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bigrand - Jan 26, 2008 - 2:48 pm

hi, i was wondering if there is any free or cheap software for extracting cd audio tracks and dvd clips (from commercial dvd movies), and making them to be able to import into iMovie.

thanks

randy

ScottW - Jan 28, 2008 - 6:46 am

Randy,

About the only method for DVD would be to use an application called HandBrake (which is free, I believe) and you can extract a whole DVD to a mpg file, then you can your application of choice for getting sections of a DVD out of it. If you want to burn the DVD (ie copy the DVD) to another DVD, then you'd need to use something like MactheRipper to get the data off the DVD and store it onto your hard drive, then an application like Popcorn to burn it back to DVD in a playable format. Of course, the Handbrake method and then using iDVD could work as well, I suppose.

Audio should be easy, you should be able to import those in via iTunes, and access them through iDVD. If you want to get sound bits from MP3s or AAC files, then you can use Sound Edit or like minded application to edit those files up.

I hope this answers your question, if not let me know either way.

Scott

bigrand - Jan 28, 2008 - 12:07 pm

hi Scott,
thanks for the reply. i just want to confirm a few things.
i can extract a whole movie with HandBrake - is it intel leopard compatable? can i then import it from handbrake into iMovie?
once i get an audio track extracted with iTunes, can i take that file into iMovie, or do i have to use iDVD to put it together with a video track?

thanks

randy

ps. all i'm trying to do is to put some cd audio tracks with clips from commercial movie dvds.

ScottW - Jan 28, 2008 - 1:30 pm

Handbrake is leopard compatible. It will import the video and audio from a DVD. I thought you where taking audio tracks from an audio CD.

bigrand - Jan 28, 2008 - 3:47 pm

hi scott, yes i do want to extract tracks from an audio cd. i want to mix the extracted tracks from an audio cd with an extracted track from a commercial dvd.
can i do this with a combination of handbrake, itunes and iMovie. that is, can i take the extracted tracks from itunes and handbrake and combine them in itunes?

thanks

randy

bigrand - Jan 29, 2008 - 6:10 pm

hi, i am still unsure what to do.
do i extract audio tracks with iTunes and then import them with iMovie?
do i extract movie clips with HandBrake and them import them into iMovie.
is it iMovie that will import and combine the two different tracks?

thanks


randy

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