Input file
M3U
- Full Name: MP3 Songs Playlist Format
- Developer: Nullsoft
Output file
M4P
- Full Name: Apple ITunes Music Store Audio Format
- Developer: Apple
What is M3U file?
M3U (Media Playlist File) is a file type used in digital audio and video playback applications to store references for streaming media sources. It is a plain text file format, and when opened, it can contain any number of path-style URIs or URLs. The list of media sources may also include local files and other types of content in the same playlist. [ ⏩ ] M3U file extension
What is M4P file?
M4P is an .M4P file extension used in the iTunes Music Store Audio File format. It is a proprietary compressed audio format developed by Apple Inc. based on the MPEG-4 encoding. These files are mainly used for digital audio files that are purchased from the iTunes Store. Although M4P files can be played in many music players, they contain use restrictions to limit unauthorized access. This means they can only be played on devices that have been authorized using the Apple iTunes account. [ ⏩ ] M4P file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from M3U to M4P?
To successfully convert the M3U file to M4P, 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.M3U). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case M4P (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 M4P).
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. M3U to M4P. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting M3U files to M4P 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 M4P, while before this step we had the M3U file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new M4P file, or not.