Steven wrote:
> This seems like it ought to be easy, but the solution I've found so far
> is not really optimal. Preferably using free software, I need to extract
> just the audio from some interviews that have been saved on DVD, so it
> can be either saved as an mp3 file or audio CD for transcription.
>
> What I am currently doing is loading up the video, then starting
> Audacity and pressing record. Then I switch back to the video and press
> play. Which works, but goes in real time. I'd prefer something where the
> speed was based more on how quickly the cpu can churn through the file.
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mplayer -dumpaudio
You'll need to read (or at least skim) the man page to get all the details, perhaps:
mplayer dvd://1 -dumpaudio -chapter 1 -endchapter 2
Suggestion: Use mplayer w/o the -dumpaudio switch to watch the video and find the
part you want first.
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