channels lists the channel(s) you want to extract.It is not automatically detected so you must provide the layout name. channel_layout is the channel layout of the input.Example to get the Front Right (FR) channel from a stereo input: ffmpeg -i stereo.wav -filter_complex 'channelsplit=channel_layout=stereo:channels=FR' -map '' front_right.wav Optionally add -c copy before each output file name to enable stream copy mode. ffmpeg -i input.mov -map 0:a:0 output0.wav -map 0:a:1 output1.wav -map 0:a:2 output2.wav -map 0:a:3 output3.wav

Each audio stream will be output as single, individual files.

This input in this example has 4 audio streams. Various examples: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0:a output.mp3įfmpeg -i input.avi -map 0:a -c:a aac output.mka Similar to the examples above, but without -c copy. -map 0:a:3 selects audio stream #4 only ( ffmpeg starts counting from 0).Įxtract and re-encode audio / change format.See comparison of container formats.Įxample to extract audio stream #4: ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0:a:3 -c copy output.m4a Choose an output format that supports your audio format.Remove -c copy if you want the audio to be re-encoded. This copies the audio and does not re-encode it. -map 0:a selects all audio streams only.This puts all audio into one file: ffmpeg -i input.mov -map 0:a -c copy output.mov Issue your command and wait for the output file (or troubleshoot any errors).cd (the change directory command) to the directory with the ffmeg.exe, as depicted.Open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > CMD) or on a Mac/Linux open a Terminal.You can use the -to option instead of the -t option, if you want to specify the range, eg for 45 seconds: 00:03:05 + 45 = 00:03:50 If you don't specify the -t option it will go to the end. The timestamps need to be in HH:MM:SS.xxx format or in seconds. If you want to extract a portion of audio from a video use the -ss option to specify the starting timestamp, and the -t option to specify the encoding duration, eg from 3 minutes and 5 seconds in for 45 seconds: ffmpeg -i sample.avi -ss 00:03:05 -t 00:00:45.0 -q:a 0 -map a sample.mp3 To encode a high quality MP3 or MP4 audio from a movie file (eg AVI, MP4, MOV, etc) or audio file (eg WAV), I find it's best to use -q:a 0 for variable bit rate and it's good practice to specify -map a to exclude video/subtitles and only grab audio: ffmpeg -i sample.avi -q:a 0 -map a sample.mp3

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