File Extension | 3GP |
Full Name | Multimedia Files For Wireless Networks |
3GP video file format was designed form mobile devices that use 3G communications standard. 3GP format uses H.263 and MPEG-4 codecs for video, and AAC-LC and AMR-NB codecs for audio data.
File Extension | AAC |
Full Name | Advanced Audio Coding Format |
File with an .AAC extension contains audio data compressed with an advanced method. It is similar to the MP3 files, but it usually contains sound in a better quality, due to more efficient compression algorithms. More often than the ACC extension, for such files the M4A extension is used.
File format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "3GP") to another (referred to as "AAC"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, 3GP file may be incompatible with the software or device we want to use to open or edit it. In such cases, converting the file from format 3GP to format AAC becomes essential.
So, how can we perform 3GP to AAC file conversion? Fortunately, there are many tools and computer programs available that enable file format conversion. These tools work by reading the data from the file in format 3GP and transforming it into format AAC. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of 3GP to AAC converters.
If you have already downloaded one of the converters and installed it on your computer, you can proceed to the appropriate conversion process of 3GP to AAC. Handling all the programs is usually very intuitive and is based on the same pattern of conduct. We will briefly discuss a few steps that you always need to go through while changing the format of the 3GP file:
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