Hi, I have seen many examples using ffmpeg to extract the audio from a video. But these examples are mostly from other sites (ie.e not the ffmpeg site), and 3 to 5 years old. I can't seem to find the documentation from the ffmpeg website, on how to use ffmpeg to extract audio from a video file.
Here is the video file .. ---------------- $ ffmpeg -i 16187821_363927127308754_4400528164682465280_n.mp4 ffmpeg version 2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 5.4.0 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) 20160609 configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.16.04.1 --build-suffix=- ffmpeg --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/ include/x86_64-linux-gnu --cc=cc --cxx=g++ --enable-gpl --enable-shared -- disable-stripping --disable-decoder=libopenjpeg --disable- decoder=libschroedinger --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable- libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable- libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable- libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable- libpulse --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libshine --enable- libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable- libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable- libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzvbi --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-x11grab --enable-libdc1394 --enable- libiec61883 --enable-libzmq --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable- libopencv libavutil 54. 31.100 / 54. 31.100 libavcodec 56. 60.100 / 56. 60.100 libavformat 56. 40.101 / 56. 40.101 libavdevice 56. 4.100 / 56. 4.100 libavfilter 5. 40.101 / 5. 40.101 libavresample 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0 libswscale 3. 1.101 / 3. 1.101 libswresample 1. 2.101 / 1. 2.101 libpostproc 53. 3.100 / 53. 3.100 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '16187821_363927127308754_4400528164682465280_n.mp4': Metadata: major_brand : isom minor_version : 512 compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41 encoder : Lavf56.40.101 Duration: 00:11:16.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 576 kb/s Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 360x642, 500 kb/s, 29.61 fps, 29.67 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.33 tbc (default) Metadata: handler_name : VideoHandler Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, mono, fltp, 66 kb/s (default) Metadata: handler_name : SoundHandler At least one output file must be specified -------------------------- If I simply supply an output filename, it results in the codec of MPEG Audio Layer 1/2(mpga), sample rate: 48000 Hz and bitrate: 64 kb/s If I use an example and the code is .. ffmpeg -i 16187821_363927127308754_4400528164682465280_n.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3 .. the file is about 3 times the size and the bitrate is 192 kb/s Now to my questions: 1. Do I need to change the frame rate or bit rate ? 2. How do I ensure the audio quality is as good as the audio in the video ? 3. Can the audio quality be improved ? Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".