Convert FLV to M4A

Converting one file format to another may be necessary for various reasons. So, for example, you may want to convert FLV to M4A if your computer, phone or other device does not support FLV 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 FLV extension significantly compresses content and belongs to the category of video formats, or media containers. The format can be opened on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux or Android platforms. The FLV format was created by the developers of the Macromedia company. In 2007, Adobe Systems became the owner of the patent. FLV is an open format, so it is supported by a variety of programs from various developers. .FLV files can be created using Adobe Flash or other similar applications. They usually include a short title, audio, video, and metadata. FLV or Flash Video is a file format that is very widely used for publishing videos on the Internet. Almost all online videos that you see on such well-known sites as YouTube, Vimeo and the like have previously used this particular format. With the development and increasing speed of the Internet, watching videos online has become commonplace. To achieve good quality video transmission, coding began to be used that transmits data at high speed and without loss of quality. You can not only play the media file on your computer, but also prepare it for playing on your smartphone, tablet, player and uploading to social networks. To do this, you need to convert the clip to a different format.

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.