Extract audio in its original format instead of mka?

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Probably an easy question for yall, but I’m pretty new to this and can’t figure this out

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Here’s what I do:

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Always download MKVToolNix only from https://mkvtoolnix.download/

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I would still wait for Mr. Bunkus’ reply for the most optimal way to extract audio.

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Thanks! I have no idea what I was doing wrong but the file wouldn’t play for some reason… It’s good now

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The MKVToolNix package consists of several command line utilities. To understand what you’re doing wrong, the following two are relevant:

  • mkvmerge, which takes other formats & produces a Matroska file
  • mkvextract, which takes a Matroska file & writes tracks into other formats (AVI, MP3, AAC…)

The GUI only has a frontend for mkvmerge; this is the “Multiplexer” module. The GUI does not have a frontend for mkvextract.

Either use the CLI utility mkvextract directly or take a look at one of the available third-party GUIs.

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Oh I understand. Thank you!