How to convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF
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Convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF
NexMedia converts Ogg Vorbis to AIFF 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 Ogg Vorbis
Ogg Vorbis is the open, royalty-free Vorbis audio codec in the Ogg container, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
Games, open-source software and music streaming; Spotify has streamed its music in Ogg Vorbis.
Apple devices have limited support for Ogg Vorbis, and many car stereos do not play it.
Convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF online free, no account required — AIFF is Apple's uncompressed audio format.
Change Ogg Vorbis to AIFF without losing quality — convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF free in your browser.
Why can't I add my OGG music to iTunes or play it on an iPhone? Apple's ecosystem has never supported the open format natively, so converting to AAC or MP3 is the only way in.
About AIFF
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) was developed by Apple in 1988 on the basis of the Electronic Arts IFF format, and it normally stores uncompressed PCM audio in big-endian byte order.
Professional audio on the Mac: Logic Pro and GarageBand projects, sample libraries and CD-quality masters.
AIFF files are as large as WAV files, about 10 MB per minute of CD-quality stereo, and some Windows programs handle them less readily than WAV.
Why convert audio to AIFF? For Mac production work: it is uncompressed like WAV, and iTunes, Logic and the rest of Apple's toolchain read it natively.
What changes when you convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF
- The audio is decoded and re-encoded as AIFF at the default settings, so the result is close to the Ogg Vorbis but not bit-identical.
- Ogg Vorbis is a lossy format and AIFF is not: the AIFF keeps the decoded Ogg Vorbis exactly, but it cannot restore detail the Ogg Vorbis compression already removed, and the file is usually larger.
- AIFF output is written as 16-bit PCM, so audio with a higher bit depth, such as 24-bit, is reduced to 16 bits.
Settings you can change
Before you convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF, 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 AIFF file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
Ogg Vorbis to AIFF: questions and answers
Does converting Ogg Vorbis to AIFF reduce quality?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as AIFF at the default settings, so the result is close to the Ogg Vorbis but not bit-identical. Ogg Vorbis is a lossy format and AIFF is not: the AIFF keeps the decoded Ogg Vorbis exactly, but it cannot restore detail the Ogg Vorbis compression already removed, and the file is usually larger. AIFF output is written as 16-bit PCM, so audio with a higher bit depth, such as 24-bit, is reduced to 16 bits.
What is the difference between Ogg Vorbis and AIFF?
Ogg Vorbis is an open, royalty-free lossy audio format. AIFF is Apple's uncompressed audio format.
Can I change the settings when converting Ogg Vorbis to AIFF?
Before you convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF, 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 Ogg Vorbis to AIFF?
No. You can convert Ogg Vorbis to AIFF without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted AIFF file kept?
The AIFF file you convert from Ogg Vorbis is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Will my AIFF keep the 24-bit sound of my Ogg Vorbis?
AIFF output is written as 16-bit PCM, so audio with a higher bit depth, such as 24-bit, is reduced to 16 bits.
Does converting Ogg Vorbis to AIFF restore the quality the Ogg Vorbis lost?
Ogg Vorbis is a lossy format and AIFF is not: the AIFF keeps the decoded Ogg Vorbis exactly, but it cannot restore detail the Ogg Vorbis compression already removed, and the file is usually larger.