Filed under: Audio, Software, Universal Binary
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
http://www.easywma.com/
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
narco said 6:20PM on 4-02-2006
THANK YOU!!!
Fishes,
narco.
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hazkid said 6:37PM on 4-02-2006
what about free flip4mac? then you can export it to different formats. I've done it with wmv/wma files all the time.
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Taylor Williams said 6:38PM on 4-02-2006
Anyone feel like suggesting a FREE alternative?
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CyBeR said 7:11PM on 4-02-2006
There is actually no such thing as WMA 10. The '10' part goes with WMV, the video stream. Currently, all versions of WMA can be decoded by free and open-source applications.
(I can't exactly see why you'd want to use WMA though, given it's a closed, crappy codec.)
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Christopher said 8:03PM on 4-02-2006
Very cool, thanks!
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Ryan said 10:01PM on 4-02-2006
Now I just need a way to convert Real Media video files into a iPod-friendly format so I can play them on my 5G... Try that one on for size, ouch!
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Blake said 10:13PM on 4-02-2006
I have this program. Buyer beware. It will convert your WMAs to MP3s, for sure, but the sound quality drops to an almost intolerable level (for my taste). Just keep this in mind.
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Andy said 10:15PM on 4-02-2006
Am I missing something? iTunes already converts WMA files you add to your iTunes library into m4a, mp3 or any other format you've set in your iTunes "encoding" preference. Control-click, then "Convert to AAC [or whatever]".
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macfanboy said 10:53PM on 4-02-2006
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.
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Andre said 2:13AM on 4-03-2006
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?
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Mark said 4:33AM on 4-03-2006
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
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Chris Ensor said 4:36AM on 4-03-2006
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?
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iFelix said 7:42AM on 4-03-2006
iTunes for the Mac has only recently been able to convert WMA files, previously only the Windows version had this capability.
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iFelix said 7:43AM on 4-03-2006
One application I like and use for audio is WireTap.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/
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Wry Cooter said 12:01PM on 4-03-2006
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.
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fizshigol said 12:38PM on 4-03-2006
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
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Tan The Man said 4:18PM on 4-03-2006
You mean the newest iTunes can convert WMA to MP3 for the mac? I should try that.
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JonesH said 1:20PM on 5-09-2006
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..
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