3-Steps Guide of Extracting MP3 Audios from MP4 Files on Mac

The MP4 (.mp4) file format was published in 2001 as the revision of the MPEG-4. It can be played on MP4 players or some Windows/Mac players, such as QuickTime. You may often have the following questions:

You got a MP3 player, and you just want to upload some MP3 songs to MySpace or Facebook, or you'd like to make cute ringtones with MP3 format for your phone from some MP4 videos. However, These MP3 players can't accept MP4 videos, and these MP4 videos wouldn't be recognized by MySpace or your Phone.

You can get more information from another cool guide about MP4 and MP3. It will tell you the difference between MP3 and MP4.

In order to enjoy MP4 videos on your MP3 player, you should convert MP3 from MP4 videos firstly. There are two ways to help you get MP3 audio from MP4 video.

1. The most reliable way is to burn the videos onto a CD, making it a regular audio CD. Then I re-rip the CD into mp3s. And it maybe the best free way to get MP4 videos to MP3 formats. But this way is complex and also need several burners.

2. With the help of third-party Video Converter maybe a nice way for Mac users who want to convert MP4 to MP3 on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included) easily. Aimersoft Mac MP4 to MP3 Converter, a cool Mac Video Converter, can help you get the MP3 audio. It can also extract audio from all video files and save as M4A, AAC and MP3 files.

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How to Convert MP4 videos to MP3 audio files on Mac for MP3 Players?

1Import MP4 videos into Mac MP4 to MP3 Converter

Directly drag MP4 files into the left video list of Mac Video Converter, you can also add them by the menu list. Choose "MP3" from the output drop-down list box as your output format.

2Edit the MP3 audio before the Conversion from MP4 to MP3 on Mac

You can get a listening test with the right player. If you dislike the length of the songs, don't worry, just edit them via the powerful editing function: Trimming. You can get rid of needless parts from the MP3 audio files.

3Extract MP3 audio from MP4 videos on Mac

After the editing, click "Start" to begin the conversion from MP4 to MP3 on Mac. The length of conversion depends on the size of MP4 files. When the Conversion finished, now you can enjoy the MP3 songs with MP3 player for a long train journey or just a little rest.

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