CAVS to AU Converter

Free online audio extraction from CAVS to AU format

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Extract AU audio from CAVS video entirely in your browser. Works on any device — phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.

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Desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone — the converter adapts to your screen and works in any modern web browser.

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How to convert CAVS to AU

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose au or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your au file right afterwards

About formats

CAVS (Chinese Audio Video Standard) is a video compression standard developed by the Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China and adopted as a national standard (GB/T 20090.2) in February 2006. The project began in 2002 with the aim of creating an independent compression technology that could serve the massive broadcasting and multimedia infrastructure in China without relying on foreign-licensed codecs. CAVS, also referred to as AVS1, achieves compression efficiency comparable to H.264/AVC while utilizing a simpler patent framework with significantly lower licensing costs. The standard supports video resolutions from standard definition up to high definition, making it suitable for both terrestrial digital television broadcasting and broadband streaming. Key technical features include 8x8 block transforms, multiple prediction modes, and a loop filter designed to reduce blocking artifacts at low bit rates. The Chinese government endorsed CAVS as the mandatory compression standard for the national digital TV broadcasting system, ensuring broad deployment across set-top boxes and television receivers in the country. While CAVS has limited international adoption compared to H.264 or HEVC, its significance lies in serving one of the largest media markets in the world and demonstrating a viable national alternative to globally dominant video coding standards.
Initial release: February 2006
AU is an audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems for its Unix workstations and the NeXT platform. It features a minimal 24-byte header specifying data offset, size, encoding type, sample rate, and channel count, followed by the audio payload. AU supports numerous encodings, including uncompressed linear PCM at various bit depths, mu-law and A-law companding (logarithmic compression used in telephone systems), and several ADPCM variants. This versatility made AU a workhorse across early Unix environments, web audio (Java applets defaulted to AU), and telephony applications. One advantage is simplicity: the compact header and straightforward structure make it trivial to parse, generate, and stream programmatically. The built-in mu-law option provides another benefit, delivering reasonable voice quality at just 8 KB per second — half the rate of 16-bit uncompressed audio — invaluable when storage and bandwidth were scarce. Although modern formats have largely supplanted AU in consumer applications, it retains a foothold in scientific computing and audio processing pipelines where minimal overhead and reliable cross-platform behavior are valued.
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Initial release: 1992

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert CAVS to AU?

If you only need the audio from a CAVS recording, converting to AU strips the video and produces a lightweight audio file.

Which applications support AU?

Audacity, VLC, and Unix/Linux audio applications support Sun/Unix AU audio natively.

Does it work on phones and tablets?

Yes. The converter runs in any modern mobile browser on iOS and Android devices, with the same functionality as desktop.

What happens to my uploaded files?

Uploaded CAVS files are deleted from our servers immediately after processing. Converted AU files are auto-removed within 24 hours.

Can I convert several files at once?

Yes. Upload multiple CAVS files and extract AU audio from each one in a single batch operation — fast and convenient.

Do I need to install anything?

Not at all. The converter runs in your web browser — no downloads, plugins, or desktop applications are required for the conversion.