WMAConvert

WMAConvert is an application designed to help you turn audio files into MP3, WAV, M4A and WMA, as well as video files into AVI, 3GP and WMV.

But it can also prepare clips for iPad, iPod, iPhone and Zune, as well as extract the audio stream and store it as AAC and MP3.

The interface of the program is clean and intuitive. Media files can be imported into the file queue by using either the file browser or "drag and drop" function. Conversion is automatically initialized once the items have been added to the list (this option can be disabled).

In the "Settings" area you can change the default output directory and select the desired output format. You can adjust the compression quality and switch to a different language for the interface, as well as set WMAConvert to overwrite existing files and to preserve subfolders.

But you can also play original or converted media files in a built-in player, remove an entry from the file list and selected items to an iPod device.

The media conversion software uses a moderate amount of system resources to finish a task in reasonable time. It is very responsive, includes user documentation and delivers audio and video files with a good image and sound quality. WMAConvert did not freeze, crash or pop up errors during our tests.

On the downside, you cannot set the tool to automatically power off the computer or to open the output directory after conversion. Plus, you cannot customize the number of CPU cores to be used. No recent updates have been made.