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File extension | .3ga |
Category | Music File |
Description | 3GA is derived from the 3GPP multimedia file and contains just the audio stream that was stored in the 3GP file. The 3GA audio container can use a number of audio codecs including AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AMR-WB+, AAC-LC, HE-AAC v1 or HE-AAC v2. It is used by a large number of mobile devices. |
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Technical Details | 3GA is the audio element of the 3GP format which itself is based on the structure of MPEG-4 Part 14, otherwise known as MP4. 3GA contains the audio portion of the 3GP file which was esigned to reduce the overhead in terms of storage and bandwidth to allow audio files that could be handled by smartphones. |
Associated programs | QuickTime Player VLC Media Player Windows Media Player |
Developed by | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
MIME type | audio/3ga |
Useful links | More Information on 3GA Official Specification from 3GPP Organisation Convert 3GA file |
File extension | .m4a |
Category | Music File |
Description | M4A files are a type of audio file developed and popularised by Apple. Since 2007, music purchased through the iTunes store has been in m4a format, therefore accounting for over 15 billions files worldwide. MP4 and M4A files are often confused, and the two are quite similar, being both based on the MPEG-4 codec. However, M4A is a file comprising solely of audio, whereas MP4 may also contain video. |
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Technical Details | M4A files are superior to MP3 in terms of the scale of compression and audio quality. The M4A file uses Apple's codec and resides within the MPEG-4 container. The main benefit of M4A is that files are compressed but are lossless. This means they can be decoded back to the original quality they were at the point of compression. Another benefit of M4A files are that do not carry any Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection associated with other files meaning they are less restricted. |
Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Microsoft Windows Media Player |
Developed by | Apple |
MIME type | audio/mp4a-latm |
Useful links | Detailed guide to M4A More detail on the MPEG4 format Convert M4A file |
Convert 3GA file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert 3GA files to a variety of other formats
- 3ga to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- 3ga to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- 3ga to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- 3ga to m4a (Compressed video file)
- 3ga to m4r (iPhone Ringtone File)
- 3ga to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- 3ga to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- 3ga to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- 3ga to wav (Windows audio file)
- 3ga to wma (Windows Media Audio)