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Subject:opening m4a Posted by: sogrady Date:8/25/2010 9:01:25 AM Hi. I can't open m4a files in the explorer window of my music studio 6. Went here: http://www.custcenter.com/cgi-bin/sonypictures.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4787&p_created=1254146741&p_sid=n_gLSl8k&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSwxJnBfcHJvZHM9Nyw0NzMmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTIuNDczJnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bTRB&p_li=&p_topview=1 . Tried the fix, but the folder contained qt5plug.dll and qt5plug.LNG. Did it anyway. Still couldn't open m4a file -- Acid asked me if I wanted to open the file in its associated program. I don't. I want to open it in Acid so I can work with it. Any suggestions?
Subject:RE: opening m4a Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:8/27/2010 7:33:27 PM If the m4a file has DRM like from iTunes you can't open it in ACID. The DRM doesn't allow it. Convert the file to MP3 or WAV. ~jr
Subject:RE: opening m4a Reply by: sogrady Date:8/28/2010 5:05:44 PM It's original music created in garage band. I didn't think it would be protected. ?
Subject:RE: opening m4a Reply by: Iacobus Date:8/30/2010 10:17:40 AM IIRC, the M4A file format is unprotected (which is what iTunes uses nowadays for their "iTunes Plus" format; they used to use the DRM-protected MP4 format.) Could you open the M4A files before but now can't? Or is this something you've never tried before? Did you try a complete uninstall and reinstall of everything? Iacobus

Subject:opening m4a

Posted by: sogrady

Date:8/25/2010 9:01:25 AM

Hi. I can't open m4a files in the explorer window of my music studio 6. Went here: http://www.custcenter.com/cgi-bin/sonypictures.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4787&p_created=1254146741&p_sid=n_gLSl8k&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSwxJnBfcHJvZHM9Nyw0NzMmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTIuNDczJnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bTRB&p_li=&p_topview=1 . Tried the fix, but the folder contained qt5plug.dll and qt5plug.LNG. Did it anyway. Still couldn't open m4a file -- Acid asked me if I wanted to open the file in its associated program. I don't. I want to open it in Acid so I can work with it. Any suggestions?

Subject:RE: opening m4a

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:8/27/2010 7:33:27 PM

If the m4a file has DRM like from iTunes you can't open it in ACID. The DRM doesn't allow it. Convert the file to MP3 or WAV.

~jr

Subject:RE: opening m4a

Reply by: sogrady

Date:8/28/2010 5:05:44 PM

It's original music created in garage band. I didn't think it would be protected. ?

Subject:RE: opening m4a

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:8/30/2010 10:17:40 AM

IIRC, the M4A file format is unprotected (which is what iTunes uses nowadays for their "iTunes Plus" format; they used to use the DRM-protected MP4 format.)

Could you open the M4A files before but now can't? Or is this something you've never tried before? Did you try a complete uninstall and reinstall of everything?

Iacobus