The Conversion Notebook

Convert MP4 to MP3

Make a sound-only MP3 from an MP4 video using an audio output preset.

An MP4 file can hold both picture and sound. This workflow exports its audio, so the resulting MP3 will have no video.

Three Steps to Your Output

  1. Add the MP4

    Select Add Media and open the video. Confirm that the source includes the audio you want to keep.

  2. Choose MP3

    Open the Audio category and select MP3. Choose an appropriate audio quality; a larger bitrate creates a larger audio file.

  3. Export and Listen

    Select the destination with Save to, then choose Convert. Listen to the new MP3 and confirm the track, duration and beginning and end.

The current Free CUDA Movie Converter window with Add Media, preset categories, Save to and Convert

Pick the Intended Track

Some videos have several language tracks or commentary. Review track selection before export. If the original has no audio stream, selecting MP3 cannot create a soundtrack.

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Archived instructions from the earlier application. The interface, device lists and performance claims refer to that historical version, not the current 8.2.0 build.


Introduction

You may find that you need to convert MP4 to MP3 in order to make the file compatible with an MP3 player, play it while you are exercising or burn it to an MP3 CD. You can convert an MP4 to an MP3 using free video to audio converter software - Free CUDA Movie Converter, which can extract MP3 from your MP4 files in high quality.

Download the Free CUDA Movie Converter through the link below and save the file to your desktop:

Download Free CUDA Movie Converter



Step 1. Input Video

Launch Free CUDA Movie Converter. Click "Add File(s)..." to input MP4 video files from your computer to the task list. Use the "Delete" button or "Clear" button to remove the unwanted files. Click "Move Up" or "Move Down" button or by dragging the listed files to queue the added video files to meet your demands. You can also click "Play" button to play the selected file with the media player in your system.

Input Video

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Step 2. Preset Output Settings

Click "Select..." to choose an output folder from your computer to save the output files. Click "Audio" tab to choose "To MP3" as an output format you need (there are 3 tabs for output formats: "Video", "Devices" & "Audio" and each tab contains various output formats). Then, adjust the output quality with the customized presets for every format in the "Presets" dropdown list. Click "Convert" to start conversion.

Preset Output Settings

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Step 3. Start Conversion

After you hit "Convert", some conversion information and a progress bar will be displayed within just few seconds, like the duration, status and progress of the conversion. The post-process options can be chose to play a sound or shutdown the computer when the conversion is finished.

Start Conversion

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When the conversion is finished, you can have a view of the general report about the conversion. Click "Open folder" to directly open the output folder to get the converted audio files.

Find Converted Files

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