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Table of Contents
1.Launching VLC Media Player
2.Accessing the Media Tab
3.Opening the Convert/Save Menu
4.Adding/Removing Files for Conversion
5.Selecting Profiles
6.Selecting a Destination
7.Starting the Conversion
8.Checking the Source and Destination File
VLC Media Player is a versatile program that not only allows for you to play back a wide range of media files, but it also allows for you to convert them from one format to another.
Let's look at a simple example on how we can convert an .mp4 video file into an .mp3 audio file using VLC.
Start up VLC Media Player
Click on "Media"...
Click on "Convert/Save"...
Select the file you want to convert by clicking the "Add..." button, or by dragging it into the window
If there are files you do not wish to convert that are on the list, you can select the file and click "Remove..." to remove it
Click the "Convert/Save" button to proceed
From here, you can select one of the many profiles that VLC offers for file conversion
We are converting to .mp3, so we need to select it from the "Profile" drop-down list
Now, we need to select where our converted .mp3 file will be stored
Click on "Browse" to set a destination for the converted file
TIP: You can double check that the source file and the destination file match with your conversion requirements by looking at the .mp4 and the .mp3 extensions at the end of the file names. When you click "Browse," make sure that the file name also has .mp3 or whatever extension you need it to have at the end.
