Convert youtube to mp3 in Linux

[sjb007]

Hi all

I'm looking for software for converting you tube vids to mp3. I know under windows there is YouTube to MP3 from dvdsoft which will do the job, is there similar software for Linux (Fedora 13) which will allow me to convert vids to mp3.

[eneles]

Hi

Try the Firefox add-on Video DownloadHelper.

[sjb007]

Thanks Nicholas.....

Ill give it a blast in a mo and see how things go.

[Done_Fishin]

from what I remember the youtube videos download as .flv and in Windows I found either Winamp or kantaris were the best viewers.

Ubuntu Forum offers this thread for .flv to mp3 conversion.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=705990

There is also this article

http://symbolik.wordpress.com/2007/10/1 ... -download/

For this, I used ffmpeg at the command line. It worked great, and I was able to create OGG and MPG files as well. The command I ran was:

* ffmpeg -title “my_title” -i filename.flv -acodec mp3 -ac 2 -ab 128 -vn -y filename.mp3

The -i is the input file,
-acodec is the type of audio codec to use,
-ac is the number of audio channels,
-ab is the encoding bitrate,
-vn disables video recording,
and the -y option overwrites output files.
Plenty of other info is here.

The author goes on to show how he wrote a script that would convert multiple files.

this next thread I found asks the same question and is applicable to Fedora 10.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... p3-710115/

the command is similar to that give above

ffmpeg -i /path/to/video.flv /path/to/song.mp3

hope this gives you enough to work on. I just Googled

.flv to mp3 in Linux

[sjb007]

@Eneles
I have just tried the extension you mentioned but from what I see it will only convert to mp4 or flv. grrrrr

@Done Fishin
Thanks for the info there Frank. I'm now thinking that converting flv to mp3 is the better option. I know Linux auto downloads the you tube flv to the tmp folder ready for viewing in the browser so all that is left to do is to move the flv from tmp to which ever folder I desire, then convert the flv tp mp3. I've just had a quick look at the Fedora 10 link which seems an easy enough task even for me lol so I will give it a try pretty soon and see how things go.

Thanks to you both for the suggestions so far, all input is appreciated

[eneles]

You have to install a converter as well - "only" €18.50. I didn't see that...
http://www.downloadhelper.net/convert.php

An online service: http://www.video2mp3.net/

[sjb007]

success yipeeee

ffmpeg -title “my_title” -i filename.flv -acodec mp3 -ac 2 -ab 128 -vn -y filename.mp3

Just need to play with the command switches now. Thanks all

[sjb007]

You have to install a converter as well - "only" €18.50. I didn't see that...

Yikes! you mean they actually charge for it.

Long live FOSS

[Done_Fishin]

You have to install a converter as well - "only" €18.50. I didn't see that...
http://www.downloadhelper.net/convert.php

An online service: http://www.video2mp3.net/

I checked the link and got this ....

Video Conversion Registration

We detected that you are not running Windows as your operating system.

Registration is useless for you as the video conversion is already unrestricted on your operating system.

Some good reasons to register your converter:

* Converted videos won't hold the DownloadHelper logo
* You will have be able to convert videos directly to mp3 audio files
* You will have access to support for the conversion feature


The converter licensing is a one-time fee without date expiration, except for the free support that is available for one year after the date of the purchase.

You can purchase a DownloadHelper/ConvertHelper license choosing at your convenience any of the 2 options:

[eneles]

I didn't test with a Linux system - don't think I have one installed. Maybe on one of the laptops...

Surely there must be an easier way than command line...

[Done_Fishin]

are you, implying that opening a window and typing in a single line is difficult ??

there may well be someone around who has created a nice bulky GUI to do the job, I just didn't find it last night.

[eneles]

Clicking is easier than typing.

[sjb007]

Running from Bash is fine for me