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Extract an AAC audio track from a video file

ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -c:a copy -vn audio.aac

All Examples

▲ Copy Audio From Any Input and Save It to an Mp4 Container

tags: #no-video #audio-extract

▲ Convert Wav to Mp3 File

tags: #mp3

▲ Generate Smptebars With Test Text on Top

tags: #generator #drawtext #testsrc

▲ Print a Text File to STDOUT Using Ffmpeg

tags: #subtitles #meme #stdout

▲ Generate a 'Tile' Thumbnail Picture Every 30 Frames of a Video

tags: #filter #extract-thumbnails

▲ Get the Duration of a Audio or Video File Using Ffmpeg / Ffprobe

tags: #ffprobe

▲ Record a Video From Individual Frames

tags: #video-extract #stdin #pipe

▲ Stitch Two Video Files Side by Side

tags: #pad #filter #overlay

▲ Generate a Solid Color H.264 Video With the Color Video Source Filter (Color Hex Code)

tags: #lavfi #video-source

▲ Extract an AAC Audio Track From a Video File

tags: #audio-extract #no-video