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Pazera Free Audio Extractor

Pazera Free Audio Extractor

  -  13.4 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.11 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Jacek Pazera / External Link

  • Filename

    Pazera_Free_Audio_Extractor.exe

Pazera Free Audio Extractor is a freeware application whose main purpose is to easily and without any quality loss extract audio tracks from video files.

Pazera Free Audio Extractor Screenshot 1

The extracted audio tracks can be converted to the desired format MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, M4A (AAC/ALAC), WV, AIFF, or WAV.

The usage of the program is quite simple. Importing videos can either by file browser or by drag and drop files into the program window. Once the video files are loaded in the list you can specify the output format or pick one of many predefined profiles.

Click on the convert button will commence the audio extraction and encoding process. This audio extraction or audio encoding process can be done in batch so you don't have to do it file by file.

There are no limits on how many files you can process in batch. Closing down the application or shutting down the computer once the batch is finished is also possible.

Advanced users can also change the audio bitrate, sampling frequency, audio channels or easily increase or decrease audio volume. Pazera Free Audio Extractor also allows extraction or conversion of a full audio track or selected range only. This is quite handy if you want to crop a few seconds from the beginning or from the end.

In case you want to preserve the original audio track pick "Try to extract original audio stream" as output format and the program will try to extract the audio track without any format conversion meaning that the output file will have absolutely no audio quality loss.

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The application also allows you to load audio files and it can be used as a free and easy to use general audio converter.

Main Features
  • Extraction of original audio tracks from video files without any loss of sound quality.
  • Extraction/conversion of any audio track from video files containing multiple audio tracks.
  • Splitting output files based on chapters stored in the source files.
  • Support for all LAME encoder presets when converting to MP3.
  • Copying metadata from the source files.
  • Displaying detailed technical information about the source files in the File properties window.
  • Many predefined conversion profiles, with the ability for users to create custom profiles.
  • Adding files to the file list by simply Drag and Drop.
  • The program is portable, as it does not use the system registry, and all settings are stored in INI files. It can be run from portable devices like pendrives and removable drives.
  • Ability to save encoder commands to a BAT file.
  • Built-in support for multiple languages, with the current version supporting Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (BR), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
  • 100% freeware for both private and commercial use, with no limitations, adware, spyware, etc.
Supported Input Formats

AVI, MPG, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, RMVB, M2TS, VOB, MP4, 3GP, WEBM, DIVX, XVID, MPEG, MPE, ASF, M4V, QT, MXF, 3GPP, 3G2, 3GP2, 3GA, MKA, SWF (uncompressed), F4V, F4P, F4A, F4B, DAT, RM, OGM, OGV, AMV, DVR-MS, MTS, TS, HEVC, WTV, WAV, MP3, AC3, AAC, MPC, MPA, MP2, WMA, FLAC, SHN, APE, OGG, M4A, WV, AMR, AIFF, OPUS, CAF, VIDEO, M4R, MP4V, MP1, M4B, OGA, DTS, GSM, QCP, RA, VQF, THD, TRUEHD, TRUE-HD, DTSHD, DTS-HD, AVS, EAC3, TTA.

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Supported Output Formats

MP3, AAC, AC3, E-AC3, Ogg-Opus, Ogg-Vorbis, WMA, FLAC, M4A-AAC, M4A-ALAC, WV (WavPack), MKA-Opus, CAF-Opus, AIFF, WAV.

PROS

Free: As the name suggests, it's entirely free to use, which makes it a budget-friendly option for users.

User-Friendly Interface: The software has a straightforward and user-friendly interface, making it easy to use, even for beginners.

Supports Various Formats: It supports a wide range of audio and video formats, including popular ones like MP4, AVI, MKV, MP3, AAC, and more.

Batch Processing: You can extract audio from multiple video files in one go, which is a time-saving feature for those with large collections of videos.

Customizable Output Settings: The software allows you to customize output audio settings, including the choice of output format, bitrate, sample rate, and channel settings.

Fast Conversion: It generally provides fast extraction speeds, depending on your computer's processing power and the size of the video files.

CONS

Limited Editing Options: The program is primarily designed for audio extraction. It doesn't offer advanced audio editing features like noise reduction, equalization, or other enhancements.

Limited Format Support: While it supports a decent range of audio and video formats, some less common or proprietary formats may not be supported.

Windows Only: This software is only available for Windows operating systems. Users of other platforms like macOS or Linux will need to find alternative solutions.

Ad-Supported Installation: During the installation process, the software may offer to install additional software or toolbars, which can be considered bloatware or potentially unwanted programs. Make sure to decline these offers if you don't want them.

Occasional Bugs: Some users have reported occasional bugs or issues with the software, such as crashes or compatibility problems with specific video files.

  • Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.11 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.11
- Updated conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- Information about the conversion progress is displayed on the title bar of the main window and on the taskbar
- Fixed "Stack overflow" bug when selecting next files in the list very quickly
- Added support for files from network shares whose names start with the characters "\"
- Added support for the SoX audio resampler (libsoxr)
- "File properties" window: when saving the report to a text file, UTF-8 encoding is used (in previous versions the system default code page was used)
- After the user has interrupted the conversion, the program displays a window asking whether to delete the incompletely converted file. Such files usually have a damaged internal structure and cannot be played.
- If incorrect parameters are passed to the conversion engine (FFmpeg) and the conversion process fails, the output file will be automatically deleted. Such a file usually does not contain any data (0 bytes in size) and only unnecessarily litter the disk.
- The ability to display the system "File properties" window for a file selected on the list has been added
- "File properties" window: Displaying the CRC32 checksum and MD5 hash of files up to 200 MB in size
- Added support for additional WAV (PCM) encoders: pcm_s24le, pcm_s32le, pcm_s64le, pcm_u8, pcm_mulaw, pcm_f32le, pcm_f64le
- Added support for additional AAC encoder: FFmpeg-AAC
- Fixed display of information returned by FFprobe. In version 2.10, in addition to the actual data, some unnecessary junk information was also displayed
- Improved handling of user-created profiles
- New conversion profile: Audiobook-Opus


