are a highly compressed format.<\/strong> When placed on a Final Cut Pro timeline you may run into some of the following problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click and Pops (common offenders)<\/li>\n<li>Diminished sound quality<\/li>\n<li>MP3 will require rendering (no matter the sequence settings)<\/li>\n<li>Once rendered, the application may &#8220;lose track&#8221; of the audio &#8212; drifting sync, starting and stopping at odd points and not matching up to the audio waveform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most obvious fix to this problem is to<strong> use a higher-quality audio file format if avaliable<\/strong>. \u00a0Most stock music sites (such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Premiumbeat<\/a>) will provide their music and sound effects as either WAVs or AIFFs&#8230;both formats that &#8220;play well&#8221; with Final Cut Pro. \u00a0Mixes from audio post facilities, as well as audio files from digiatal field recorders, are often recorded as WAVs. \u00a0Some Mac applications will save high quality audio files as AIFFs. \u00a0So, now you might be scratching your head&#8230;&#8221;So MP3s are bad for FCP, but what&#8217;s the difference between WAVs and AIFFs?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AIFFs and WAVs are essentially the same file type&#8230;<strong>both use the same PCM compression<\/strong> (for the technical low down on PCM, wrap your head around <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pulse-code_modulation\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">this<\/a>). \u00a0Intially, the AIFF wrapper was developed to work best on Mac systems, while WAVs were designed for PC. \u00a0Today, it makes litte difference as they work well on either.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s say that your client hands you some voice-over that was recorded to MP3. \u00a0They long ago trashed any high-resolution versions of that audio. \u00a0Now you&#8217;re tasked with integrating the audio into a project. \u00a0Don&#8217;t panic, here&#8217;s the drill:<\/p>\n<p>As we said before, <strong>MP3s are highly compressed<\/strong>. \u00a0There&#8217;s not going to be much you can do about that. \u00a0You can&#8217;t decompress a file, magically turning a low resolution piece of audio into a stunning high resolution one. \u00a0You only have the audio &#8220;information&#8221; that was included in the compressed MP3 file, and well, you&#8217;re just going to have to work with that.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, you can<strong> convert the MP3 file into a WAV or AIFF<\/strong> so that it will integrate better within Final Cut Pro. \u00a0Let&#8217;s take a look at 2 ways to convert an MP3. \u00a0Note, the converted file will have the same quality as an MP3, but wrapped as an AIFF or WAV.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"convert-mp3-to-aiff-using-compressor\">Convert MP3 to AIFF using Compressor<\/h3>\n<p>Users of previous versions of Final Cut Pro will find Compressor included in the Final Cut Studio suite. \u00a0With the release of FCPX, Compressor is avaliable as a standalone application from the App Store. \u00a0Compressor makes converting your MP3s to AIFFs a breeze.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"drag-the-mp3-into-the-main-compressor-window-or-click-on-the-add-file-button-the-settings-window-if-it-not-visible-in-your-compressor-layout-use-the-shortcut-command-3-to-br\">\n<ol>\n<li>Drag the MP3 into the main Compressor window (or click on the &#8220;Add File&#8221; button).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4508\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg?resize=300,82 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg?resize=277,76 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg?resize=359,98 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/compressor1.jpg?resize=150,41 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The Settings window: \u00a0If it not visible in your Compressor layout use the shortcut COMMAND + 3 to bring it up. \u00a0Navigate to the Audio Formats folder.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4509\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg?resize=300,73 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg?resize=277,67 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg?resize=359,87 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor2.jpg?resize=150,36 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In Compressor 4: \u00a0Drag the AIFF setting onto your MP3.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4515\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg?resize=300,84 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg?resize=277,78 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg?resize=359,101 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor8.jpg?resize=150,42 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In earlier versions of Compressor: \u00a0Drag the AIFF 48:24 setting onto your MP3.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4511\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg?resize=300,106 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg?resize=277,98 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg?resize=359,126 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor4.jpg?resize=150,53 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the main Compressor window right click on &#8220;Source&#8221; and choose the Destination you would like to save the AIFF file.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4512\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg?resize=300,92 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg?resize=277,85 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg?resize=359,110 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor5.jpg?resize=150,46 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;Submit&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4513\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg?resize=300,121 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg?resize=277,112 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg?resize=359,145 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor6.jpg?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Clicking &#8220;Batch Monitor&#8221; will show the progress of the conversion.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4514\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg?resize=300,121 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg?resize=277,112 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg?resize=359,145 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Compressor-7.jpg?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Note: You can drag multiple MP3s into the Compressor window and apply the settings. \u00a0Then batch convert them all at once.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"convert-mp3-to-aiff-using-mpeg-steamclip\">Convert MP3 to AIFF using MPEG Steamclip<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ve sung the praises of the free application MPEG Streamclip before&#8230;and here we go again! \u00a0On the long list of formats and codecs it can encode\/transcode, add audio&#8230;and more specifically MP3 to AIFF.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"from-the-menu-bar-in-mpeg-streamclip-choose-file-open-filesmake-sure-audio-files-is-enabled-from-the-dropdown-and-navigate-to-the-mp3-youd-like-to-convert-streamclip-may-r\">\n<ol>\n<li>From the menu bar in MPEG Streamclip choose File &gt; Open Files<\/li>\n<li>Make sure &#8220;Audio Files&#8221; is enabled from the dropdown and navigate to the MP3 you&#8217;d like to convert.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4519\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg?resize=300,97 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg?resize=277,89 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg?resize=359,116 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg1.jpg?resize=150,48 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Streamclip may return an &#8220;Unsupported File Type&#8221; message, but choose &#8220;Open Anyways&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4520\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg?resize=300,126 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg?resize=277,116 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg?resize=359,151 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mpeg2.jpg?resize=150,63 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You should now be able to playback your MP3 in the application.<\/li>\n<li>From the menu bar choose \u00a0File &gt; Export Audio. \u00a0In the pop-up window choose 48khz (a digital video standard). \u00a0 Click &#8220;OK&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4521\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-18-at-4.36.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-18-at-4.36.42-PM.png 338w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-18-at-4.36.42-PM.png?resize=300,237 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-18-at-4.36.42-PM.png?resize=277,219 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-18-at-4.36.42-PM.png?resize=150,118 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose the destination for your converted file and click &#8220;Save&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/h5>\n<p><em>Just as a legal disclaimer, we never recommend converting copyrighted music or using such music in your video projects without permission of the owner\/creator. \u00a0For the whole shebang on music and copyright check out our previous article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/royalty-free-music-licensing-copyright\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u00a0<strong>best<\/strong> sceneario is having a WAV or AIFF as the original file. \u00a0If you&#8217;re looking for high-quality, royalty free WAVs check out our selection here at Premiumbeat. \u00a0However, when you&#8217;re only given an MP3 to work with, convert it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What software applications do you use for conversions? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>We want to hear from you in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn which types of audio files work best in Final Cut Pro! 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