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Convert WMA files into something useful

I thought we'd posted on this before, but I couldn't find anything so here you go: EasyWMA is a simple little tool that can convert WMA files into m4a, mp3 and wav audio files. It supports DnD (drag and drop), even with entire folders of songs to convert. Other features include:
  • Input formats : wma, asf, wmv, wav
  • Manual or automatic bit rate selection from source (32-320kbps)
  • Batch processing
  • ID3 tags support
One catch I've found so far: I'm not sure if EasyWMA can handle the latest WMA 10 format, and it doesn't state anywhere on the site. Either way, this looks like a handy little app for those who are trying to convert their WMA files into a format that's actually useful. It sells for $10 and, as of its last update, is a Universal Binary.

http://www.easywma.com/

I thought we'd posted on this before, but I couldn't find anything so here you go: EasyWMA is a simple little tool that can convert...
 

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JonesH

Yay, go cascade encoding!

No, seriously, it ain't a good idea. First encoding something into WMA and then applying AAC/MP3/whatever-except-WAV-or-AIFF encoding will render the sound quality very very bad, all but regardless of what application you use.

If you have to do it, be sure to use high bitrate files and encodings..

May 09 2006 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tan Hoang

You mean the newest iTunes can convert WMA to MP3 for the mac? I should try that.

April 03 2006 at 4:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
george

i bought this program a few weeks ago. does a great job. the sound quality will never be better than the wma/v file. the settings i use is 192 mp4a. it seems to be at best at these settings

WARNING, this program changes my default app settings for windows media files. i ended up deleting it from my HD and just work with it through the dmg when i needed it. this program does not work well with opera. even after i changed mime settings using 'default apps' and changing the settings in opera, wma/v files still open with easyWMA. drove me nuts

April 03 2006 at 12:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wry Cooter

I'm surprised someone actually has a Real Audio file that is something other than a link to a stream.

I would like to see drag and drop batch processing for video files, although that is understandably a lot more complex. Maybe something that would toss its file info into a tab delimited file.

April 03 2006 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iFelix

One application I like and use for audio is WireTap.

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/

April 03 2006 at 7:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iFelix

iTunes for the Mac has only recently been able to convert WMA files, previously only the Windows version had this capability.

April 03 2006 at 7:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris E

Similar to a poster above, I also need to convert Real Media files, but just audio, to something iTunes can play - does anyone have a solution for this?

April 03 2006 at 4:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
markisevil

I've been using FFMPEGX which, as well as being free, converts WMA to better quality MP3 than EasyWMA. The downside: No batch processing. The upside: converts between pretty much any pair of formats you can think of.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15473

April 03 2006 at 4:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Andre Nacul

Now, why would I shell out 10 bucks if iTunes does it for me? Am I missing something here, is there anything else to it?

April 03 2006 at 2:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
macfanboy

For $20 and application called Switch Plus does a whole lot more. Converts a variety of different audio file formats including wav, mp3, ogg, flac, aac, wma, au, aiff, ogg, msv, dvf, vox, atrac, gsm, dss and other formats into mp3 or wav. Check it out at http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html#101. The description says its for Windows, but an OS X version is avaliable on the front page.

April 02 2006 at 10:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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