Video mov file ----> audio file (iTunes compatible)

[jasfa131]

How do I take a .mov video file and convert it to another file type so that it's only an AUDIO file which is compatible with iTunes? Thanks a lot!

 

[Qion]

VLC, ffmpegx, or QuickTime Pro could do this. Search Google for any of these and you're golden; the first two are free solutions.

 

[jasfa131]

Oh ok, I have QT pro, I'll use that, thanks

 

[jasfa131]

Which one should I choose?

 

[Qion]

I would do Movie to Mpeg4, go to the advanced options, and turn off the video track.

 

[jasfa131]

Well, this happens... I'm now officially confused, because it says that there's no audio track in the file. :S

 

[Qion]

*sighs*

I don't know what's wrong. What is this file you're trying to convert, if you don't mind sharing? If it's reasonably sized and you don't mind somebody else doing this for you, I would convert it myself.

...that is, of course, if you have screwed around with QuickTime a bit and have tried VLC first.

 

[jasfa131]

I've tried VLC and QT. I'll send you a link to download the vid. (It's around 30MB or so, but it's from this band's official website, so it should download in like a minute) [you can always delete it after
http://norther.pictures.fi/video/Norther_Frozen_angel.mpg
Just a music vid.
Thanks for your patience ! haha

 

[Mikuro]

Mpg is very different from mov. QuickTime has pretty half-baked mpg support, and it won't allow you to export the audio (at least not most of the time). VLC, last time I checked, will not export to audio-only formats like mp3. ffmpegX, however, will do the job nicely.

 

[jasfa131]

For some reason, all 3 of these programs say that there is no audio track... :S Can you try DL'ing it from my link, and see if you get this problem too? thanks

 

[Mikuro]

ffmpegX works for me. I uploaded the resulting mp3 on megaupload.com for you (for some reason macosx.com's attachments aren't working for me): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CAQT2CAC

 

[jasfa131]

I'm sounding really stupid right now, but what do I click on that webpage to download it?
EDIT: Nevermind, I got it

 

[jasfa131]

Thanks a lot!

 

[Qion]

Thanks for picking that up Mikuro; I got busy with a layout and forgot what time it was!