Geek Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/convert-audio-to-m4a-mac.jpg" alt="Convert Audio to M4A in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion" title="convert-audio-to-m4a-mac" width="620" height="291" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19541" /></p> <p>One of the many understated features in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a> is the ability to natively convert audio to m4a directly in OS X Lion’s Finder – without any additional downloads or add-ons. Yes, an MPEG audio encoder is built directly into Mac OS X 10.7, meaning you can convert audio directly on your desktop without using any other apps, and it’s really fast too.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">How to Convert Audio to M4A with Mac OS X Lion’s Built-In Encoder</h2> <p>OS X Lion’s audio encoder is confirmed to support AIFF, AIFC, Sd2f, CAFF, and WAV files, but other formats are likely supported for m4a conversion as well. Here’s how to use it:</p> <ul> <li>Locate the source audio file(s) that you want to convert</li> <li>Right-click on the audio input file and choose “Encode Selected Audio Files”</li> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/convert-audio-in-osx-lion.jpg" alt="Convert Audio to M4A in Mac OS X Lion" title="convert-audio-in-osx-lion" width="472" height="453" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19540" /></p> <li>Select the Encoder Quality you wish to use, the menu translates as follows:</li> <ul> <li>High-Quality is 128 kbps</li> <li>iTunes Plus is 256 kbps</li> <li>Apple Lossless is lossless</li> <li>Spoken Podcast is 64 kbps</li> </ul> <li>Specify the Destination, otherwise it will default to the same location as the source file</li> <li>Click on “Continue” to start the conversion</li> </ul> <p>The audio encoder is very fast and within just a few seconds you will have an m4a file ready to import into iTunes or elsewhere. You can also <strong>batch process a group of audio files</strong> to convert them to m4a using this tool, just select a group of files instead of one.</p> <p>The same encoder in Mac OS X Lion also includes the ability to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/26/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-includes-a-video-media-encoder-in-the-finder/">encode and convert video files</a> directly in the Finder too, making this utility even more powerful. By selecting a movie file, you can also choose to strip the video and directly encode the audio track, which is another nice touch.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8NiU5Y8o2e_E6AEd0g_AKkuLdbQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8NiU5Y8o2e_E6AEd0g_AKkuLdbQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8NiU5Y8o2e_E6AEd0g_AKkuLdbQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8NiU5Y8o2e_E6AEd0g_AKkuLdbQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=auNivSXUZLI:SlaPWQ095ok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/auNivSXUZLI" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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