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    Extension for Chrome to download videos as MP3?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 19, 2015.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Is there an extension for Chrome that allows the user to download a video he is watching directly as an MP3 without having to go to other sites to convert it there?

    Basically what the user wants is to extract the audio directly from the video in a downloadable format
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 19, 2015
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    Keith, Oct 19, 2015
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    Another option is if they have stereo mix in recording devices but this is not an automated way of doing it.
     
    TANWare, Oct 19, 2015
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    mp3 is an audio format. It's not a video format. But there are programs that will extract the audio from a video and create a mp3 audio file. No extensions to do this automatically that I know of.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Oct 19, 2015
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    You can also use the VLC media player to convert files, if you don't like online solutions.
     
    600X, Oct 20, 2015
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    YouTube audio is encoded as AAC, 128kbps for SD (480p and below) and 192kbps for HD (720p and above)
     
    octiceps, Oct 20, 2015
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