MP3 Converter: How to Convert MP4 to MP3
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8 April 2019 Technology Manager of Test Dept.
Summary
When watching videos, you are likely to enjoy the background music, but you don’t know how to save it only. To convert MP4 to MP3, the following two methods may help you.
Movies, TV shows and music have been important parts of our daily life. The well-qualified production is accompanied with more excellent and diverse background music. Sometimes we want to download these songs but they haven’t been launched in any music website. In order to get the songs, you can try these two methods below.
Part 1. MP3 Converter 1: FFmpeg
FFmpeg is open-source software for video editing. With FFmpeg, you can use command lines to edit videos, such as cutting and merging. If you don’t know too much about command lines, please go to Part 2 directly.
Steps:
① First, download and install FFmpeg. (Click here to get the download tutorial.)
② Press the keys [Win + R] to open the Run box, and then type [cmd] to run FFmpeg.
③ In the command prompt, type [C:\Windows\System32\ffmpeg.exe –i E: Renee.mp4 E: Renee.mp3]. Then press the Enter key to convert MP4 to MP3.
Tips[C:\Windows\System32\ffmpeg.exe]: the position of ffmpeg.exe;
[E: Renee.mp4]: the saving position and file name of the target video;
[E: Renee.mp3]: the file path, name and format of the output file;
You can modify this line based on your own needs.
[E: Renee.mp4]: the saving position and file name of the target video;
[E: Renee.mp3]: the file path, name and format of the output file;
You can modify this line based on your own needs.
Part 2. MP3 Converter 2: Renee Video Editor Pro
Renee Video Editor Pro, a multi-functional video editor, is easy for you to convert MP4 to MP3.
Tips Renee Video Editor Pro can help you edit videos in many aspects, such as adding special effect, cutting, merge, removing watermarks, adding logos and subtitles. What’s more, it can realize automatic re-encoding and ensure audio and video synchronization, but not slow down the playback speed.
1. Change Format from MP4 to MP3
① First, download and install Renee Video Editor Pro and click [Video Toolbox].
② Click [Add Files] to select the target file.
③ In the column [Output Format], select MP3; in [Output Folder], select the output position. Finally, click [Start] to covert MP4 to MP3.
2. Cut MP3 Audio
As you’ve finished the steps above, you may get the unnecessary part in the MP3 files=. At this moment, you can cut the MP3 by Renee Video Editor Pro as follows:
① Click [Add Files] to select the target video. Then select the function [Cut].
② Move the sliders to set the start and end time. Click [OK] when you confirm the audio part.
③ Select the output format and the output folder, and then click [Start] to save the cut audio.
Part 3. Comparison between FFmpeg and Renee Video Editor Pro
Though FFmpeg and Renee Video Editor Pro are well converters for MP3, there are functional and operational differences, shown in the table below:
FFmpeg | Renee Video Editor Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicable system | Windows, Mac | Windows |
| Operation | Have to know command lines | Easy |
| Input formats | All video and audio formats | All video and audio formats |
| Output formats | All video and audio formats | All video and audio formats |
| Merits | 1. Applicable to all operation systems; 2.Available for most of audio and video formats. | 1. Easy to use; 2. Available for batch conversion; 3. Allow to select the output quality; 4. Available for most of audio and video formats. |
| Demerits | 1. Have to know command lines; 2.Unable for batch conversion. | Paid software |
In this table, we can see Renee Video Editor Pro is better than FFmpeg, more suitable for new video users in daily common use.
Renee Video Editor Pro – Multi-function Video Editing Software
- Screen Recording – Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
- Cut Videos & Audios – Users can record screen at will. User can customize the recording time, the size of the window, the resolution and the frame rate. While recording, users can adjust the speed, add customized watermark and set special effects for mouse.
- Video editing – Merge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. It can change and add background music, add subtitles, make the beginning and end of the film. It also can add and remove watermarks, add a variety of filter effects and so on.
- Format conversion – Support to convert videos and audios into different formats.
- Customize the compression mode – encoding and preservation of video and audio.
- Music Function – Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.
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