Convert 3GP to M4A

Converting one file format to another may be necessary for various reasons. So, for example, you may want to convert 3GP to M4A if your computer, phone or other device does not support 3GP format. Also, conversion is often required to reduce the file size, since the original format takes up too much space in the device's memory. Perhaps you just need to extract the audio track from the video file, in which case converting the video to audio format is a good option. In any case, with the help of our converter, you can easily complete the required task. Below you can find out some details about the original and new file formats.

The 3GP file contains multimedia data in an audio and video container format developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) consortium for mobile telephony. It is used to transfer audio and video over the Internet, as well as save videos captured on a mobile device. The finished video clips in 3GP have a small size compared to similar videos in other formats, however, this is justified by a rather low quality, for example, often many frames are presented in the form of colored squares. This format is used to play videos, most often on mobile phones. Its peculiarity lies in the size of the files being played - it is much smaller than, for example, avi. The disadvantage of 3GP is quality, but it is ideal for playing on mobile phones. A 3gp file is a small footage created for playback on portable devices (phones, smartphones, tablets, etc.).

M4A is a file extension encoded with the AAC codec. An audio-only MPEG 4 container typically uses the M4A file extension. Compared to MP3, M4A has better sound quality and smaller file size. Contains audio encoded using the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) or Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) codec. M4A files are close to .MP4 video files because both file types use the MPEG-4 container format. But M4A files only contain audio data. It aims to surpass MP3 and become the new standard for audio compression. M4A is pretty much very similar to MP3, but is designed to have better quality at the same or even smaller file size. The M4A format was first introduced by Apple. The format type is also known as Apple Lossless Encoder (ALE). The M4A format provides good compression with high sound quality and is widely used by Apple to distribute music through the iTunes Store. Songs that include copyright protection have the .M4P extension. Many programs support playing M4A files, including VLC, iTunes, QuickTime, Windows Media Player (v11 requires K-Lite codec pack), Media Player Classic.