Convert MPG to M4A
With our free online converter, you can convert mpg files to m4a as well as a variety of other formats.
Converting your mpg file to m4a is easy with these steps.
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Converting mpg to m4a
MPEG Video Stream
Extension | .mpg |
Category | 🔵 video |
Programs | 🔵 VLC Video Player 🔵 Apple iTunes 🔵 Quicktime Player |
Main program | 🔵 Windows Media Player |
Description | 🔵 MPG is a moving picture expert group’s digital video file. Videos in MPG format are compressed using either MPEG-2 or MPEG-1 compression. Both types of MPG files serve as container files for audio and video data to ensure the two portions remain in sync. Movies with MPG extension have smaller sizes and more excellent quality, but quality differs from original VCR videos. |
Technical details | 🔵 MPG compresses files to 1.5 Mbit/s. Digital video files, audio files are compressible. MPEG-1 is used for broadcasting. MPEG-2 is used for compressing movies. Also, it’s bit- rate limit is 1 Mbit/s. MPG files are often used for TV and DVD stations, cable, satellite. |
Developer | 🔵 IOS/IEC |
MIME type | 🔵 audio/mpeg |
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 |