convert mpg to mp3

Four · 01-07-2007, 07:00 PM

I have mplayer, and preferably a solution using it (if it supports it)

Is it possible to convert a video file (mpg) to just audio (mp3) so I can put it on my mp3 player?

Thank you

tuxrules · 01-07-2007, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Four

I have mplayer, and preferably a solution using it (if it supports it)

Is it possible to convert a video file (mpg) to just audio (mp3) so I can put it on my mp3 player?

Thank you

What type of mpg file you have...I am not sure if this will work but the trick below is the one that I use to grab only mp3 file from the video file.

Code:

ffmpeg -i video-file.mpg -ar 44100 -ab 128 -f mp3 audio-track.mp3

Adjust -ab option accordingly, this is actually the bitrate. If you don't set it it will take default value of 64kbps.

refer man ffmpeg for more info and few examples.

Ynot Irucrem · 01-07-2007, 08:37 PM

mplayer/mencoder can't create audio-only files, but you can dump the audio stream to WAV:

Code:

mplayer somefile.mpg -ao pcm:file=somefile.wav:fast

and then convert it with something else:

Code:

lame somefile.wav somefile.mp3

(you should be using OGG!!!)

Electro · 01-07-2007, 09:02 PM

mplayer can output to just audio. You need to include frameno.