How to extract audio from mov, or directly convert mov 2 ogg, on OSX?

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I have a number of sound-only .mov files that I need in an audio format, preferably .wav or .ogg. What are the options to achieve this conversion on a Mac?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '10 at 21:24

QuickTime Pro can export the audio from a .mov file. I know it can export as .wav, maybe .mp3 as well.

You can also use VLC to export the audio from a .mov file on OS X. These directions reference the Windows version of VLC but should get you pretty close to how to do it on OS X.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '13 at 20:12

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Opening the MOV directly with Audacity worked fine for me. Also, I wanted to have that audio on Audacity for some processing, so it was just about ideal.

answered May 03 '13 at 20:12

Ricardo Salta

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16

Check out Fission by Rogue Amoeba, a lossless editor as well as converter. It's shareware.

I just tested it on a MOV file, and it saved the audio as ogg with no problem. (I checked the ogg audio with VLC, and could hear no difference from the original MOV.)

I also checked two of the free alternatives (XLD and Max), but they choked on the input format. There are probably others, and one may work. But Fission definitely works.

[Followup - IanC has it. VLC will export to ogg.]

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 17 '10 at 21:22

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MediaCoder Media transcoder, it can extract audio from a video file, and can make a number of conversions, it will also run on a mac (sort of, but has decent support to make it work).

answered Sep 17 '10 at 21:22

MaQleod

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 18 '13 at 19:04

GarageBand also works for pulling the audio out of a .mov file. You have to create a movie project, which then displays the audio beneath the video track. In the Track menu, you select the option to Hide Video Track. I think the keyboard shortcut is Option + Command + B. This removes the video and changes the project into a regular audio project, and you can export the song to iTunes, etc. I'm using GarageBand '11 (6.0.5), so depending on your version, the option might not be there. I don't know which version was the first one to include support for video projects.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 29 '15 at 23:45

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How to convert a .mov file to an audio file:

open the file in QuickTime Player
go to File > Export…
for Format, select "Audio Only"

Then you can convert it to MP3 in iTunes

answered Jun 29 '15 at 23:45

Ann

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How to extract audio from mov, or directly convert mov 2 ogg, on OSX?

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