Convert M4A to OPUS

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About M4A

M4A

MPEG-4 Part 14 Audio

M4A is an audio-only MPEG-4 container format, commonly used by Apple devices and iTunes. It typically contains AAC or ALAC encoded audio.

Extension
.m4a
Developed By
Apple Inc.
Released
2001
Compression
Lossy

Typical Use Cases

iTunes musicApple devicesAudiobooksPodcasts

Pros

  • • Better quality than MP3 at same bitrate
  • • Good Apple ecosystem support
  • • Supports chapters

Cons

  • • Less universal than MP3
  • • Some older devices incompatible
  • • Requires specific codecs

About OPUS

OPUS

Opus Interactive Audio Codec

Opus is a modern lossy audio codec optimized for both speech and music. It offers excellent quality at low bitrates and is ideal for real-time communication.

Extension
.opus
Developed By
IETF
Released
2012
Compression
Lossy

Typical Use Cases

VoIPVideo conferencingStreamingWebRTC

Pros

  • • Excellent low-bitrate quality
  • • Low latency
  • • Open source
  • • Versatile

Cons

  • • Limited device support
  • • Newer format
  • • Not all players support it