How to Convert WMV to MP3 on Mac OS X

This is a step by step guide show you how to convert .wmv to .mp3 on Mac OS X.

1. What's MP3

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression. It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de facto standard of digital audio compression for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players. MP3 is an audio-specific format that was designed by the Moving Picture Experts Group. An MP3 file that is created using the mid-range bit rate setting of 128 Kbit/s, which will result in a file that is typically about 1/10th the size of the CD file created from the original audio source. An MP3 file can also be constructed at higher or lower bit rates, with higher or lower resulting quality.

2. How to convert WMV to MP3 on Mac step by step

Free Download WMV to MP3 Converter for Mac:

Download Video Converter for Mac (Intel version) Download Video Converter for Mac (PowerPC version)

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).

Step 1: Add WMV video files to Mac WMV to MP3 Converter

Click File -> Add Video Files or Add Audio Files from main menu to add WMV video files to the Mac WMV to MP3 Converter. It supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

Step 2: Select output format as MP3

Click image button at right of each video item, set output file name and choose MP3 as output format from Format list.

Step 3: Change MP3 video and audio settings

You can change the Resolution, Codec, Bit rate and Frame rate of the MP3 video and Sample Rate and Bit Rate of the MP3 Audio. The size of the MP3 file depends a lot on these settings.

Step 4: Select output directory

Click Video Converter -> Preference -> Output from main menu to select an output directory.

Step 5: Click 'Start' to convert WMV to MP3 on Mac

After all the settings, just click 'Start' to extract .mp3 from WMV on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion included). If you want to trim, crop and more editing, please go to how to trim, crop and merge MP3 videos on Mac.