Convert 3GPP to M4A
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3gpp
Extension | .3gpp |
Category | 🔵 video |
Description | 🔵 The 3GPP format, short for Third Generation Partnership Project, is a multimedia container format primarily used for storing audio and video data on mobile devices and for transmission over 3G and 4G cellular networks. It is based on the MPEG-4 Part 14 standard and is commonly associated with files having extensions like .3gp or .3g2. 3GPP files typically contain audio and/or video streams compressed using codecs such as H.264 for video and AAC for audio. These files are optimized for efficient streaming and playback on mobile devices with limited bandwidth and processing power. 3GPP files are widely used for recording and sharing video clips, as well as for video messaging and video conferencing applications on mobile platforms. |
Technical details | 🔵 3GPP files are container formats that can hold various types of multimedia data, including audio, video, and text. The container format is based on the ISO base media file format (ISO/IEC 14496-12), commonly known as MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14). |
MPEG-4 Audio Layer
Extension | .m4a |
Category | 🔵 audio |
Programs | 🔵 Microsoft Windows Media Player 🔵 VLC media player 🔵 MPlayer 🔵 Amarok 🔵 Winamp 🔵 Apple QuickTime Player 🔵 Apple iTunes |
Description | 🔵 M4A stands for MPEG A Audio. It is a type of audio file type that is encoded using Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) or Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). M4A was developed to help you store a wide range of file types, such as audiobooks, podcasts, and songs. That is in addition to the fact that it is a better competitor to MP3. Some of the benefits or advantages of using M4A are:
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Technical details | 🔵 How to create and how to open an M4A fileYou can create and open an M4A file in many ways. The simplest way is to use an Apple voice recorder or convert another audio format into M4A. There are several programs and applications out there that support the playback of M4A files. Some of them are Winamp, VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime. The other programs that open M4A files are Microsoft Zune, Elmedia Player (for Mac users), Apple iTunes, Rhythmbox (for Linux users), and iPad. Which other formats M4A can be converted into and whyM4A files may be a strong competitor to the MP3 file formats. Yet, this type of digital audio file format has many disadvantages, such as appearing as a data file (instead of a media or document), and low compatibility with some devices. So, here are some of the other formats or alternatives to the M4A file format:
One major reason why you might need to convert your M4A file is because it is a file extension, which means that only specific applications can open it. MP3 is supported by almost any device. You may also want to convert it to AAC because it produces better sound quality, even at low bitrates. |
Developer | 🔵 Apple |
MIME type | 🔵 audio/mpeg |