Magnus -

Nil problemo!

I am assuming it is the audio track from a video you've imported, and that you don't have the original audio file separately. If that's the case, but you have the video file on your PC... I'd leave PD7 out of the equation completely.

Using a utility like FormatFactory or SUPER, you'll be able to convert the video file (whatever format it's in) to an audio file that suits your needs (mp3, WAV or whatever). These converters are free. You can get them at...

http://www.formatoz.com/

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

If, and I can't think why, you don't have the original video file, you could just produce the section of the video you want to, say, AVI - then use FormatFactory or SUPER to convert it. Easy.

You could probably do it from within PD7, but I dodn't know why you'd want to. Eventually, it'll have to be made into an audio file anyway... and PD7 outputs video. There's a quick guide here...

http://docs.cyberlink.com/english/dv-entertainment/articles/video_format.jsp

Cheers -

Tony
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Sorry, I should have been more specific. I produced a corporate video using PD7 and now the IT department wants to use the sound track, from the PD production, on the phone system. They have a regular CD player that pipes in on-hold music.

Thanks for the the tips. I'll see if that works.

Hi Magnus,

This should work?

Use your corporate video but produce to streaming wmv format. There are several audio only profile options available in the menu.

That should give you an audio file of the sound track.

Burn to CD or convert to whatever format you need.

Cheers
Adrian
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Thank you, VN.
I'll try that.

Geez Adrian!

Imagine how perspicacious I could be if I LOOKED at the menu options! I'd be sweating buckets!

Tony Tread gently and you'll hear the daisies grow...

Hi Magnus,

I think there may also be a third option here.

- Import your video to PD7's library.
- Right click on the video and select "Extract Audio"

That will create and give you a separate audio file without having to re-produce it to get an audio only file.
Of course the 'Extracted" file will be a WAV format file, as opposed to a WMA for a "re-produced" file.
But for the purposes of media that is to be used on a phone line, I would think that a WAV file would be sonically fine.
Hmm? I've never tried to burn a WAV file to CD, but I assume that's possible. Maybe not. I could be wrong.
See, I'm not quite as perspicacious as others here, hahaha.

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There you go Magnus - 3 different approaches to successfully get the same result... piped music on your phone system.

Hey Cranston! Nice to see you putting in your two cents worth. And BTW, I'm sure you perspire as much as the rest of us.

Tony Tread gently and you'll hear the daisies grow...

Hi Tony,

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Obscurum per obscurius!

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Hey - come on guys - this is a G rated forum. You can't go saying stuff like that. If Dafydd finds out, we'll all be in strife!

And NO - my muddled memory of Latin classes doesn't allow me to translate much at all, let alone obscure explanations. If you had ever met Miss Noonan, you'd understand why the only thing I CAN remember is her... no - forgot it was a family show. Ooops.

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"Brenhines" Hadrian,
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