File Extension | WMA |
Full Name | Windows Media Audio |
WMA files store audio data and related file metadata. WMA format was developed by Microsoft as a direct competitor to the popular MP3 format. Developers aimed to create a small format that offered superior audio quality, but the algorithm initially used proved to be unreliable.
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 format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "WMA") to another (referred to as "3GP"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, WMA 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 WMA to format 3GP becomes essential.
So, how can we perform WMA to 3GP 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 WMA and transforming it into format 3GP. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of WMA to 3GP 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 WMA to 3GP. 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 WMA file:
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