Extracting audio from a non-DRMed DVD

[KevinO]

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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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KevinO
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