Extract audio from music videos
I have a handful of music DVDs that contain music tracks I can’t get in any other format. Is there some way I can extract these so I can listen to them on my PC? HARRIET PRICE
You first need to identify the track’s title and – if applicable – its chapter. Use VLC Media Player ( www.videolan.org/vlc) to identify this
using its Playback > Title and Playback > Chapter menus. Next, rip the DVD using MakeMKV ( www.makemkv.com) to ensure the audio track is extracted at its best-possible quality. If you can identify it, rip only the title containing the track you wish to convert; otherwise rip them all. Now download the portable version of Pazera Free Audio Extractor from www.pazera-software.com/
products/audio-extractor/. Launch the tool and select the MKV file containing your chosen track – click Play to confirm it’s the correct track if necessary. If the track is a single chapter within a larger title, you’ll need to load the file into MKVToolNix’s Chapter Editor ( https://mkvtoolnix.download/) to determine the chapter’s start and end times.
Return to Pazera and use the panels on the right to select where to save your converted file, plus name it. Expand ‘Audio’ to select your output format (most popular types – including FLAC and MP3 – are supported). Use the ‘Audio track to convert’ drop-down menu to select the correct audio track if necessary (two-channel is best for simple stereo sound). If you’re extracting audio from a single chapter, you’ll also need to make use of the ‘Additional settings’ panel to set start and end times based on the information you recorded earlier.
Once done, click Convert – the process shouldn’t take too long. Once complete, double-click the audio file to listen to it using your music player. CATHERINE ELLIS