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How to Extract audio tracks from videos using iMovie and GarageBand

Audio editing software interface with a timeline and track options.

If you want to work on some audio attached to a video, then it's possible with two iLife programs on your Mac— iMovie and GarageBand. This video will show you how to strip that audio track from the video, converting it to MP3. You can strip the audio from files such as .MPG, .MOV, .AVI, .MP4, AVCHD, MPEG-2 and H.264.

After you detach the audio from the video, you can save the video through the Media Browser, then import into GarageBand, extract the audio and send the song to iTunes as an MP3.

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