mp4 to mp3 conversion unplayable

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When I right click and convert my .mp4 files to .mp3 with dba music converter it converts but leaves a 2kb unplayable .mp3 file

Any ideas???

Cheers

Jim

[xoas]

Re: mp4 to mp3 conversion unplayable

I haven't had any difficulty with mp4>mp3 conversion. What settings (bitrates, frequencies, channels) are you using for your mp4 and (anticipated) mp3 files?

If you are working with frequencies other than the standard 44100 khz I would recommend that you activate Professional Frequency Conversion if you have not already done so. Or you might try converting to a different frequency. If you are trying to convert to a very small mp3 bitrate you might try converting to a more normal bitrate.

If these ideas do not help (or if you have already tried them, please let us know, sending along the information about the settings for the file you are trying to convert and the settings you are trying to convert to.
Good luck and best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen

[Spoon]

Re: mp4 to mp3 conversion unplayable

Perhaps it is a .m4p (a protected mp4 file).

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Re: mp4 to mp3 conversion unplayable

Hi,

Really appreciate the feedback...

The file I am trying to convert was bought from iTunes 2 days ago as an .m4p and converted to .mp4 with Music Converter, (although the .mp4 file doesn't seem to play either?). But regardless of what bitrate or frequency I select to convert to it converts in 0-1 seconds and ends up as a 1 or 2kb .mp3 file.

I'm really stuck! Any ideas?

Thanks guys,

Jim

[xoas]

Re: mp4 to mp3 conversion unplayable

Yes. iTunes encodes to a protected m4p format which operates in the general mp4 shell. There is a FAQ in this section dealing with this issue:
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=4004

You may also want to view these two threads here:
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=4430
and
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=5210

Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen