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I have a number of sound-only mov files that I need in an audio format, preferably wav or ogg. What are the options to achieve this conversion on a Mac? Thank you!

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QuickTime Pro can export the audio from a .mov file. I know it can export as .wav, maybe .mp3 as well.

You can also use VLC to export the audio from a .mov file on OS X. These directions reference the Windows version of VLC but should get you pretty close to how to do it on OS X.

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Thanks - VLC did the trick for me, though not via the instructions you linked above. I followed those given by Anonymous Freak at forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-180744.html (originally for the opposite conversion). – Daniel Mietchen Sep 19 '10 at 12:46
Cool. Thanks for posting that link. – Ian C. Sep 20 '10 at 14:12
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Check out Fission by Rogue Amoeba, a lossless editor as well as converter. It's shareware.

I just tested it on a MOV file, and it saved the audio as ogg with no problem. (I checked the ogg audio with VLC, and could hear no difference from the original MOV.)

I also checked two of the free alternatives (XLD and Max), but they choked on the input format. There are probably others, and one may work. But Fission definitely works.

[Followup - IanC has it. VLC will export to ogg.]

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Thanks for the suggestion and for testing it. However, given that I had VLC installed already, so I tried it first. Since that worked fine, Fission's note on the download page stating "Before purchase, audio saved with Fission will be degraded with a series of audio fades." did not seem particularly inviting, so I did not try it. – Daniel Mietchen Sep 19 '10 at 12:50
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MediaCoder Media transcoder, it can extract audio from a video file, and can make a number of conversions, it will also run on a mac (sort of, but has decent support to make it work).

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Thanks - this seems to be an interesting option for the long run. Will keep it in mind for upcoming file conversions, but did not try it this time. – Daniel Mietchen Sep 19 '10 at 12:53
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