Convert FLV to WMA

Converting one file format to another may be necessary for various reasons. So, for example, you may want to convert FLV to WMA 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.

Lovers of digital music, which can be listened to on a computer, modern player or mobile gadget, often come across files with the .wma extension. A file with a WMA file extension is a Windows Media Audio file. Microsoft created this format to compete with MP3 and is often used for music storage and online streaming. A WMA file contains an audio recording or music composition in a format developed by Microsoft. The file stores the track and the metadata describing it: track title, artist name, album name and music genre. Most often, the abbreviation WMA refers to the WMA Standard codec - it was originally developed as a competitor to MP3. As a result of considerable efforts on the part of Mirosoft, WMA can now be called one of the most common formats after MP3. The WMA format is distinguished by a high compression rate of audio data, support for DRM protection, multi-channel surround sound encoding without loss of quality. The performance of WMA (Windows Media Audio) itself is not that bad at all. Thus, the manufacturer claims that a compressed music file with a bitrate of 160 kbps is in no way inferior in quality to an MP3 file with a similar rate of 256 kbps. The WMA format is known for its bugs. If, for some reason, some part of the .WMA file is damaged, then listening to the file becomes problematic, both a couple of tens of seconds before the place of damage, and after.