MPG to WAV converter
Extract WAV audio from MPG video in seconds, free. No upload, no sign-up, no size limit: it runs in your browser.
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Quick answer: To extract WAV audio from MPG video, add the MPG file to the iHateFiles MPG to WAV converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. Lifts the soundtrack out of the video and saves it as WAV. The picture is discarded; nothing is re-recorded.
Should you convert MPG to WAV?
Worth doing when you want the soundtrack of an MPG on its own: a podcast, an interview, a piece of music from a video. Choose a higher bitrate than you think you need, because the WAV is encoded from the video's audio rather than from a master.
Taking the sound out of MPG
An MPG file holds MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video, often interlaced, from a DVD, VCD or camcorder. This keeps the sound, discards the picture, and writes the result as WAV (uncompressed PCM). The MPG original is not altered.
WAV keeps the soundtrack exactly
WAV is lossless, so the sound is written out without a second round of compression. Expect about 10 MB per minute. That is the right choice if you are going to edit the audio, and the wrong one for a podcast you only want to listen to.
MPG and WAV side by side
| MPG | WAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the file | MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video, often interlaced, from a DVD, VCD or camcorder | uncompressed PCM |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Carries sound | Yes | Yes |
| Plays on | Windows Media Player, VLC and DVD authoring software | every editor, DAW and operating system |
| Here | Read and write | Read and write |
What usually goes wrong
About the MPG. An MPG from a DVD is interlaced, so it shows comb-like horizontal tearing on movement when played on a computer. Restore Old Video removes it while converting.
About the WAV. Converting an MP3 to WAV makes the file ten times larger without recovering anything. The detail the MP3 discarded is gone.
How to convert MPG to WAV
- Add your MPG file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to WAV.
- Press convert and the WAV file is saved back to your device.
WAV converter: everything that converts to WAV
Questions
How do I convert MPG to WAV?
Open this page, add your MPG file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this MPG to WAV converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Does extracting audio reduce the quality?
The soundtrack is re-encoded to WAV, so there is one generation of loss at the bitrate you choose. Pick a higher bitrate, or a lossless target like WAV or FLAC, to avoid it.
Can I convert several MPG files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.