How to Rip Audio From a DVD With SmartRipper
It is possible to rip the audio from a DVD without the video content, using SmartRipper. SmartRipper is a DVD-ripping application that can extract a movie from disc without all of the additional content, such as menus, advertisements, and bonus features. You might want to rip only the audio from a DVD if you are wanting to create music files from a live performance or if you want the audio for sampling purposes. SmartRipper can be configured to rip only the AC3 audio files in less than two minutes.
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Instructions
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Place the DVD from which you want to rip audio into your computer's DVD-ROM drive, then open SmartRipper. Go to "Start," "All Programs" and click "SmartRipper" from the list of applications installed on your hard drive.
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Click "Movie" as the type of rip that you want to perform, then click the "Input" tab.
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Choose the file that you wish to rip from under the "Programs Chains" list. The file with the longest running time is the one you want to choose in most cases. Skip any of the audio tracks you do not wish to rip, and remove the check by the chapters from the list by clicking your mouse in the boxes next to them.
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Click the "Stream Processing" tab and remove all of the checks next to all of the files, except for AC3, which contains the audio. Change "Direct stream copy" to "Demux to extra file" by clicking it with your mouse as well.
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Choose the desired output folder by clicking on the button with the folder icon, located under "Target."
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Click "Start" to begin the rip, then wait for the process to be completed. The audio ripping should take anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes, depending on the specifications of your DVD-ROM drive. The file with ".ac3" at the end of its name is the one that contains the ripped audio.
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Tips & Warnings
Audio extraction from DVDs with SmartRipper is only possible if the disc contains AC3 files.
