Convert MPEG to WAV
Convert any video file to WAV format online for free. Fast, secure, and easy-to-use video to WAV converter with no software installation required.
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How to Use MPEG → WAV
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Drag and drop your MPEG file or click to browse. Supports files up to 1GB.
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MPEG vs WAV: format comparison
How the two formats differ on the things that change your result.
| Specification | MPEG (source) | WAV (result) |
|---|---|---|
| Container | MPEG-1/2 Program Stream | RIFF WAVE |
| Developed by | MPEG | Microsoft / IBM |
| Introduced | 1993 | 1991 |
| Audio codecs | MP2, MP3 | PCM |
| Compression | Lossy | Uncompressed |
| Approx. file size | 15–68 MB per minute | 10–32 MB per minute |
| Metadata / tags | — | RIFF INFO (limited) |
| Licensing | Patents expired | Royalty-free |
| Plays natively on | Native: Windows · Needs a player: macOS, iOS, Android, Smart TVs | Native: Web browsers, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android · Needs a player: Smart TVs |
| Best for | broadcast, legacy archives, DVD authoring | studio editing, mastering, sample libraries |
What changes when you convert MPEG to WAV
This extracts the audio and discards the video entirely. The soundtrack inside a MPEG file is typically MP2, and it is re-encoded to PCM on the way out.
Expect a much smaller file. Video accounts for most of the bytes, so about 41 MB per minute becomes roughly 21 MB per minute of WAV.
Choosing lossless WAV means nothing further is lost, though it cannot exceed the MP2 track stored in the source video.
When a video holds several audio tracks, the main one is extracted; alternate language tracks are not merged into the result.
About MPEG to WAV Conversion
Extracting WAV audio from a MPEG video pulls the soundtrack out of the MPEG-1/2 Program Stream container and writes it as a standalone RIFF WAVE file. The video stream, which holds most of the data, is discarded.
Developed by MPEG in 1993, MPEG stores audio using MPEG-1, MPEG-2. That codec choice sets the upper bound on what any conversion can preserve.
WAV, from Microsoft / IBM and dating to 1991, uses PCM and plays natively on 5 of the six platform categories we track. That combination is usually why people convert into it.
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