Input file
3GA
- Full Name: Audio File For Wireless Networks
- Developer: 3GPP
Output file
3GP
- Full Name: Multimedia Files For Wireless Networks
- Developer: Third Generation Partnership Project
What is 3GA file?
The 3GA file extension stands for the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Audio files, which are used for audio files that are encoded using the AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) format and stored in the 3GPP container. This particular audio file encoding and container combination was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for streaming sound over 3G mobile networks. [ ⏩ ] 3GA file extension
What is 3GP file?
3GPP Multimedia File (.3gp) is a file format developed by the Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) for multimedia content used with 3G mobile phones and other compatible devices. It is based on the MPEG-4 standard for audio and video, and is designed to store such types of audio, video, and other types of data, such as subtitles and images. It supports various audio channels, such as mono, stereo, 5.1channel, and so on. [ ⏩ ] 3GP file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from 3GA to 3GP?
To successfully convert the 3GA file to 3GP, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.3GA). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case 3GP (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than 3GP).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. 3GA to 3GP. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting 3GA files to 3GP files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension 3GP, while before this step we had the 3GA file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new 3GP file, or not.