HEVC to MAUD Converter

Pull MAUD audio from HEVC footage online

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Amiga Compatible

MAUD is native to Amiga — extracting from HEVC creates audio for retro computing and Amiga projects.

Fast Extraction

Audio extraction skips video processing — your HEVC-to-MAUD conversion finishes in seconds, not minutes.

Secure Files

HEVC uploads are erased immediately after conversion. MAUD outputs are deleted within 24 hours.

How to convert HEVC to MAUD

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

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Choose maud 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 maud file right afterwards

About formats

HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), also designated as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2, is a video compression standard developed jointly by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group. Approved in January 2013, HEVC was designed as the successor to H.264/AVC with the primary goal of doubling the compression efficiency — achieving equivalent visual quality at roughly half the bit rate. The standard accomplishes this through larger coding tree units of up to 64x64 pixels, more sophisticated motion prediction with 35 directional intra modes, advanced sample adaptive offset filtering, and parallel processing tools including tiles and wavefront parallel processing. HEVC supports resolutions from 320x240 up to 8192x4320 (8K UHD), making it future-proof for emerging display technologies. The codec is widely adopted in broadcasting, where it enables efficient delivery of 4K and HDR content over bandwidth-constrained channels, as well as in video conferencing and surveillance applications. Apple adopted HEVC as the default recording format for iOS devices beginning with iOS 11, dramatically expanding its consumer reach. Despite technical superiority over H.264, a complex and fragmented patent licensing landscape has driven interest in royalty-free alternatives like AV1, though HEVC remains deeply embedded in broadcast infrastructure and consumer electronics worldwide.
Initial release: January 25, 2013
MAUD is an audio file format developed by MacroSystem for the Commodore Amiga platform, introduced in the early 1990s as part of their digital video and audio production tools. Built on the Amiga IFF (Interchange File Format) chunk architecture, MAUD files organize data into clearly delineated chunks — MHDR for the header, MDAT for sample data, and optional annotation chunks for metadata. The format supports mono and stereo layouts with bit depths of 8 or 16 bits and sample rates up to 48 kHz, which represented professional-grade specifications on Amiga hardware. Both signed linear PCM and A-law/mu-law encodings are available, offering a choice between fidelity and file size. MAUD saw primary use in the Amiga video production community, where MacroSystem Retina and VLab Motion boards demanded synchronized audio that the standard 8SVX format could not deliver. Conversion support exists today through SoX and libsndfile, ensuring vintage Amiga productions remain recoverable. Three distinct advantages stand out: clean IFF-based structure that any chunk-aware parser can navigate, 16-bit stereo capability ahead of typical Amiga audio, and lightweight overhead that left maximum CPU headroom for video rendering.
Initial release: 1992

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert HEVC to MAUD?

MAUD is a 16-bit Amiga format for retro computing and Amiga development.

How do I open MAUD files?

SoX, Audacity, and Amiga audio tools handle MAUD.

Is only the audio extracted?

Yes — the video portion of the HEVC file is discarded. Only the audio track is saved as MAUD.

Can I convert multiple files?

Upload several HEVC videos at once and extract MAUD audio from each simultaneously in a single batch.

Are my uploads secure?

HEVC files are deleted immediately after conversion. MAUD outputs are removed from our servers within 24 hours.