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Pazera Free Audio Extractor is an easy-to-use program that lets users extract digital audio from a variety of video sources. The program's intuitive interface and versatility make it a great choice for pulling audio tracks from video recordings.
The program's interface is well designed and fairly self explanatory, and we had no trouble getting started with it. Users simply select the videos they want to extract audio from, choose a destination folder, and specify the output format. Pazera does the rest. It handles most major and a few minor audio formats, including MP3, WAV, and OGG. You can adjust the bit rate, sample frequency, and channels, as well as set time and size limits for files. The program quickly extracts audio information and saves it in the specified location and format. It even supports batch processing, which makes it easy to extract audio from multiple videos at the same time. Pazera doesn't have a Help file, which is always a drawback, but the program is easy enough to figure out without any guidance. Overall, we like Pazera Free Audio Extractor a lot; it's among the best we've seen of this type of program, and we've seen a few. It's not particularly fancy, but it has some useful features, and it's extremely easy to use.
Pazera Free Audio Extractor is, as the name suggests, free. The program comes as a ZIP file and is accessibly after extraction with no need for installation. We highly recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's Description
From Jacek Pazera:
Pazera Free Audio Extractor is an absolutely free application that extracts audio tracks from video files without loss of sound quality or convert them to MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, FLAC, OGG or WAV format. The application supports all major video formats (AVI, FLV, MP4, MPG, MOV, RM, 3GP, WMV, VOB and other), moreover, allows the conversion of music files, so it can be used as a universal audio converter. The program has a number of predefined settings (profiles) specially designed for novice users. While more advanced users can customize audio encoding parameters for its own needs.
Video conversion: AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, QT, FLV, SWF, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, RM, RMVB, MKV, VOB, VCD DAT, OGM, AMV to MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, OGG FLAC or WAV.
Audio conversion: WAV, MP3, AC3, AAC, M4A, MPC, MPA, MP2, WMA, FLAC, SHN, APE, OGG, WV, AMR to MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, FLAC, OGG Vorbis,OGG FLAC or WAV.
What's new in this version:
- New version of the FFmpeg encoder.
- Support for the latest version of LAME encoder - 3.98.4.
- The possibility of extraction/conversion any audio track from video files containing multiple audio tracks.
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 91 votes
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Current version:
4.2 starsout of 43 votes
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"Beware of malware (conduit search browser hijacker)"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
The audio extractor works great.
Cons
The time involved in removing the conduit malware was not worth the "free" software.
Summary
Do not download this software, unless you want to spend another couple of hours getting rid of malware from your computer.
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"EXCELLENT!"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
small file size, easy to use, relatively fast.
Cons
no how to that I could find
Summary
This is an easy to use, fast piece of software that installs easily. I could not find an included how to but that may be because none is needed.
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"Great audio extractor"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
It is intuitive and easy to use.
Cons
The appearance is sort of blah.
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"This is not free. It is free to try. Waste of my time."
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
Simple download
Cons
Subterfuge - it's not free.
Summary
I really don't have the time for companies which aren't upfront about the status of the download. Buy, share, free. That's what we want to know before we waste bandwidth and time downloading.
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"does not support compressed SWF"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
fast, easy install
good user interfaceCons
error message:
~ Error # 1
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~ Date & Time: 8/14/2012 / 3:31:17 PM
~ ExitCode: 1
~ [swf @ 0x186e250] Compressed SWF format not supported
~ C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\f_0000a7.swf:
~ Input/output errorSummary
I'll look for a decompressor/unlocker and run this file through it, then try again
found a decompressor/unlocker (Unlock SWF 3.0) and ran the file through it, then got a different error:
Updated on Aug 14, 2012
~ Error # 1
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~ Date & Time: 8/14/2012 / 3:47:32 PM
~ ExitCode: 1
~ [swf @ 0x186e250] Could not find codec parameters
~ (Audio: pcm_s16le, 1 channels)
~ [swf @ 0x186e250] Estimating duration from bitrate,
~ this may be inaccurate
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"Excellent product, easy to use and fast."
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
Pazera is so good that I wish they would add MPEG 4 audio/video extraction from stream.
Cons
I have not seen any problems with Pazera.
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"Simple and effective"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
Easy-to-understand interface, yet rich with options
Easy file handling
Competent conversion process
FreeCons
None for a casual user
Summary
Excellent product
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"Okay, but slow and didn't work fully"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
*Small file package size
*Easy, intuitive interfaceCons
*Converted one set of FLAC files, but couldn't convert a different set, downloaded another converter, Free Studio, and Free Studio completed the second set and it was faster
*Slow
*Curiously, doesn't install, that just seems weird to meSummary
Seemed okay, but it was slow and it failed converting the second batch of files I tried. It seems weird that it doesn't install. It does give you full reports about its activities as it is converting, which was neat to see.
I tried Free Studio next, and it seems a lot better. -
"converts as says with total control of final audio out!"
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
everything, must try if you want to get the perfect audio extraction!
Cons
none! flawless and free!
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"Attempts to install NSIS:Adware-CW trojan."
Version: Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
Pros
Fast & easy to use. Unlike AOA, this is free regardless of file length.
Cons
Tries to download and install adware and ???
Install in a sandbox or monitor and block the nasties.Summary
Would have received 5 stars had it not been for the hidden crap.
