Rip Audio From FLV's Using VLC

Update!
There is a new easy to use tool that will rip audio from videos with a few clicks. Use in conjunction with the Download Helper add-on in the article below.
Link to my blog post for this new tool is;
WinFF Blog Post


If you go to Youtube or one of the many video sites I'm sure you have come across a video that you wanted only the audio from.

Before I give the details I'd highly recommend that you have the Download Helper add-on for Firefox installed. I consider it the best video downloader available. You can get it from here if you don't already have it;

http://www.downloadhelper.net/

Now that we have that out of the way, here is how to extract the audio from the FLV file you downloaded.

This method allows you to extract the audio using VLC graphical user interface. The mp3 file generated will also play in other media players like Winamp, Windows MP and Real:

1. Open the flv file with VLC and stop it as soon as it starts playing.

2. Open the VLC Wizard by clicking on File> Wizard…

3. Select Transcode/Save to File.

4. Select your file from the Playlist.

5. Check only the Transcode Audio checkmark, Leave Video unchecked). Select 192 KB BRate, and MP3 as the Audio codec.

6. Next select MPEG-1 for encapsulation method. Save the file with any name, but with the extension MPG.(Don’t use MP3 at this time). Press Finish.

Once the bar runs it course, repeat steps 1 through 6, except for: a) Choose the MPG file you just created as your input file, b) Change the encapsulation method as RAW and b) Save the new file with the extension MP3.

That's all there is to it. The total time is usually a minute or two depending on the file size and your computer's horse power.

Hope this helps you to grab the song from those music videos. (Grin!)

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