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I'd like to extract the audio from an mp4 video. Is there a software for Ubuntu, which does the job?










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    possible duplicate of How can I extract audio from MP4 or FLV video files?
    – Takkat
    Oct 21 '14 at 21:27














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    possible duplicate of How can I extract audio from MP4 or FLV video files?
    – Takkat
    Oct 21 '14 at 21:27








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possible duplicate of How can I extract audio from MP4 or FLV video files?
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possible duplicate of How can I extract audio from MP4 or FLV video files?
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How can I convert audio from MP4 or FLV video files to mp3?






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    You can use ffmpeg:



    ffmpeg -i /PATH/TO/INPUT.mp4 /PATH/TO/OUTPUT.mp3


    If it is not installed, you can install it with:



    sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


    You can find a help page on using ffmpeg here, or by running ffmpeg --help or man ffmpeg. On some versions of ubuntu it is sometimes called avconv, which is largely similar in functionality.



    For the above commands, you use the Terminal, which can be accessed by opening it from the dash/launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.






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      At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
      – Takkat
      Oct 21 '14 at 21:30










    • How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
      – ygoe
      Aug 6 '15 at 17:22






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      At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
      – Wilf
      Aug 6 '15 at 18:01



















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    If you don't want to use the terminal and you don't have any real demands to do the job, you can always use VLC player to do this, which is probably installed in your distribution.




    1. Open VLC player.

    2. From the menu bar, please select "Media" and then "Convert/Save".

    3. Click "Add" and select your file.

    4. Click "Convert/Save".

    5. You should then select "Audio - MP3", enter a name in the "Destination File" and then click "Start".


    Your file should converted to MP3 format in no time.






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      I think that the most detailed answer with several options can be found here:



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          I think that the most detailed answer with several options can be found here:



          How can I convert audio from MP4 or FLV video files to mp3?






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          I think that the most detailed answer with several options can be found here:



          How can I convert audio from MP4 or FLV video files to mp3?







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              You can use ffmpeg:



              ffmpeg -i /PATH/TO/INPUT.mp4 /PATH/TO/OUTPUT.mp3


              If it is not installed, you can install it with:



              sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


              You can find a help page on using ffmpeg here, or by running ffmpeg --help or man ffmpeg. On some versions of ubuntu it is sometimes called avconv, which is largely similar in functionality.



              For the above commands, you use the Terminal, which can be accessed by opening it from the dash/launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.






              share|improve this answer



















              • 2




                At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
                – Takkat
                Oct 21 '14 at 21:30










              • How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
                – ygoe
                Aug 6 '15 at 17:22






              • 2




                At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
                – Wilf
                Aug 6 '15 at 18:01
















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              You can use ffmpeg:



              ffmpeg -i /PATH/TO/INPUT.mp4 /PATH/TO/OUTPUT.mp3


              If it is not installed, you can install it with:



              sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


              You can find a help page on using ffmpeg here, or by running ffmpeg --help or man ffmpeg. On some versions of ubuntu it is sometimes called avconv, which is largely similar in functionality.



              For the above commands, you use the Terminal, which can be accessed by opening it from the dash/launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.






              share|improve this answer



















              • 2




                At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
                – Takkat
                Oct 21 '14 at 21:30










              • How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
                – ygoe
                Aug 6 '15 at 17:22






              • 2




                At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
                – Wilf
                Aug 6 '15 at 18:01














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              You can use ffmpeg:



              ffmpeg -i /PATH/TO/INPUT.mp4 /PATH/TO/OUTPUT.mp3


              If it is not installed, you can install it with:



              sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


              You can find a help page on using ffmpeg here, or by running ffmpeg --help or man ffmpeg. On some versions of ubuntu it is sometimes called avconv, which is largely similar in functionality.



              For the above commands, you use the Terminal, which can be accessed by opening it from the dash/launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.






              share|improve this answer














              You can use ffmpeg:



              ffmpeg -i /PATH/TO/INPUT.mp4 /PATH/TO/OUTPUT.mp3


              If it is not installed, you can install it with:



              sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


              You can find a help page on using ffmpeg here, or by running ffmpeg --help or man ffmpeg. On some versions of ubuntu it is sometimes called avconv, which is largely similar in functionality.



              For the above commands, you use the Terminal, which can be accessed by opening it from the dash/launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.







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              • 2




                At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
                – Takkat
                Oct 21 '14 at 21:30










              • How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
                – ygoe
                Aug 6 '15 at 17:22






              • 2




                At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
                – Wilf
                Aug 6 '15 at 18:01














              • 2




                At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
                – Takkat
                Oct 21 '14 at 21:30










              • How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
                – ygoe
                Aug 6 '15 at 17:22






              • 2




                At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
                – Wilf
                Aug 6 '15 at 18:01








              2




              2




              At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
              – Takkat
              Oct 21 '14 at 21:30




              At present ffmpeg can not be installed easily on Ubuntu >= 14.04. Use avconv with same terminology instead.
              – Takkat
              Oct 21 '14 at 21:30












              How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
              – ygoe
              Aug 6 '15 at 17:22




              How can I keep the original audio data without re-compressing it? I have an mp4 file with aac audio.
              – ygoe
              Aug 6 '15 at 17:22




              2




              2




              At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
              – Wilf
              Aug 6 '15 at 18:01




              At a guess ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -c:a copy out.m4a - vn removes the video and c:a copy copies the audio track over. mp3 is a different format so it would need to be re-compressed (with e.g. ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vn -ab 250k out.mp3).
              – Wilf
              Aug 6 '15 at 18:01











              7














              If you don't want to use the terminal and you don't have any real demands to do the job, you can always use VLC player to do this, which is probably installed in your distribution.




              1. Open VLC player.

              2. From the menu bar, please select "Media" and then "Convert/Save".

              3. Click "Add" and select your file.

              4. Click "Convert/Save".

              5. You should then select "Audio - MP3", enter a name in the "Destination File" and then click "Start".


              Your file should converted to MP3 format in no time.






              share|improve this answer


























                7














                If you don't want to use the terminal and you don't have any real demands to do the job, you can always use VLC player to do this, which is probably installed in your distribution.




                1. Open VLC player.

                2. From the menu bar, please select "Media" and then "Convert/Save".

                3. Click "Add" and select your file.

                4. Click "Convert/Save".

                5. You should then select "Audio - MP3", enter a name in the "Destination File" and then click "Start".


                Your file should converted to MP3 format in no time.






                share|improve this answer
























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                  If you don't want to use the terminal and you don't have any real demands to do the job, you can always use VLC player to do this, which is probably installed in your distribution.




                  1. Open VLC player.

                  2. From the menu bar, please select "Media" and then "Convert/Save".

                  3. Click "Add" and select your file.

                  4. Click "Convert/Save".

                  5. You should then select "Audio - MP3", enter a name in the "Destination File" and then click "Start".


                  Your file should converted to MP3 format in no time.






                  share|improve this answer












                  If you don't want to use the terminal and you don't have any real demands to do the job, you can always use VLC player to do this, which is probably installed in your distribution.




                  1. Open VLC player.

                  2. From the menu bar, please select "Media" and then "Convert/Save".

                  3. Click "Add" and select your file.

                  4. Click "Convert/Save".

                  5. You should then select "Audio - MP3", enter a name in the "Destination File" and then click "Start".


                  Your file should converted to MP3 format in no time.







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