No Sound when converting MPEG file to MOV - Quicktime Pro

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No Sound when converting MPEG file to MOV - Quicktime Pro

Hi Everyone,

Just got my first Mac (MacBook Pro) which I love but I'm having a problems importing MPEG 4 files from my Sony digital camera. They play fine through quicktime in the sony format but when I import into quicktime (or imovie for that matter) then export in a .mov file all the sound is lost.

I see some people have reported problems with sound similar to mine but none appear to be the same?

Any ideas??

Many Thanks

Wes

Ps Running all the latest updates..

MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 20, 2006 9:09 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 20, 2006 9:20 AM in response to WesleyYates

Open the file using QuickTime Player and then open the Movie Info window.
Report back that information, please.

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Sep 29, 2006 7:27 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

I am having a similar problem and I see this was never persued any further. I am trying to convert an mpeg file to a mov file using quicktime pro. When I do there is no sound.

Movie info for mov file is: Format is H.264 Decoder, 320 x 240, Millions, FPS is 15, Data Rate is 256.21 kbits/sec.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to quicktime and frustrated from spending hours trying to figure this out! Thanks in advance!

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Sep 29, 2006 7:30 AM in response to ggd

QuickTime Pro can't export audio from muxed file formats (MPEG 1 or 2 and Flash).
Use MPEG Streamclip (free) to convert your .mpg files into QuickTime formats.

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Sep 29, 2006 7:36 AM in response to WesleyYates

Quicktime does not export the sound from muxed mpegs: QT Mpeg Limitations
This freeware will export both sound and video to other formats and allows some editing of mpegs without needing to re-encode the filee: Mpeg StreamClip

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Sep 29, 2006 10:21 AM in response to Dick Napoli

Thanks so much to both of you! I really appreciate your help!

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Sep 29, 2006 11:11 AM in response to Dick Napoli

Please excuse my ignorance. I got that to work but how to I change the size of the file now. It's too large to play back on the internet. I'd like to cut the fps in half to 15 fps but when I export and enter that information, the fps does not change. If you have any other words of wisdom as to making the file size smaller and therefor load time quicker on the internet I would really appreciate it! You all have been awesome! Thanks very much!

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