2020 #VWEDU: V1 CVL Podcast help: How to get the audio (mp3) from a video (mp4) using Shotcut

CVL Podcast help:  

How to get the audio (mp3) 

from a video (mp4) using Shotcut

Community Virtual Library (CVL) has started a podcast project in virtual worlds with focus on educational podcasts.  This article tells how to get mp3 audio from a video clip (mp4).  

Annotated Shotcut screen

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Why do it this way?

• Virtual worlders are already familiar with making videos in virtual worlds.  
• And we are familiar with editing those videos in Shotcut. 
• We will make our podcasts in virtual worlds, since we are familiar with meeting there.
• And we already know educators who will collaborate with us on the project.
• Collaboration is the secret sauce for educators in virtual worlds.

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You need Shotcut installed

• Shotcut is free opensource software for video editing.
• Shotcut, Tutorial videos from Shotcut
• Shotcut tutorials, general
• Search for Shotcut tutorials
• Simple video editing with Shotcut, for virtual worlders 

Detailed steps

• Start as you would to edit the video:
• Drag/drop the video file into the source panel (upper left)
• Put the cursor where you want to start the sound clip.
• Press i (for in) on the keyboard.
• Put the cursor where you want to stop the sound clip.
• Press o (for out) on the keyboard.
• Press the + under the playlist planel (right side) to add the marked clip there
• You can add other sound clips to the playlist by repeating the steps above.
• You can drag another video clip into the source panel and get sound clips from it.
• To build the podcast, drag the sound clips down to the timeline on the bottom,
• You can order the sound clips as you please.
• A space may be inserted after each audio clip.  Right click and Remove it. 
• When the podcast is ready, click the Export button (bottom of the Export panel).
• In the Presets panel, scroll down to audio and click MP3
• Click the Export File button and give a file name
• Right click on the output file and open with windows media player.

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