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lg4bsa
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#1
I want to download the Liahona an MP3 file so I am listening to it while swimming laps. Currently if only downloads as an MP4 file. Can this be fixed? The same would apply to talks and such. Conference too.
ambldsorg
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#2
lg4bsa wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 12:30 pm I want to download the Liahona an MP3 file so I am listening to it while swimming laps. Currently if only downloads as an MP4 file.
The download information seems slightly buggy. It claims to be MP4 but when I download it, it turns out to be M4A:
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Yet according to my system:

Code: 

$ file hswc3fsp22qmiz042tv59g60acsynn4jyhl3x3u6.m4a 
hswc3fsp22qmiz042tv59g60acsynn4jyhl3x3u6.m4a: ISO Media, Apple iTunes ALAC/AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio
So it's M4A. At any rate, you can easily convert it to MP3 with ffmpeg:

Code: 

$ ffmpeg -i hswc3fsp22qmiz042tv59g60acsynn4jyhl3x3u6.m4a hswc3fsp22qmiz042tv59g60acsynn4jyhl3x3u6.mp3
The output is a MP3 file that you can use.