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If you have some FLV files but you only get the audio but no video, you can compromise by extract audio from it and then listen to it. You might want to extract MP3 audio from FLV format episodes or a movie to iTunes for playback on your iPod, as ringtones for iPhone, or to create your own masterpiece in Garageband. The question is: how to convert FLV to MP3 for iTunes or Garageband?

With QuickTime (Pro) installed, and you are able to play the FLV file in QuickTime (Pro), you can use file/Export-->'Sound to wave' or 'Sound to aiff' to extract the audio track. After that, import the audio track into iTunes. Make sure that you install Perian or you won't be able to play FLV files.

But it's not necessary to get QuickTime 7 Pro, which cost $29.99, to extract audio from FLV file. QuickTime Pro only allows you to export files playable in QuickTime Player to a format for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV or a variety of other devices. Since many popular video formats are not compatible with QuickTime, you need to install QuickTime components for separate formats. FLV to MP3 Video Converter for Mac saves you the hassle of figuring out how to install all these components and provides a straight forward and simple way to extract MP3 audio from FLV file.

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1Add FLV video to Mac Video Converter

Drag and drop the FLV file(s) to the program. This FCP to FLV Video Converter for Mac supports batch conversion so you can convert several files in one go.

2Choose “MP3” as output format

If you just want to check certain segment of the FLV video, you can use the Trim function to get any part of the FLV video and capture MP3 audio from the trimmed FLV video.

3Start FLV to MP3 Conversion

When you finish the output setting, just click the “Convert” button to start FLV to MP3 conversion. If you don't want to wait around during conversion, this smart program allows you to shut down the computer automatically after conversion.

This video converter is specifically designed for Mac OS users, including Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, etc.