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Anyone know a good FREE shareware app that can remove an audio track from a MKV video?

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  • S swampwiz

    I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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    phil o
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    I'm using mkvtoolnix for this kind of stuff:

    • Launch mkvtoolnix-gui.exe.
    • Click on "Add source files" and add your original video file.
    • Check only those streams which you want.
    • Press "Start multiplexing"
    • Wait for a few seconds.
    • Enjoy :)

    "Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke! Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."

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    • P phil o

      I'm using mkvtoolnix for this kind of stuff:

      • Launch mkvtoolnix-gui.exe.
      • Click on "Add source files" and add your original video file.
      • Check only those streams which you want.
      • Press "Start multiplexing"
      • Wait for a few seconds.
      • Enjoy :)

      "Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke! Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."

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      Nelek
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      Worth to be posted in Free Tools Discussion Boards[^], don't you think?

      M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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        Worth to be posted in Free Tools Discussion Boards[^], don't you think?

        M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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        phil o
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        It could, except it is not directly related to software development.

        "Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke! Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."

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        • P phil o

          It could, except it is not directly related to software development.

          "Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke! Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."

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          Nelek
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          So what? Developer have hobbys too, and good tools are always welcome. If you check over there, (mostly yes, but) not all is related to development.

          M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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          • N Nelek

            So what? Developer have hobbys too, and good tools are always welcome. If you check over there, (mostly yes, but) not all is related to development.

            M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            phil o
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            You are making a point. I'll add it later today.

            "Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke! Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."

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            • RaviBeeR RaviBee

              Does this[^] help? /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              swampwiz
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              DING, DING! We have a winner. AviDemux worked like a charm!

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              • N Nelek

                Worth to be posted in Free Tools Discussion Boards[^], don't you think?

                M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                swampwiz
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                I had always thought that "tools" here refers to programming tools, not apps meant to perform an activity that is in no way connected to programming. Besides, Microsoft Visual Studio is the Alpha & Omega for programming tools. :-D

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                • S swampwiz

                  I had always thought that "tools" here refers to programming tools, not apps meant to perform an activity that is in no way connected to programming. Besides, Microsoft Visual Studio is the Alpha & Omega for programming tools. :-D

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                  Nelek
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                  Yes, you are right. The forum description says:

                  Quote:

                  This forum is for discussing and recommending Free tools for software development. Please post direct links to tools, and not just links to pages that review or list tools.

                  But... around 30 to 40% of the tools listed are not directly related to developement, still things that we (developers) appretiate and use. So, I still say the same... this tool can be posted there.

                  M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                  • S swampwiz

                    DING, DING! We have a winner. AviDemux worked like a charm!

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                    RaviBee
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                    :thumbsup: /ravi

                    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                    • S swampwiz

                      I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                      dandy72
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                      swampwiz wrote:

                      so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player.

                      While I realize you already have your solution...do people really "worry" about *that* sort of thing...? After messing with the audio in a file, I'd be more worried about the video now being out of sync with the audio. I've had...bad luck with that sort of thing. You're gaining back what, a few low hundred MBs by ripping the extra audio tracks...?

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                      • S swampwiz

                        DING, DING! We have a winner. AviDemux worked like a charm!

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                        Lost User
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                        Also love AviDemux. I sometimes post my dashcam videos online, and need to remove the sound track due to excessive swearing !

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                        • S swampwiz

                          I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                          Jacquers
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                          [Avidemux](http://avidemux.sourceforge.net) should be able to do it.

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                          • S swampwiz

                            I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                            KateAshman
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                            Ironically, VLC is the best tool to do that. I remember seeing one-line console commands on SuperUser (StackOverflow) to do something like that. Also, I've personally used it to save audio tracks as mp3's, so I know it works. Just gotta use the console commands. 🙂

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                            • S swampwiz

                              I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                              Jorgen Andersson
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                              I'm using handbrake for exactly that.

                              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                              • S swampwiz

                                I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                Johnamoody
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                                Use ffmpeg. I keep trying to include the commands but codeproject says the message is flagged as spam, but you can easily find them.

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                                • S swampwiz

                                  I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                  User 10584936
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                                  This will also do it for you, MKVExtractGUI and MKVE Wizard 1.6.4.1/1.2 Free Download - VideoHelp[^]

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                                  • S swampwiz

                                    I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                    Johnamoody
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                                    Use ffmpeg How to remove an audio track from an mp4 video file? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange[^]

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                                    • S swampwiz

                                      I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                      Johnamoody
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                                      Use ffmpeg First run ffmpeg -i file.mp4 to see which streams exists in your file. You should see something like this: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 720x304 [PAR 1:1 DAR 45:19], 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 384 kb/s Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 384 kb/s Then run ffmpeg -i file.mp4 -map 0:0 -map 0:2 -acodec copy -vcodec copy new_file.mp4 to copy video stream and 2nd audio stream to new_file.mp4.

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                                      • S swampwiz

                                        I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                        User 12341363
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                                        I am using Handbrake (GNU GPL) since years with satisfaction. HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder[^]

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                                        • S swampwiz

                                          I've finally got my hands on the movie "Rogue One", but unfortunately, there are 2 audio tracks, one in English, and one that is not in English. I can set VLC to have to play the English audio track, but I'd prefer just to rip out the non-English track so I don't have to worry about it in case I use a different player. I've got WinFF, but this doesn't seem to be able to do the job. Any ideas?

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                                          maze3
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                                          I am spinning with a number of questions. Ill stick with this. What other video players would you want to use the mkv with? If a video player is able to open mkv, it would know that its just a container with multiple files in it, for each 1 video and 2 audio contents. So are you more wanting to convert to a different type? As to your direct question - virtualdub if not already mentioned.

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