How to Extract Audio from Video and DVD to MP3 on Mac OS X?
This tutorial shows you how to convert DVD video to MP3 audio on Mac OS (Mac OS X Lion included) easily and quickly.
Part 1. What's MP3?
MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer III. It is not a separate format, but a part of MPEG-1 video encoding format, developed by MPEG group in early 1990's. MPEG-1 Audio Layer III (MP3) is a method to store good quality audio into small files by using psychoacoustics in order to get rid of the data from the audio that most of the humans can't hear.
Now MP3 is the most popular format for downloading and storing music. MP3 is supported by all computer systems, all portable players (iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, PS3, Creative Zen, iRiver, Mobile Phone, PMP, Archos, etc.), all DVD players and some car stereos.
Part 2. How to extract audio from DVD to MP3 on Mac OS X?
Sometimes you may wanna extract the background music or dialog from your DVD to MP3 on Mac so that you can enjoy it on iTunes or transfer to iPod. The problem is how to rip DVD to MP3 Mac. The ripping task should be finished quickly and exactly. So a good helper like DVD ripper for Mac then comes to be a must. The guide used here is:
Software you need: Mac DVD Ripper
iSkysoft DVD Audio Ripper for Mac is an ideal solution of ripping music DVD and turning DVD into MP3 for Mac as well as to other audio file like AAC with excellent quality and super high speed. It allows you to extract the audio of any part of your DVD, and even merge the extracted audio files (or with other beautiful songs) into one file. This DVD MP3 Mac OS X Converter also supports batch conversion, so you can extract several sections of a DVD audio track easily at one time.
Download Free Trial Version Here:
Import DVD to the Mac DVD to MP3 Converter
Drag & drop DVD disc icon 
on the desktop to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Load DVD" to locate the DVD movies (including commercial DVDs and homemade DVDs) you want to add.
Choose the output format (MP3)
To extract audio from DVD to MP3, you here need to choose "MP3" from the format list as your output format.
Tip: If you are about to make the beautiful music as your iPhone ringtone, you can use iPhone Ringtone Macker to help you.
Start to convert DVD to MP3 on Mac OS X
Start the video to audio conversion now. After you successfully converted you DVD to MP3 music, you can put them on you iPod, iPhone, or some other MP3 players and take them with you on mobile devices.
Part 3. How to extract audio from video such as AVI, WMV, MP4 to MP3 on Mac?
Software you need: Video Converter for Mac
iSkysoft Video to Audio Converter for Mac can extract the audio track from any video to MP3, WAV, AAC, AC3, M4A and any other popular audio format with high sound quality.
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Add Video files you want to convert to the program
Choose the output format (MP3)
Start the video to MP3 conversion on Mac
Click the "Convert" button to start the video to MP3 conversion on Mac. This Video Converter completes conversions in seconds, and you can convert and play batches of files at a time.
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