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    Help me to extract sound to a flash animation

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by LLS, Aug 5, 2009.

  1. LLS

    LLS Notebook Consultant

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    The title says pretty much everything. I would like to extract the sound from a flash animation, and have it in any playable format (mp3, FLAC, ogg...). This is the animation: http://www.cynosuremultimedia.com/

    I know that would be easier to find the original format, but I've searched and I have not found any information about the person who did that remix...

    Are you willing and capable of helping me...? :eek:
     
  2. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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  3. steelroots7xe

    steelroots7xe Notebook Evangelist

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    Stewie's suggestion is great.

    However, if it's only the audio you need from that flash animation, you can also opt to download a free audio program like Audacity and use its Recording feature to capture sound directly from your PC.

    This may or may not work depending on what soundcard and drivers you have. But you can give it a try.

    1. Download Audacity, and open the program.
    2. Go to Edit, then Preferences.
    3. Set Playback Devices to whatever you choose for playback (Speakers, Headphones, etc.)
    4. Go to "Devices" under "Recording" and choose soundcard, Microsoft Sound Mapper Input, or Stereo Mix if you have those options.
    -If this does not work, try to enable devices in your Sound in Control Panel under Recording Devices. Just experiment with what works.
    5. If all is good, set the volume parameters for recording.
    6. Press the big red button and you're good to go. Just cut/edit out extra parts if needed.

    Keep in mind that I'm using a Dell XPS M1530 and my soundcard drivers do not support recording audio directly from the PC.

    What I do is to plug a 3.5mm Male/Male Stereo Audio Cable like this from the output (Headphone Jack), to the input (Mic Line-In). If you're laptop has an extra headphone jack (like my XPS M1530), it's a big plus since you can listen to what's being outputted while still recording.

    Hope it helps...
     
  4. LLS

    LLS Notebook Consultant

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    I've tried steelroots7xe's suggestion with no results... Maybe I need to try the special software. Thank you very much guys. ;)