MPEG-2 to WVE Converter

Pull WVE audio from MPEG-2 footage online

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PDA Format

WVE is native to Psion handhelds — extracting from MPEG-2 creates audio for vintage PDA computing.

Fast Extraction

Audio extraction skips video processing — your MPEG-2-to-WVE conversion finishes in seconds, not minutes.

Secure Files

MPEG-2 uploads are erased immediately after conversion. WVE outputs are deleted within 24 hours.

How to convert MPEG-2 to WVE

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

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Choose wve 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 wve file right afterwards

About formats

MPEG-2 is a widely deployed video and audio compression standard developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group and approved in 1995 as ISO/IEC 13818. Building on the foundations of MPEG-1, MPEG-2 was designed to handle higher bit rates and resolutions, particularly interlaced video for broadcast television, making it suitable for applications ranging from standard-definition TV to high-definition content. The standard introduces the concept of profiles and levels, allowing implementations to target specific capability tiers — from the Simple Profile for basic applications to the High Profile supporting 4:2:2 chroma for professional broadcast. MPEG-2 became the compression backbone of digital television worldwide, adopted by DVB, ATSC, and ISDB standards, and it serves as the video codec for DVD-Video, bringing movie-quality video to the consumer market. The transport stream layer provides robust multiplexing with error resilience features essential for broadcast delivery over noisy channels, while the program stream variant serves storage-oriented applications like DVDs. MPEG-2 supports resolutions up to 1920x1152 in the Main Profile at High Level, with bit rates reaching 80 Mbps in professional configurations. Although newer codecs like H.264 and HEVC offer substantially better compression efficiency, MPEG-2 remains entrenched in broadcast infrastructure, cable and satellite systems, and billions of DVD discs in circulation worldwide.
Initial release: 1995
WVE is the audio format native to the Psion Series 3 family of personal digital assistants, released by British company Psion PLC beginning in September 1991. These clamshell PDAs included a built-in voice recorder, and all dictation functionality relied on WVE files to store captured sound. Each file begins with the ASCII signature "ALawSoundFile**" followed by a minimal header, then raw A-law encoded audio sampled at 8 kHz — a rate inherited from digital telephony standards. At 8000 bytes per second, a one-minute recording occupies just 480 KB, which was essential given that Psion devices stored data on SRAM cards typically ranging from 128 KB to 2 MB. The A-law encoding provides reasonable speech clarity within these tight storage constraints, prioritizing intelligibility over high-fidelity reproduction. WVE files can be converted to WAV or other modern formats using SoX, Awave Studio, or specialized Psion file utilities. While the format is firmly a product of early-1990s handheld computing, it holds historical significance as one of the first audio recording formats designed for pocket-sized consumer devices. Collectors and researchers studying mobile computing history occasionally encounter WVE files when recovering data from legacy SRAM media.
Developer: Psion PLC
Initial release: 1991

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert MPEG-2 to WVE?

WVE is the audio format for Psion Series 3/5 handheld PDAs.

How do I open WVE files?

Psion PDA applications, SoX, and retro emulators.

Is only the audio extracted?

Yes — the video portion of the MPEG-2 file is discarded. Only the audio track is saved as WVE.

Can I convert multiple files?

Upload several MPEG-2 videos at once and extract WVE audio from each simultaneously in a single batch.

Are my uploads secure?

MPEG-2 files are deleted immediately after conversion. WVE outputs are removed from our servers within 24 hours.