MP3 & WMA

MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)

MPEG Audio Layer 3 is an algorithm for audio compression that is part of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifications. MP3 was originally developed in Germany in 1991 by the Fraunhofer Institute as a technology that uses perceptual audio coding to compress CD-quality sound by a factor up to 12, while providing almost the same fidelity and quality. Compression efficiency of lossy data compression encoders is typically defined by the bitrate, because compression rate depends on bit depth and sampling rate of the input signal.

With Movavi Flash Converter, you can extract audio from your video and save it in MP3 format.

MP3 format settings

Select a necessary preset value from the Presets box depending on the necessary level of quality or specific audio parameters:

WMA format

The WMA format stands for Windows Media Audio. It's owned by Microsoft, part of Microsoft's Windows Media technology. According to independent testing it sounds as good as MP3 at half the bit rate (and therefore half the file size). WMA is downloadable format, and in conjunction with Microsoft's Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), WMA can also be streamed to listeners. Optional copyright protection is included in the WMA code, allowing the owner to restrict the use of protected material.

With Movavi Flash Converter, you can extract audio from your video and save it in WMA format.

WMA format settings

Select a necessary preset value from the Presets box depending on the necessary level of quality or specific audio parameters: