emailing .m4a files

You can export the Logic file as a .mov, you can open an audio file in Quicktime and export audio from there as an .mov, or you can just click on the file with "Apple-I" and set it to open with Quicktime and hope for the best when your recipient gets it. These are methods for making an audio file a Quicktime file. Is that what you wanted?

I don't know if this is related to your problem, but I've noticed an odd bug in this feature: normally, an email containing an mp3 or m4a will display as you described- with a little quicktime-like play slider. BUT, if the email includes my signature (which contains a small graphic file) then the audio file is just displayed as an attachment which must be clicked to play. It will open whatever App is set up to play that file type- the default is Itunes for m4a, and quicktime for mp3. Also, my signature graphic displays as an attachment as well. So, one attachment= no problem, two attachments= displays as file attachments. Hope this helps.

Well, no, Apple-I only shows information about the file. It doesn't change anything until you do. My point was, you can open that and it will show you something that says "Open With" and you can pick Quicktime as the default application to open it, which should carry over to the other computer you are sending it to. You can't play anything in Finder that I'm aware of- maybe the little preview.

If you are really wanting a .mov file, then make the .mp4 be one by converting it to one, and any Quicktime player in the world should open it. You can also download this, which is a great program for converting video files among its other strengths:

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html

Using this, I don't see why you can't make a .mov file, which I would then compress into a .zip file (which the Mac OS can do for you) and then FTP it, I use this:

http://www.yousendit.com/

If you are really having trouble with this, I'll give you my email address, and you can send me the file- I do a bit of this sort of thing. Let me know.

Hey Tom, one more point; just because you see the m4a as a play-bar when you are writing the email, that does not guarantee that it will appear that way to the recipient. He may just see an attachment. I myself have experienced this. Hope this helps (but I'm pretty sure it doesn't.)

I send out Logic mp3's via email.. Sometimes they show up as a playable mp3 with volume and button, other times they show up as attachments.. and I haven't done anything different.. Just another one of life's mysteries.

I thought I was having another 'senior moment', but I see it happens to others too. Perhaps we can get to the bottom of this.

It seems like your are making this process seem a lot harder than it actually is!

Simply upload the file you want to a host such as zshare, soundcloud etc and send the link in the email saying "click on this"!

When your friend clicks on the link they will be directed to the file and it will play automatically, with an option to download.

This sounds far easier than what you want to do IMHO and i'm pretty sure anyone who can open an email will know how to click on a link!