Convert WMV to OPUS

Converting one file format to another may be necessary for various reasons. So, for example, you may want to convert WMV to OPUS if your computer, phone or other device does not support WMV 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 abbreviation WMV stands for Windows Media Video. A similar extension can be seen in video files - you need a player that supports this format to view them. Video format wmv (Windows Media Video) - the format was born thanks to Microsoft. A video file based on the Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format and compressed using Windows Media Compression. It is similar to the .ASF file and contains video encoded using one of Microsoft's native Windows Media Video (WMV) codecs. It contains audio, video, or mixed recordings packed using the Windows Media Audio codecs (WMA is a special kind of format designed exclusively for storing audio files) and Windows Media Video (WMV). It was developed mainly for storage and possible broadcast of video information. In addition to Windows, this format is also supported by other operating systems, if the appropriate codecs are installed. Also, WMV has become widespread among portable playback devices. Almost all computers should play this format, since codecs for WMV are usually installed with Windows, so such files should be opened by many players. When choosing a suitable program, you need to be guided by the ease of use and the availability of additional functions.

The main advantages of OPUS are high audio quality and good compression achieved through dynamic adaptive streaming. The format is based on technologies and broadcast algorithms from Skype and Xiph.org (SILK and CELT codecs, respectively). OPUS is the main audio codec in Skype today. Opus' structure allows it to effectively deal with sound artifacts. For this, a multi-stage audio signal processing architecture has been proposed. The main argument that speaks in favor of using the new codec for IP telephony is low time delay. The Opus codec is used for Voice over IP (VoIP), video conferencing, in-game chat. The Opus format has been standardized by the IETF and is maintained by Xiph.Org. Audio file encoded using the Ogg Opus lossy encoding format. The Opus format is designed for Internet audio streaming, that is, the transmission of sound over the Internet. The main advantages of the codec are low encoding latency (from 2.5 to 60 ms) and its high speed, a very high compression ratio of audio data with a very decent sound quality, support for multichannel audio (up to 255 channels). Opus is a completely open source, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec. Opus is good for streaming both speech and music over the Internet. It's also great for storage and streaming.