Input file
MOV
- Full Name: Apple QuickTime Digital Movie Format
- Developer: Apple
Output file
M4A
- Full Name: MPEG-4 Compressed Audio Format
- Developer: Apple
What is MOV file?
The MOV (MOV) file format is a commonly-used container for digital multimedia on the Apple Macintosh platform. It is based on the QuickTime movie (QuickTime) container format developed by Apple Inc. and standardized in SMPTE's RFC 2326. The MOV format is currently used to store both audio and video data, as well as meta data for interactive applications. The MOV file format can support video up to 8-bits per pixel and audio up to 16-bits per sample. [ ⏩ ] MOV file extension
What is M4A file?
The M4A file format is an audio file that is encoded using Advanced Audio Coding (AAC). It is a more efficient compression method than the earlier MP3 and was developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). It provides for higher quality sound than other audio file formats because of its lower bit rate, making it ideal for streaming audio and storing audio files on portable media such as CDs. It is also widely used for sharing music over the internet. [ ⏩ ] M4A file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from MOV to M4A?
To successfully convert the MOV file to M4A, 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.MOV). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case M4A (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 M4A).
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. MOV to M4A. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting MOV files to M4A 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 M4A, while before this step we had the MOV file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new M4A file, or not.
Other MOV and M4A file conversions
Conversion of a MOV file
MOV to 264
MOV to 3GP
MOV to AAC
MOV to AAE
MOV to AEP
MOV to AIFF
MOV to AMV
MOV to ARF
MOV to ASF
MOV to AVI
MOV to BIK
MOV to CAMPROJ
MOV to CMPROJ
MOV to CMREC
MOV to DASH
MOV to DAT
MOV to DIVX
MOV to DV4
MOV to DVR
MOV to DVR-MS
MOV to EXE
MOV to EXE
MOV to EXR
MOV to F4F
MOV to F4V
MOV to FLV
MOV to GIF
MOV to H264
MOV to ISO
MOV to ISO
MOV to KMC
MOV to M1V
MOV to M4V
MOV to MEPS
MOV to MKV
MOV to MMV
MOV to MOD
MOV to MP3
MOV to MP4
MOV to MPEG
MOV to MPG
MOV to MTS
MOV to MTS
MOV to MTV
MOV to MVE
MOV to MXF
MOV to OGG
MOV to OGV
MOV to PDS
MOV to PPJ
MOV to PPROJ
MOV to PRFPSET
MOV to PRPROJ
MOV to PRPROJ
MOV to RM
MOV to ROFL
MOV to STR
MOV to THUMBDATA3
MOV to TREC
MOV to TRP
MOV to TS
MOV to TSCPROJ
MOV to TVS
MOV to VDJ
MOV to VEG
MOV to VEP
MOV to VF
MOV to VGHD
MOV to VOB
MOV to VPG
MOV to VPJ
MOV to VPJ
MOV to VPROJ
MOV to VPROJ
MOV to WAV
MOV to WEBM
MOV to WFP
MOV to WFP
MOV to WMA
MOV to WMV
MOV to WOTREPLAY
MOV to WSVE
MOV to WVE
MOV to WVE
MOV to XVID