Rip Audio from music DVD

[trandean]

How do I rip the audio from music DVD, so I can import into iTunes to transfer over to my iPod ?
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[hech54]

Eventually you can send them to any MP3 player you want. Getting them from AC3 to MP3 is the main problem....but not much of a problem though.
I use Ciler's AC3Tool myself. The guides are a bit confusing but that one works well for me once you get the hang of it. I'm sure someone will be along shortly with an easier program suggestion.
You'll most likely lose the song breaks in the process though. For that problem I use CDWave.

[AntnyMD]

My solution isnt necessarily easier but it's my favorite process since I like to chunk things up into tracks with a bit of precision:

I use YadeX to rip one of the AC3 tracks, usually the 5.1 mix. Then I use mAC3dec to downmix to stereo AIFF. The latest mAC3dec will downmix direct to stereo AAC, and also to MP3. I take my AIFF into Peak and drop in track markers, convert it to a Roxio Jam image, then open it in Toast and make another disc image. I mount that image and launch iTunes and import. I go through this process when I also intend to make a standard audio CD from the music DVD.

[WiseWeasel]

AntnyMD, if you want to make an audio CD, you can just put Toast in AudioCD mode, and drop the AIFF tracks right in there, as they're already PCM format, the same as used for CDDA (and WAV).

[AntnyMD]

When you rip the AC3 file, the entire music video program or concert is in one continuous file. In order to get track markers on a standard audio CD without annoying gaps (very annoying in live concerts), you have to go the Peak/Jam route prior to Toast.

[FCPguy]

On the same point, what are some good programs to dabble with Audio splicing? (Taking entire albums and splitting them into tracks?) Mac only please- thanks

[AntnyMD]

I use the full version of Peak, but a Lite version came with my copy of Toast 6. I've used it as in my post above, and also to edit some swear words from excited speeches given during a recent convention assignment... I used Peak to select the swear words and just flipped it (so the word was said backwards -- making it indecipherable) so I wouldnt lose lip sync with the video track.

[BernieR]

some one will accuse you of making reverse satanic chantings like on old time vinyl records!!!



Bernie

[WiseWeasel]

[Edit] Post deleted, should have read the comment I was responding to better... [/Edit]

[Frobozz]

Just to show another way this can be done, I used Cinematize to extract the PCM audio (which was on the DVD along with the AC3 audio) from a concert DVD. I extracted each chapter individually which, in effect, separated the tracks. Next I dragged the tracks into Jam 6 and used its trim feature to delete the talking parts. Then I shaped my crossfades to disguise the edits from one song to the next. Finally I burned a very nice live concert CD with no audible gaps between the selectable tracks.