How to extract audio from mov, or directly convert mov 2 ogg, on OSX

I have a number of sound-only mov files that I need in an audio format, preferably wav or ogg. What are the options to achieve this conversion on a Mac? Thank you!

Daniel Mietchen

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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Answers

QuickTime Pro can export the audio from a .mov file. I know it can export as .wav, maybe .mp3 as well.

You can also use VLC to export the audio from a .mov file on OS X. These directions reference the Windows version of VLC but should get you pretty close to how to do it on OS X.

Ian C.

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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Thanks - VLC did the trick for me, though not via the instructions you linked above. I followed those given by Anonymous Freak at http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-180744.html (originally for the opposite conversion).

– Daniel Mietchen – 2010-09-19T12:46:11.193

Check out Fission by Rogue Amoeba, a lossless editor as well as converter. It's shareware.

I just tested it on a MOV file, and it saved the audio as ogg with no problem. (I checked the ogg audio with VLC, and could hear no difference from the original MOV.)

I also checked two of the free alternatives (XLD and Max), but they choked on the input format. There are probably others, and one may work. But Fission definitely works.

[Followup - IanC has it. VLC will export to ogg.]

JasKerr

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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Thanks for the suggestion and for testing it. However, given that I had VLC installed already, so I tried it first. Since that worked fine, Fission's note on the download page stating "Before purchase, audio saved with Fission will be degraded with a series of audio fades." did not seem particularly inviting, so I did not try it. – Daniel Mietchen – 2010-09-19T12:50:36.010

Opening the MOV directly with Audacity worked fine for me. Also, I wanted to have that audio on Audacity for some processing, so it was just about ideal.

Ricardo Salta

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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@wonea audacity 2.0.6 http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/files/audacity-win-2.0.6.exe with ffmpeg for audacity installed check this out http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_FFmpeg_Import.2FExport_Library.3F

– Sharky – 2015-03-17T11:06:20.727

What was the version of Audacity you used? – wonea – 2013-05-03T20:35:04.290

MediaCoder Media transcoder, it can extract audio from a video file, and can make a number of conversions, it will also run on a mac (sort of, but has decent support to make it work).

MaQleod

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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Thanks - this seems to be an interesting option for the long run. Will keep it in mind for upcoming file conversions, but did not try it this time. – Daniel Mietchen – 2010-09-19T12:53:07.387

GarageBand also works for pulling the audio out of a .mov file. You have to create a movie project, which then displays the audio beneath the video track. In the Track menu, you select the option to Hide Video Track. I think the keyboard shortcut is Option + Command + B. This removes the video and changes the project into a regular audio project, and you can export the song to iTunes, etc. I'm using GarageBand '11 (6.0.5), so depending on your version, the option might not be there. I don't know which version was the first one to include support for video projects.

Ben Carlson

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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How to convert a .mov file to an audio file:

open the file in QuickTime Player
go to File > Export…
for Format, select "Audio Only"

Then you can convert it to MP3 in iTunes

Ann

Posted 2010-09-17T20:39:17.607

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