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QuickTime to PARIS

Extract MOV audio and save it as FAP — the little-endian format for Ensoniq PARIS digital audio workstation recording sessions.

Online Conversion

No PARIS software or audio tools needed locally. Our servers extract MOV audio and deliver FAP files — upload and download from anywhere.

Secure Processing

MOV uploads are deleted after processing. FAP output is removed within 24 hours — your audio content stays protected throughout.

How to convert MOV to FAP

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

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Choose fap 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 fap file right afterwards

About formats

MOV is a multimedia container format developed by Apple Inc. and introduced in December 1991 with the launch of the QuickTime multimedia framework. As the native format of QuickTime, MOV pioneered many concepts that later influenced the ISO base media file format (MPEG-4 Part 12) and its derivatives, including MP4. The container uses a hierarchical atom (or box) structure where each atom holds specific types of data — from video and audio tracks to metadata, text, and timecode information. MOV supports an extremely broad range of codecs including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, Apple Intermediate Codec, AAC, and PCM, among many others. This codec flexibility, combined with features like multiple track support, reference movies, and edit lists, has made MOV a staple of professional video production. The ProRes codec from Apple, commonly delivered in MOV containers, is an industry standard for post-production and broadcast finishing. The format handles both compressed delivery-quality content and high-bit-rate production-quality footage with equal capability. Precise timecode and metadata handling make MOV particularly valued in workflows requiring frame-accurate editing and reliable exchange between production tools. MOV is natively supported across all Apple platforms and widely recognized by professional editing software on all operating systems, maintaining its relevance across decades of evolving video technology.
Developer: Apple Inc.
Initial release: December 2, 1991
FAP is a byte-swapped variant of the PAF (Paris Audio File) format associated with the Ensoniq PARIS digital audio workstation, a recording environment popular among project-studio engineers in the late 1990s. Where standard PAF stores sample data in big-endian order, FAP reverses the byte layout for little-endian architectures, enabling direct memory mapping on Intel-based processors without a runtime byte-swap penalty. The underlying payload is uncompressed linear PCM at up to 24-bit depth and 96 kHz sampling, preserving full studio-grade fidelity. Because there is no lossy coding stage, recordings survive unlimited edit cycles with zero generational loss — a critical property during tracking and mixing. The SoX command-line utility maintains read/write support for FAP, making it the most accessible tool for converting legacy PARIS sessions to modern formats. Despite its niche origins, FAP demonstrates solid engineering: the header is minimal and deterministic, eliminating ambiguity that sometimes plagues chunk-based containers. Advantages include bit-perfect audio preservation, fast I/O on x86 hardware due to native byte order, and straightforward interoperability with raw PCM tools.
Developer: Ensoniq
Initial release: 1998

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert MOV to FAP?

FAP is the little-endian variant of the Ensoniq PARIS audio format. Converting MOV audio to FAP integrates video sound into PARIS sessions.

How does FAP differ from PAF?

FAP and PAF are both Ensoniq PARIS formats. FAP uses little-endian byte order while PAF uses big-endian — choose based on your system.

What is the Ensoniq PARIS?

Ensoniq PARIS (Professional Audio Recording Integrated System) was a digital audio workstation with its own native file formats.

Is FAP still used?

FAP is a legacy format from the PARIS workstation era. It serves users maintaining existing PARIS installations or archiving in this format.

Does MOV audio quality survive?

FAP stores uncompressed audio data. High-quality MOV audio transfers to the PARIS format without lossy compression or quality degradation.

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