# Making mp3 copies of DVD soundtracks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 12, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608 "2004-04-12T15:02:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![me\_again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@me\_again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/me_again)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608/1 "2004-04-12T15:02:42Z")

</div>

I would like to make mp3 copies of the soundtracks of my favourite DVDs. There are a lot of programs out there claiming to do this but - from what I have seen, having run a Google search - only as a part of something else.

Might anyone recommend **dedicated** audio software that copies DVD soundtracks? Likely budget $30-$40.

Thank you, in anticipation.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608/2 "2004-04-12T16:02:57Z")

</div>

Dedicated software? I don’t think it exists - most people don’t want to just “listen” to a movie. It would be one thing if you could easily isolate just the music, but with the dialog mixed in…

Oh well. You can use DVDSmartRipper or DVDDecrypter to rip the files and then use DVD2AVI to extract the audio to a WAV file, which you could then encode with your favorite MP3 encoder. All of the programs listed above are free.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![peterW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@peterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peterW)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608/3 "2004-04-12T16:45:30Z")

</div>

Have you tried the audio converter at [River Past](http://www.riverpast.com/)? They have a demo which limits you to 2mins, but you can try it and see if it fits your needs.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![me\_again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@me\_again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/me_again)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608/4 "2004-04-12T17:49:37Z")

</div>

Thank you **Rex Fenestrarum**. I have downloaded DVD SmartRipper and DVD2AVI and I will give it a go. Can’t fault the budget, eh?

(I do a lot of travelling and enjoy listening to my favorite movies along the way.)

Thank you **peterW** , I’m looking at [riverpast.com](http://riverpast.com) right now. It says “DVD to MP3” and looks good, within budget.

Much obliged for the detail I’ve received.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-mp3-copies-of-dvd-soundtracks/239608/5 "2004-04-12T20:48:12Z")

</div>

> [@me again](#):
>
> Thank you **Rex Fenestrarum**. I have downloaded DVD SmartRipper and DVD2AVI and I will give it a go. Can’t fault the budget, eh?
> 
> (I do a lot of travelling and enjoy listening to my favorite movies along the way.)
> 
> Thank you **peterW** , I’m looking at [riverpast.com](http://riverpast.com) right now. It says “DVD to MP3” and looks good, within budget.
> 
> Much obliged for the detail I’ve received.

If you use smartripper, you should try vob2audio. It will convert your audi track to a giant .wav file.

I’ve used it several times and it works like a charm.