Pull the audio out of an iPhone video
The interview, lecture or song from a MOV as a clean M4A, instantly when the soundtrack is already AAC.
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- AAC sourceCopied out, instant, lossless
- Other codecsRe-encoded at 256 kbps
- SizeA fraction of the video
- TrimStart and end, in seconds
An hour of interview footage is a big file with a small treasure: the audio. Most MOV soundtracks are AAC already, and those copy straight into an M4A without re-encoding, finishing in seconds at perfect quality regardless of how heavy the video was. Other soundtracks re-encode to 256 kbps AAC. Trim points let you take just the useful stretch. The video file is read, never modified, and nothing about the recording leaves your machine.
Questions
How can extraction be instant?
When the soundtrack is already AAC it is copied bit-for-bit into the M4A container; nothing is decoded or re-encoded, so even huge files finish in seconds.
Will transcription tools accept the M4A?
Yes, M4A is standard input for transcription services and speech software.
Can I grab only part of the audio?
Set start and end trim points under More options before converting.
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- FLAC to M4AYour lossless library, made playable on iPhones and everything else, at 256 kbps AAC.
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