Convert MPG to AIFF
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Pull the audio out of your MPG as AIFF
Converting MPG to AIFF extracts a clean audio track from your video, giving you a compact AIFF audio you can play, share or add to a playlist without the video.
How to convert MPG to AIFF
- 1 Drop your MPG file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to AIFF automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new AIFF file instantly.
MPG vs AIFF
| Feature | MPG | AIFF |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| MIME type | video/mpeg | audio/aiff |
| Best for | DVD and legacy video workflows — converted to MP4 for streaming. | Recording and editing on Mac — converted to MP3 or M4A to share. |
About the formats
MPEG video
MPG (MPEG-1/2) is a classic video format behind VCDs, DVDs and broadcast. It is widely playable but uses older compression that yields larger files than modern codecs.
Strengths
- Very broad player support
- Reliable, well-understood format
- Good for DVD/broadcast
Limitations
- Larger files than H.264
- Dated compression
- Not ideal for the web
Best for: DVD and legacy video workflows — converted to MP4 for streaming.
AIFF audio
AIFF is Apple’s uncompressed, lossless audio format — the Mac counterpart to WAV. It stores studio-grade sound with no quality loss, in large files.
Strengths
- Lossless, studio quality
- Native to macOS
- Ideal for editing
Limitations
- Very large files
- Impractical for streaming
- Overkill for casual listening
Best for: Recording and editing on Mac — converted to MP3 or M4A to share.