rip audio from DVD to AAC ?

[chenks]

i have one of those dvd music single (what a bad idea they were).
there are 2 "audio" tracks on it, but on the DVD they are actually movies but with a static image.

i want to rip the audio so i can import into itunes. i want to rip to AAC 256kpbs. i was able to rip the audio to a PCM file using mactheripper, but i don't know what to do with the PCM file to convert it to AAC ?

any suggestions? i read something about using mpegstremclip to do it, but i don't know how to do this using that app.

 

[acearchie]

I cant remember exactly but I think there may be an option to do this in Handbrake if you still have the DVD. Also if you get the movie into quicktime I think you can export just the audio...

 

[chenks]

i have the DVD in the drive as we speak.

i have handbrake installed but only see video ripping options, not audio.

 

[nplima]

hi

I think there may be a way to do that conversion from PCM using VLC. the FILE|Open... menu has loads of things you can try.
If you have a PC with Windows at hand and with drivers that have not been crippled, you can just record the sound from its "Stereo mix" sound input.
Or try www.zamzar.com for online conversion.

 

[chenks]

no windows... this is a mac forum afterall !

VLC can't do anything with the PCM file that was ripped, can't open it.
it can open the VOB file, but as far as i can see, there are no rip options

i should also clarify that when i said convert to AAC 256kbps, i mean a .m4a file that is AAC.

 

[nfable]

mpeg streamclip, baby

mpegstreamslip will let you export just the audio in .aac in a .mp4 wrapper at 256kbps or more; for fuh-ree!

I've just discovered this handy thing and love it... essential.

nf

 

[boazjoe]

I second mpeg streamclip. I use it every week to rip audio off of a sermon dvd of to post on church website. Works like a champ and there are many options as to how to save it.