Video to Audio Converter

As the name of this software implies, Video to Audio Converter allows you to extract the audio stream from video files (e.g. AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF) and save it to the WAV, MP3, WMA and OGG formats.

The interface of the tool is based on a plain and simple window. Video clips can be added to the file list by using only the file browser because the "drag and drop" functionality is not included. It is possible to process multiple entries at the same time.

In the file queue you can check out the source name and format, location, length and status of each clip. If you want to leave the standard settings unaltered, then it is only required to specify the output destination and profile, in order to proceed with the conversion procedure.

Skilled users can fiddle with the audio settings when it comes to the WAV conversion mode (CD quality WAV format, best suited WAV format or custom), frequency, number of channels, bits per sample, quality and variable bit rate. These options can be restored to default.

The audio extraction program requires a moderate amount of system resources in order to finish a task in reasonable time. It is very responsive and comes with a help file. Video to Audio Converter prompts a dialog before overwriting existing files and automatically opens the output directory after conversion. We haven't come across any issues throughout our testing. Video to Audio Converter did not freeze, crash or pop up errors.

On the downside, you cannot preview tracks in a built-in audio player, specify the thread priority, as well as minimize Video to Audio Converter to the system tray or set it to power off the computer when all tasks are done. Creating output profiles is not possible. Plus, the interface is outdated but we must keep in mind the fact that Video to Audio Converter has not received any recent updates.