How to convert AVI to M4A (AAC/ALAC)
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert AVI to M4A (AAC/ALAC)
NexMedia converts AVI to M4A (AAC/ALAC) on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About AVI
AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a container format Microsoft introduced in 1992 for video on Windows.
Older cameras, Windows software and video collections from the 1990s and 2000s.
AVI predates modern codecs and has no native support for features such as variable frame rate, so it is rarely used for new video.
Convert AVI to M4A online free, no account required — M4A is an MPEG-4 audio file, usually holding AAC.
Change AVI to M4A without losing quality — convert AVI to M4A free in your browser.
Why is my AVI file so much bigger than modern video? The container predates efficient codecs like H.264, so an hour of video can take many gigabytes that an MP4 would store in a fraction of the space.
About M4A (AAC/ALAC)
M4A is an MPEG-4 audio file: the MP4 container holding only audio, usually AAC and sometimes Apple Lossless (ALAC).
Music bought on iTunes, iPhone voice memos and many podcast downloads.
Whether an M4A is lossy or lossless depends on the codec inside, which the file extension does not show.
Why convert audio to M4A? It wraps efficient AAC audio with chapter marks and cover art in one small file that Apple, Android and Windows all play.
What changes when you convert AVI to M4A
- The soundtrack of the AVI is re-encoded as M4A at the default settings, so it is close to the original but not bit-identical.
- Only the sound is kept: the M4A file contains the audio track of your AVI, and the picture is dropped.
Settings you can change
Before you convert AVI to M4A, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted M4A file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
AVI to M4A: questions and answers
Does converting AVI to M4A reduce quality?
The soundtrack of the AVI is re-encoded as M4A at the default settings, so it is close to the original but not bit-identical.
What is the difference between AVI and M4A?
AVI is Microsoft's older Windows video container. M4A is an MPEG-4 audio file, usually holding AAC.
Can I change the settings when converting AVI to M4A?
Before you convert AVI to M4A, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Do I need an account to convert AVI to M4A?
No. You can convert AVI to M4A without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted M4A file kept?
The M4A file you convert from AVI is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
When I convert AVI to M4A, can I keep just the sound?
Only the sound is kept: the M4A file contains the audio track of your AVI, and the picture is dropped.
Will converting AVI to M4A change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your AVI and writes a new M4A file, leaving your original AVI file untouched.