Convert CAF to WAV - online and free - this page also contains information on the CAF and WAV file extensions.
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How to convert a CAF to a WAV file?
- Choose the CAF file that you want to convert.
- Select WAV as the the format you want to convert your CAF file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your CAF file.
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| File extension | .caf |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | The Core Audio Format is a container for storing and manipulating digital audio data. CAF provides high performance and flexibility and is scalable to future high resolution audio recording, editing, and playback. CAF files have a number of advantages over other standard audio file formats: Unrestricted file size, Safe and efficient recording, Support for many data formats, Support for data dependencies. The Core Audio Format was essentially developed to free audio files of the limitations of older formats. |
| Actions | CAF to WAV - Convert file now View other audio file formats |
| Technical Details | CAF files use 64-bit file offsets, freeing it from the file size limitations of older formats. CAF files begin with a file header which is used to determine the file type and CAF version, this is then followed by a series of chunks. The only types of chunk data required for CAF files are Audio data chunk and the Audio description chunk, audio is stored in the audio data chunk and the various pieces of metadata are stored in the Audio Description chunk. |
| Associated programs | Apple QuickTime VLC media Player |
| Developed by | Apple Inc |
| MIME type | audio/x-caf |
| Useful links | Apple Core Audio Format Specification 1.0 Further information on the CAF format Convert CAF file |
| File extension | .wav |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | WAV (WAVE) files are audio files playable via multimedia playback software such as Windows Media Player and other software available for your operating system. These files contain any sounds such as sound effects, music or spoken words. WAV files are large in size and with the advent of MP3 and MP4 WAV files are becoming less popular and less common. They were created and developed by IBM and Microsoft but unlike MP3 and MP4 the WAV file format does not use a form of lossy compression so file sizes are therefore much bigger and now less popular. |
| Actions | Convert WAV file View other audio file formats |
| Technical Details | Wav files are the standard digital audio format in Windows. Using the .WAV file extension, 8- or 16-bit samples can be taken at rates of 11,025 Hz, 22,050 Hz and 44,100 Hz. The highest quality being th 16-bit at 44,100 HZ, this highest level is the sampling rate of an audio CD and uses 88KB of storage per second. All general sounds in Windows, such as when you log in, are in the .WAV format. The default content of a WAV file is uncompressed (although they can be used to store compressed formats such as MP3), pulse code modulated (PCM) digital samples derived from the analog source. |
| Associated programs | CyberLink PowerDirector Microsoft Windows Media Player Roxio Creator 2009 |
| Developed by | Microsoft & IBM |
| MIME type | audio/wav audio/wave audio/x-wav |
| Useful links | Find out more about the WAV format When to use WAV files ? Convert WAV file |
Convert CAF file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert CAF files to a variety of other formats
- caf to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- caf to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- caf to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- caf to m4a (Compressed video file)
- caf to m4r (iPhone Ringtone File)
- caf to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- caf to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- caf to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- caf to wav (Windows audio file)
- caf to wma (Windows Media Audio)