Mac OS X Server,  Ubuntu

Use ffmpeg to Extract mp3 files from Videos

The ffmpeg command is pretty rad. I’ve written about it before, but now I’m using it to rip the audio out of video podcasts that don’t need video. Extracting an mp3 from video that doesn’t need any video means I can have way more on my iPhone. So here goes:

ffmpeg -i randopodcast.flv -vcodec mpeg2video randopodcast.m2v -acodec copy randopodcast.mp3

The video is pretty irrelevant for what we’re trying to do, but it’s great to have smaller files and more of ’em!