How to Add MP3s to QuickTime
In order to add MP3s to QuickTime files, it is essential use QuickTime Pro. The licensed upgrade to Apple's free media player, QuickTime Pro enables users to edit compatible media. MOV is a multimedia container that is used to compress digital video. As a proprietary Apple format, it is native to the QuickTime media player. By using QuickTime Pro, users can copy MP3 audio and add it to MOV video files.
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Instructions
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Download and install QuickTime media player. The free program can be obtained directly from the Apple website. (See Resources.)
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Upgrade to QuickTime Pro. Go to the "Help" tab on the program menu and select "Buy QuickTime Pro." Follow the checkout instructions to purchase the program license. When the transaction has been finalized, the QuickTime Pro features will be unlocked.
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Open your MP3 file in QuickTime. Set in and out points on the audio file. This will indicate which portion of audio you wish to copy. Go to the "Edit" tab and select "Copy."
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Open your MOV file in QuickTime. Set in and out points on the video file. This will indicate where the copied MP3 audio is added. Go to the "Edit" tab and select "Add to Movie."
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Stream the MOV file to verify that the MP3 audio has been added to the video. If the results are satisfactory, go to "File" and select "Save." If you are not pleased with the results, go to "Edit," select "Undo" and try again.
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Tips & Warnings
Users can scale copied audio to any duration that is set for an addition. In order to do this, select "Add to Selection and Scale" instead of "Add to Movie" from the "Edit" tab.
If users wish to disable an MOV file's original audio in favor of the copied MP3 audio, go to the "Window" tab and select "Show Movie Properties." View the file's track listing in the Movie Properties screen and manually de-select the MOV file's original soundtrack.
QuickTime Pro can be used to stream other types of media besides its native MOV format. The media player can open MP4, DV and MPG video files, AAC, AIFF, MIDI and WAV audio files and JPEG, BMP and TIFF image files. As a result, the program can also add copied MP3 audio to this supported media.
