The Good
* Straightforward and easy to use.
* Can do video and audio conversions.
* Supports multiple input and output formats.
* Supports multiple electronic devices, such as the iPad.
* Supports batch processing and drag + drop.

The Bad
* Users are unable to manually customize output file settings.
* Users cannot resize program window.
* No ability to make use of multiple CPU cores (if applicable).

Free Alternatives
iWisoft Video Converter
FormatFactory

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Ashraf  –  16 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+63)

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Here is another free alternative, and its even portable:
http://www.pazera-software.com/products/audio-extractor/

Sabine  –  16 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+39)

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Gold Audio Extractor seems a mixed bag with great features, what appears to be 1 major bug, & some design oversights. OTOH it's light weight enough [with little impact on Windows] that I can't see any reason not to give it a try -- you might be glad you did.

On the plus side it's fast, accepts a good variety of input files [both audio & video], & output formats include a selection of audio & video files & some popular device templates. Balancing that the negatives I found include: it often stopped at 99%, having to be killed with Task Mgr, even though it had finished the conversion -- wav64 support is missing [wav64 allows wav files to exceed 2 - 4 GB] -- and you can't create [very much std] 48KHz 16 bit .wav files [it's native to most PCs & their hardware (meaning it's not converted internally by electronics), as well as DVD spec]. [It does output 48 KHz 32 bit .wav files, but a lot of software won't touch that, plus you have unnecessary conversion to 32 bit, then back to 16 bit in order to use it.]

One thing I do like isn't so much a feature, but the absence of an IMHO bad habit a LOT of conversion software suffers from --> MANY automatically change the dynamic range [reducing the volume difference between loudest & softest levels], &/or boost overall volume levels through normalization -- so far I haven't seen Gold Audio Extractor do that. TO all those other developers: Changing the dynamics &/or levels isn't always a bad thing, *but ask 1st*, & Always give the option to turn that stuff off, rather than ask users to accept clipping when your normalization doesn't work properly [when levels exceed 100% the audio peaks get cut (clipped) off, literally, & you can definitely hear it].

As far as alternatives go, there are a few free &/or open source audio conversion apps, but they tend to specialize in one sort of input or another, & it's often your job to demux the audio/video tracks [split them apart]. I think most use the free/open source video converters since they'll take care of that part for you. In either case the apps tend to be front ends {GUIs] for just a few core code libraries, so results mainly vary by the added processing that can be stuck in there. TO accept more input formats many use [& require installation of] AviSynth -- not a problem -- but a few also demand ffdshow [think controllable codec pack on steroids], which can sometimes be a problem, so something to watch out for.

For me LameXP has always worked well, but it can't do wav64 or separate mono files for 5.1 to .wav conversions... :-( for 6 mono files I often rely on an old ft end or two for Besweet, like BeLight. It's more work for the user, but AviSynth can open just about anything, & using the Soundout filter for example, can give you quite a range of output too. The old standby, Audacity, can work, & the latest beta versions [avail. in a .zip file so no install] seem OK in win7. And many of the video converters given away recently do a decent job -- I like the ones from Fast/WinX, & the recent GOTD from Daniusoft doesn't seem bad.

mike  –  16 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+30)

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To Kartheek D. N. You can use this software [Joji is correct; I have xp Pro] to extract the entire file of yours, then use "CyberPower Audio Editing Lab" to cut the section(s) you want to keep (Right down to 1 Hundredth thousand Second!) I have used it since given away here long ago, and I use it every single day. This works quickly, and can be saved as SEVERAL of MANY settings! I saved an FLV file as an OGG file... It is fast enough, as I have a 2002 Dell Desktop 4550, with 2 GB RAM. I would grab this now. By DAVID WELLMAN in Fairbanks, Alaska Enjoy Life!

David Wellman  –  16 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+21)

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Website says supported operating systems are:
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7

Mike  –  16 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+15)

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