converting aiff files into wav files ?

Hi

I am new here and to audio as well.

I use a Fostex FR2 field recorder to get audio into my Macs to use in my video work, I latter burn into DVD's.
FR2 generates broadcast wav files which I think are lighter and so, better to use in FCP video projects, than aiff files.
As means of back up I use to record this audio into CD-R's, but there, the same files appear as aiff...
Is this what should happen ? and if it is so can I convert this aiff files into wav files again ?

Can someone please help ?

[TimOBrien]

It happens because a Mac thinks all sound files are aiff's (it's native format).

Doesn't matter. An .aiff and a .wav are identical data.

If you have to you can always open it up in any audio editor (Audacity is free) and save them as a .wav. You could probably just rename them to .wav also.

Thank you Tim !

I was worried about it because I read in a video discussion forum, someone advising against using aiff files when burning FCP projects to DVD, due their wehigt.

Can you please comment on this ?


Pedro

[KX]

At same rate/bit depth, actual sound data is strictly the same between wav and aiff.
(hence, same weight). aiff stores additional information such as loop point in its header.

[gdoubleyou]

Both are uncompressed formats, only the header information is different.

FCP wants to see .aif it's the native Mac format.