convert .mp4 to .mp3 in linux

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

- See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-basics-convert-mp4-mp3/#sthash.QoGtqCIX.dpufFFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do 
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

- See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-basics-convert-mp4-mp3/#sthash.QoGtqCIX.dpuf

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do 
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

- See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-basics-convert-mp4-mp3/#sthash.QoGtqCIX.

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do 
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

- See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-basics-convert-mp4-mp3/#sthash.QoGtqCIX.dpuf

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library.

Install ffmpeg On Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

Converting MP4 to MP3

Basic command:

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 filename.mp3

Find out the more options of this command with man page. (man ffmpeg)

ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -b:a 192K -vn filename.mp3

A stream specifier can match several stream, the option is then  applied to all of them. E.g. the stream specifier in “-b:a 128k” matches all audio streams.

By Script:

The following script is going to convert all file with extension .mp4 in the folder Music to .mp3.

#!/bin/bash
MP4FILE=$(ls ~/Music/ |grep .mp4)
for filename in $MP4FILE
do 
 name=`echo "$filename" | sed -e "s/.mp4$//g"`
 ffmpeg -i ~/Music/$filename -b:a 192K -vn ~/Music/$name.mp3
done

- See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-basics-convert-mp4-mp3/#sthash.QoGtqCIX.dpuf.vndifgdslkfjodsjbklzcidfsu