WMV to M4A: Extract Audio from WMV(Windows Media Video) Video to M4A(MPEG-4 Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, WMV2M4A converter, conversion
What is
WMV?
WMV stands for Windows
Media Video -- developed and controlled by Microsoft. WMV is a generic name
of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology
what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of
MPEG-4 video encoding technology.
DivX video format is originally based on hacked
WMV codec.
Windows Media Format 11 adds support for HD video up to 1080P. WMF 11 runs
only on Windows XP and Vista.
Additional information is available on Microsoft
Windows Media page.
What is
M4A?
Because of its exceptional performance and quality, Advanced
Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of the MPEG-4,
3GPP and 3GPP2
specifications and is the audio codec of choice for Internet, wireless and digital
broadcast arenas. AAC provides audio encoding that compresses much more efficiently
than older formats, such as MP3,
yet delivers quality rivaling that of uncompressed CD audio.
To encode MPEG-4 audio, you need to have River
Past MPEG-4 Booster Pack in addition to your audio software.
Additional Requirements
To extract audio from WMV(Windows Media Video) video to M4A(MPEG-4 Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, you must have River Past MPEG-4 Booster Pack installed.
Launch River Past Audio Converter
Once River Past Audio Converter is installed properly, launch Audio Converter.
Add File
Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "WMV - Windows Media Video" in its "Files of type" combo box.
Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.
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Select output format
Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "M4A - MPEG-4 Audio" as the "Audio Type".
Troubleshoot
If you have MPEG-4 Booster Pack installed, but don't see M4A as an output option, you have a problem with QuickTime installation.
Please make sure you have the latest QuickTime installed. Occasionally, QuickTime may be corrupted due to conflict with some other software. In any case, reinstalling QuickTime should fix this problem.
You can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bits/sample, and bitrate.
Note: To convert to MPEG-4 audio, you must have River Past MPEG-4 Booster Pack installed.
Select output directory
Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.
Convert
Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.
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