M4A to XBox: Convert M4A(MPEG-4 Audio) video to XBox with River Past Crazi Video

What is M4A?

Because of its exceptional performance and quality, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of the MPEG-4, 3GPP and 3GPP2 specifications and is the audio codec of choice for Internet, wireless and digital broadcast arenas. AAC provides audio encoding that compresses much more efficiently than older formats, such as MP3, yet delivers quality rivaling that of uncompressed CD audio.

To convert MPEG-4 audio to other formats, you need to have Apple QuickTime installed.

Launch Crazi Video

Install Crazi Video, launch Crazi Video.

Add File

Click on the "Add File" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "M4A - MPEG-4 Audio" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

If you cannot add the M4A file, you may need to install QuickTime. We use QuickTime to decode compressed MPEG-4 Audio files.

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Select XBox Output

Click on the toggle in front of "Output Format" to expand the panel.

Select "XBox" as the device type.

Change individual file settings

Select the file in the conversion list. An additional panel "Convert File" appears.

Click on the toggle to expand the panel.

If you want to extract the audio from the video, select "Audio" as the "Media Type".

The aspect ratio is retrieve from the original video file. In some cases, this value may be incorrect. To change it, you can either select from the list, or type in a value.

You can change the output file name here.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Select "Add to Windows Media Player for Syncing" under Sync Options. Check "Add to Play list" and enter a play list name. The converted files will be automatically added to WMP under the specified play list, ready to be synced to your XBox 360 or other Windows Media compatible players.

You can also set the Sync Option to "Do not Sync", and manage the files yourself.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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