Input file
M4P
- Full Name: Apple ITunes Music Store Audio Format
- Developer: Apple
Output file
MP3
- Full Name: Compressed Audio And Music File, Mp3 Songs Or Ringtones
- Developer: Moving Picture Experts Group
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
What is MP3 file?
A MP3 .MP3 file is an audio format that utilizes the MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) compression technique to reduce the size of audio files. The MP3 format compresses digitized audio to reduce the size of each sound clip while maintaining its original audio quality. Audio files encoded in the MP3 format can be played back in both Apple iTunes and Windows Media Player, as well as many other digital audio programs. This makes it a popular choice for both music producers and listeners. [ ⏩ ] MP3 file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from M4P to MP3?
To successfully convert the M4P file to MP3, 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.M4P). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MP3 (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 MP3).
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. M4P to MP3. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting M4P files to MP3 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 MP3, while before this step we had the M4P file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MP3 file, or not.