Use VLC Media Player to Convert Your Videos to MP3, for Free!

VLC Media Player is free to download and will play MP3 songs like ITunes or Windows Media Player. Another fantastic feature that comes with the player, is the ability to 'rip' the sound from an MP4 video and save it separately as an MP3 file.To download, Google 'VLC Media Player Free Download'.So what's the point to all this?If like me you upload weekly blogs/ vlogs and podcast interviews on YouTube, you can now pull the sound from these videos to upload as MP3 tracks to your website or to sell as podcasts. YouYube allows the creator of a video to (using video manager) download the video to their PC. Once you have done this and you have downloaded VLC, you're ready to go.Here's my quick step-by-step guide to doing this:Download your video and save it to your PCOpen VLC Media PlayerGo to MediaConvert/ Save...FileAdd (select your file and open it)Convert/ Save (a window will appear)Profile - Audio MP3Destination File (find the place you want to save it and give it a name - add .mp3 at the end of the name)StartThe progress bar will move as the conversion is taking place.To pull the sound from a video you have posted on YouTubewithout downloadingthe video first, use:Go to MediaOpen Network StreamSame process as above but use the URLYou should only use this for your own content or ask permission from the content creator before doing this.Please abide by copyright law etc.Here is a video I found on YouTube that explains the above quickly and easily. I did not create this content, so full credit goes to the channel.As always if you need help or clarification, please feel welcome to contact me.E. Rachael Hardcastle