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How to extract the sound from videos in FLV or MP4 formats, such as videos downloaded from YouTube or other video sharing sites

Audio, Encode/Convert, How To, Rip-Encode-Convert, Video, Video Utils 21 Responses »

Mar 292010

Have you ever needed to extract the sound file from a downloaded video, such as videos from YouTube or other video sharing sites? In this post I will show how to separate the audio track from a video file (a process also known as “demuxing”).

Of late it seems that there is an increased interest in how to do this, which might have something to do with YouTube becoming the go-to destination for many people who want to look up music. Also, many download-from-YouTube programs are now adding the option to save straight to MP3.

Two sets of instructions will be presented for video files in FLV or MP4 formats, which are typically used in video sharing sites. Note that the tools covered here can also demux AVI, MOV and TS formats as well. Continue reading »

MP3 Diags: diagnose and repair your MP3 audio library

Audio, Audio Tag Utils, Freewaregenius Picks, Rip-Encode-Convert 4 Responses »

Oct 282009

MP3 Diags is a free program that can scan your audio library for problems (including issues with invalid streams, low quality issues, incomplete tags, audio normalization, and others) and provides the ability to fix these. It includes an audio tag editor that can pull track data from MusicBrainz and Discogs, and can use MP3Gain from within the MP3Diags interface to perform audio normalization. Note, however, that this program is not geared for users looking for a 1-click fix, but rather for users with some technical background. MP3 Diags is multiplatform (Windows/Linux) Continue reading »

Songbird: an Open-Source, Cross-Platform Music Player

Audio, Media Players, Rip-Encode-Convert 17 Responses »

May 182009

Songbird is a an open source, multiplatform music player intened to rival players such as iTunes; but does it have much more beyond the basics?

[Editor’s note: this review was written by Freewaregenius contributor Jason H. Check out his tech blog: 404techsupport.com]. Continue reading »

BB Flashback Express: powerful, free screen-recording program

Freewaregenius Picks, Rip-Encode-Convert, Video, Video Utils 12 Responses »

May 052009

BB Flashback Express is a free screen recording program that can capture your PC’s screen, sound, and webcam video and supports capturing graphics/animations, including 3D graphics. It offers a high degree of control over your video (output resolution, quality, file size, recording modes, mouse autoscroll, and cursor highlighting effects). Saves resulting files as either FLV’s, AVI’s or SWF’s, and offers the ability to easily upload videos to YouTube or embed them inside a webpage.

Xrecode: a powerful audio converter with innovative features

Audio, Rip-Encode-Convert 16 Responses »

Jul 162008

Xrecode is a free audio file conversion program that supports a wide range of formats. It can also perform CUE splitting of audio files as well as an experimental feature that detects automatically silences to split a large audio file. Xrecode is optimized for converting multiple files in parallel in systems with muli-core CPUs.

ATunes: get a sophisticated mp3 player with Last.fm integration

Audio, Audio Tag Utils, Rip-Encode-Convert 7 Responses »

Jun 182008

ATunes is an open source program that combines a powerful, full-featured music player with a Last.fm-powered recommendation engine. Available features include CD ripping, internet radio, audio podcasts, smart playlists, support for portable audio devices, and others.

Convert across many audio formats and create audio CDs with Pepsky Free Audio Converter

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Apr 192008

Pepsky Free Audio Converter is a free program that can convert audio files across a wide range of formats, burn audio CDs playable with any CD player, burn audio-file CDs in many formats, and rip CD’s into MP3 or other formats.

Create ringtones from your favorite MP3s with ToneShop

Audio, Rip-Encode-Convert, System, Utilities 24 Responses »

Mar 292008

ToneShop is a small, free program that can create ringtones out of your audio files for any phone that supports a true audio ringtone, including the Apple IPhone. It provides the ability to quickly and easily select a snippet of sound from within your audio files to be used as a ringtone.