Quicktime 10 saving audio as mov files

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Quicktime 10 saving audio as mov files

When I make a recording using Quicktime 10.2, the only SAVE AS choices are mov, or for iPhone Cellular or iPhone. Why are there no choices for an audio file like mp3, AAC or AIFF?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 30, 2014 5:09 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 31, 2014 4:12 AM in response to frank2444

.mov is just a "container" for the codecs used in the file.

QuickTime has never exported as .mp3. AAC is the audio codec used in your file and it is not a file format (container). AIFF is the file format used in audio CD's and I think iTunes can still export to it.

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Jul 31, 2014 6:12 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

In QT 7, you had choices to Export the audio as AIFF, AU, and Wave. In QT 10, I see no Export feature at all. Only SAVE or SAVE AS, and the choices are only MOV, iPhone or iPhone Cellular. In tutorials I've watched (Macworld's Chris Breen 7/13), the SAVE options are MOVIE or AUDIO ONLY. Is perhaps that a feature of a newer version than the QT 10.0 that I have on my iMac running 10.6.8? I stated earlier that I had 10.2, but it's actually 10.0.

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Answer 3

Jul 31, 2014 6:16 AM in response to frank2444

QuickTime Player 7 is the only version that can be upgraded to Pro and it does include Export options.

If you had version 7 Pro it's been moved to the Utilities folder.

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