i have a question, but i'm not sure if i can explain it clear enough

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k, so i have a video, and just want this one section of dialouge. is there a program to take that audio section of the video and make it into its own audio file?
 
I know Premiere can do that... I'm going to ASSUME Windows Movie Maker can, but I really hate that program and don't know it's capabilities and such...

If not, Audiacity(or something like that) is a free program that can record whatever your computer is playing. So, just play the video and press record.
 
If the video is "indexed" then it can be opened and edited in Movie Maker. This basically has to be a file that has been saved in a way that has multiple check points for the audio and video to line up. (if I remember correctly) Just try to import it into MM, and if it works cool, if not try one of the other programs The_Other_One suggested.
 
wait woah, i just got the audacity program. i know how to edit it all that stuff, i just don't know like how to get just the audio from a video. do i need some special recording device or something? i went to their site and read about the faqs and stuff but didn't really understand it
 
Make sure your Recording Properties in Windows Volume Control is set to "Stereo Mix" or similar. Temporarily disable your System Sounds, like a Recycle Bin toilet flush:D You may need to adjust your Stereo Mix sound levels. In Audacity, select Stereo Mix as your input. Hit "record", then play your video. When done, hit "stop" then stop the video. You can then edit and save your audio clip as a .wav, or MP3, or even .ogg.

Tom
 
OvenMaster said:
Make sure your Recording Properties in Windows Volume Control is set to "Stereo Mix" or similar. Temporarily disable your System Sounds, like a Recycle Bin toilet flush:D You may need to adjust your Stereo Mix sound levels. In Audacity, select Stereo Mix as your input. Hit "record", then play your video. When done, hit "stop" then stop the video. You can then edit and save your audio clip as a .wav, or MP3, or even .ogg.

Tom
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lol, sorry, i'm so lost, i don't know how to do any of that. how do i make my recording properties set to stereo mix? how do i disable my system sounds? and how to i make stereo mix as my input? sorry i'm slow on this...
thanks
 
Okay.

Recording Input Selection: Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Audio tab -> Volume -> Options -> Properties -> check the box for Stereo Mix. Click OK. Then make sure to check Stereo Mix again; put the slider about halfway up the scale; click OK.

Disabling System Sounds: Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds tab -> Sound Schemes -> drop down box should have No Sounds. Click Apply, then OK.

Close all your windows by clicking OK and then start Audacity. There will be a dropdown box on the right hand side. Open it, and pick Stereo Mix.

Minimize Audacity. Now start your DVD playback software. Go to a ways before the part on the DVD where you want to rip the audio. You want to give yourself some time and extra stuff to edit out later to make it sound just right. Hit the taskbar button to show Audacity again and click the round Record button. You should see the level indicators bouncing. If not, you'll need to raise your input levels with that slider I mentioned up above. When you're done recording the clip, press Stop in Audacity, then stop your DVD player software.

You can then edit out the excess junk from your clip, and save the clip in any of three file formats as I mentioned.

Tom
 
OvenMaster said:
Okay.

Recording Input Selection: Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Audio tab -> Volume -> Options -> Properties -> check the box for Stereo Mix. Click OK. Then make sure to check Stereo Mix again; put the slider about halfway up the scale; click OK.
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k so i go to sound recording and to volume and to properties. theres no option that says stereo mix and its adjust volume for recording. the options are cd player microphone, aux, line in, and wave out mix.

Disabling System Sounds: Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds tab -> Sound Schemes -> drop down box should have No Sounds. Click Apply, then OK.
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if you choose a new scheme, your previous one will be lost because you didn't save. do you want to save the precious scheme? which should i choose? i don't want to break my computers sound.
 
If you don't have "Stereo Mix" as an option, I don't know what other would work, except trying "Wave Out Mix". If that doesn't work, I don't know what other setting would work.

Yes, save the previous scheme in order to be able to go back and re-use it. You can choose any name you want to. For mine, I just use the name "Normal" when it says "Save As..."

Tom
 
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