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    Open Source Conversion Software

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by HorrorofSpamylon, Aug 19, 2009.

  1. HorrorofSpamylon

    HorrorofSpamylon Notebook Geek

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    More specifically, I am trying to convert flv to mp3, but I of course want as many conversion options as possible.
     
    HorrorofSpamylon, Aug 19, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Pretty tough to find free decent conversion apps under OS X. Best (free) bet is to perform these conversion under a Windows environment .

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 21, 2009
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  3. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can use Handbrake ( http://handbrake.fr/) to convert flv to other video formats in OS X. You can then extract the audio from the resulting video format using Handbrake again, or Quicktime Pro.
     
    Budding, Aug 21, 2009
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  4. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    yeah.. this is easy to do in OSX.. there is no need to run Windows for that... Handbrake does work really well
     
    doh123, Aug 21, 2009
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