How to extract MP3 from movie???

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How to extract MP3 from movie???

OK, this one has me stumped.
I have a QuickTime movie that contains JUST an MP3 soundtrack. Using QT Pro, I can extract and save it (but not as MP3). Then, I can use iTunes and import either the original movie or the extracted track in the Library (both work).

BUT....it does not work right! It does not stram to Airport Express. What is different between a "normal" MP3 file and this MP3 converted from a movie file??

How can I make it "streamable to AE"?

Why doesn't QT Pro just offer an export to MP3?

Thanks.

PowerMac G4 (FW800)

Posted on Mar 5, 2006 10:32 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 5, 2006 10:39 PM in response to Davide

You could try using a utility such as FileJuicer or CanOpener to extract the existing mp3 from the mov file. Or install an MP3 export component such as...

MP3.component
Not needed for playback
Supplied with DivX 5. This MP3 encoder component apparently conflicts with the LAME MP3 encoder component.
http://download.divx.com/divx/mac/DivXPro521.sit
Provides the following 'things':
spit:Mp3 :ADSK "MPEG Audio Layer-3 (MP3)"

LAME MP3 Export component a.k.a LAME QuickTime MP3 Encoder Component - FREE
Not needed for playback
http://www.pyehouse.com/lynn/lamework.php

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Answer 2

d_boy

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Mar 6, 2006 1:47 PM in response to Davide

You can export audio from movie as WAV file and then convert that file to MP3 with iTunes. This should make a "normal" MP3 file, I suppose.

I hope it works for you.

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Answer 3

Mar 6, 2006 3:32 PM in response to Davide

Some times I'll find a mp3 that doesn't stream in flash, for one reason or another........I just reconvert to a music in Itunes to a new mp3...it work...Why doesn't QT make mp3, well you have itunes to do that and aac on the other hand....

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Answer 4

Mar 6, 2006 3:36 PM in response to David M Brewer

Sorry...long day...

I just reconvert the mp3 in Itunes to a new mp3. Not a good thing to do to a mp3. But most people won't tell the difference that the music has been compressed two times. And it works..........

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Answer 5

Davide Author

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Mar 6, 2006 3:56 PM in response to d_boy

I KNOW I can do that.

But why should I? The MP3 file *it's already there*.
I should not need to export and re-convert. That's silly.

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Answer 6

Mar 6, 2006 4:03 PM in response to Davide

not all mp3's are created equal....

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Answer 7

Mar 6, 2006 4:37 PM in response to Davide

Did you try FileJuicer?
http://echoone.com/filejuicer/

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Answer 8

Mar 6, 2006 4:56 PM in response to Davide

Exporting or converting to the ancient .mp3 format via QuickTime Pro requires license agreements (and royalty payments) that the Apple developers decided not to include.
End of that argument. I hope.
The .mov "container" can play back many different formats. An .mp3 inside the .mov container will play. But it will have the .mov file extension.
Drag the .mov to iTunes and use your personal conversions settings to append the .mp3 extension. Delete the .mov file from your iTunes Library once the conversion is complete.
The same logic applies to QuickTime Player's ability to play MPEG-1 but not allow conversion of audio. MPEG-2 (the same muxed formats in larger dimensions) is the same.
In many cases one can just change the file extension from .mov to .mp3 and confirm the change.

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Answer 9

Davide Author

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Mar 6, 2006 9:45 PM in response to JulieJulieJulie

The site is down....will try later

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Answer 10

Davide Author

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Mar 6, 2006 9:59 PM in response to Davide

This was easy. The hint was that the file I got after importing would still show up with a different icon than any other MP3 file. It would show a "movie-ish" icon instead of the familiar iTunes icon (in spite of having the same extension).
So, of course, this means that the file has a diffrent type and creator. Using the FileUtilsCM contextual menu plug-in, I stripped the type and creator metadata from the file. Immediately, it changed icon to the iTunes icon *AND IT NOW STREAMS VIA AIRTUNES*! Yay!

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