How to convert m4a to work with Vegas Pro 12

RickyB wrote on 10/27/2013, 8:57 PM

I'm a simple novice & have been able to import mp3 audio files into Vegas Pro 12 but my m4a (MPEG 4 audio) from my phone only hangs up the program. There appears to be a lot of free apps online but don't know about viruses etc. I trust Sony & was hoping someone could direct me to a safe download sight.
I'm surprised that Vegas Pro 12 does not appear to convert. Maybe I'm missing something obvious. Thanks

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rraud wrote on 10/28/2013, 10:41 AM

Sorry I don't have VP12 or other VP versions available right now . Make sure any accompanying video or other files are in the same folder. You could try changing the extension to <.mp4>
M4a files open without issue in SF.

RickyB wrote on 10/28/2013, 12:47 PM

Thanks for your input. I'm so new I don't know what you meant when you referred to "SF". Take care.

ChristoC wrote on 10/28/2013, 4:52 PM

SF = Sony SoundForge

RickyB wrote on 10/29/2013, 8:03 PM

Thank you.

Geoff_Wood wrote on 10/29/2013, 10:35 PM

Don't have V12 with me at the moment, but a .m4a file loads up fine into Vegas Pro 10 here.

Maybe you are lacking a codec, do you have iTunes installed/updated ? Here's another one :
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-m4a.htm

geoff

Curt wrote on 10/31/2013, 3:00 PM

You could also try installing Quicktime.

musicvid10 wrote on 11/3/2013, 8:07 PM

Rewrap as mp4 using AVIDemux. That should fix it.

Silverglove wrote on 11/15/2013, 12:55 PM

Definitely a quicktime issue