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.10
- Updated conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- New MP3 encoder settings: stereo mode (L/R stereo, joint stereo), encoding algorithm quality, bit reservoir, lowpass filter
- New Vorbis encoder options: bitrate mode, VBR presets, minimum and maximum bitrate, lowpass filter, option to set the output file extension to .ogg or .oga
- New AAC encoder options: bitrate mode, VBR presets (modes), audio profile and lowpass filter
- New Opus encoder options: bitrate mode, the ability to set the encoding algorithm complexity, frame duration, low-pass filter, the ability to fine-tune the work of the encoder to process audio files containing music or recorded human speech
- Improperly selected audio sampling frequencies in profiles using the Opus encoder have been corrected
- New FLAC encoder options: bit depth, compression level, audio channel mode, multidimensional quantization, precision and linear predictive coding methods and more
- Automatic parameter selection (including bit depth) when converting FLAC files has been improved
- New WavPack encoder options: stereo mode, compression level, sample format
- New toolbar (displayed at the left edge of the main window) with functions for managing the file list
- Ability to block search of subdirectories when adding folders to the processing list
- Displaying the output directory on the title bar of the Output panel. This directory is also displayed when the panel is collapsed, so you no longer have to expand it to see where the resulting files will be saved
- Added the ability to number the file list in ascending order. This function can be useful after deleting some files, sorting or manually changing the order of files in the list
- The ability to define two sets of additional command line options passed to the FFmpeg encoder and the ability to set the order of passing these parameters relative to the parameters selected by the program has been added
- The information module has been extended
- Data returned by MediaInfo is now also displayed in HTML and JSON format
- A new tab has been added with the hexadecimal dump of the first 10 KB of the examined file
- For easier identification, video streams are now highlighted in red, audio - green, subtitles - purple, chapters (menu) - blue
- The window layout is now saved to the configuration file and restored the next time the program is started
- Added the option to restore default values for each supported encoder separately. Appropriate commands are in the Encoder menu and on the Audio panel
- The control displaying the list of available output formats and associated audio encoders has changed. All lossy encoders are highlighted in blue, lossless encoders in purple
- When turning on dark visual styles, the main window icons are slightly grayed out to reduce the contrast
- The ability to convert MXF files has been added
- New language files: Slovak and Slovenian
- New About window displaying additional information
- Lots of smaller improvements and bug fixes
- Support for Windows XP was dropped. Windows Vista or later is required. Maintaining compatibility with Windows XP would prevent the use of new technologies, audio and video encoders, and new FFmpeg features only available for Windows Vista and newer


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.9
- Added ability to select the bitrate mode when converting to MP3: CBR - constant, ABR - average, VBR - variable (based on LAME presets)
- New output format: E-AC3 (Enhanced AC3)
- Added possibility of extracting E-AC3 audio tracks
- Added the option to choose the format of the extracted AAC audio tracks: M4A, AAC (ADTS - Audio Data Transport Stream), MKA (Matroska audio)
- Displaying the selected audio encoder in the header part of the panel with the audio conversion settings. As a result, the selected audio encoder is also visible when the panel is collapsed
- New conversion profiles
- A few additional minor improvements


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.8
- Change log not available for this version


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.7
- Updated conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- Fixed an error causing incorrect mapping of audio streams when setting FFmpeg conversion parameters in files containing multiple audio streams and at least one video stream
- Fixed restoring the main window position after program restart when visual styles are enabled
- Added the ability to select visible columns from the context menu of the file list and from the main menu
- Automatic scrolling of text in the window with the conversion progress


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.6
- New output formats/codecs: Opus (Ogg), MKA - Opus, CAF - Opus
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- New conversion profiles
- New translations: Arabic, Dutch, Korean
- Bug fixes and enhancements


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.5
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- Added ability to edit output directory list
- Changes in the program interface: slightly modified toolbar and menus
- New window: Tools Info
- Bug fixes and enhancements


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.4
- From now program is also available in a 64-bit version
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- New output formats/codecs: M4A - ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), WavPack, AIFF
- Better support for FLAC files
- Additional navigation buttons
- Ability to set a prefix and suffix for the names of the generated files
- New visual style: Cobalt XEMedia
- Improved compatibility with Windows XP
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.3
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- Possibility to splitting the output files based on chapters stored in the source files
- New columns: full file name, audio codec, audio codec ID, audio profile, audio bitrate, channels, sampling, audio stream size, menu, chapter count, chapter number, chapter title, chapter start, chapter end
- Displaying a more detailed information about the source files in the File properties window
- New actions: clear file list, uncheck all files, check selected files, uncheck selected files
- Possibility to hide panel with conversion settings
- Added support for Swedish language


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.2
- New conversion engine (FFmpeg) and multimedia information library (MediaInfo)
- New file list control with many additional features (sorting, row and column moving...)
- Changed toolbar
- New icons
- Better support for visual styles
- Added support for additional languages: Chinese, Russian


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.1
- Changes in the program interface
- New version of the FFmpeg encoder and MediaInfo library
- Improved detection of data streams in video/audio files
- Added support for Bulgarian and Hungarian languages


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 2.0
- New interface
- Support for new input formats: M4B, WebM, OGV, OGA, DTS, DTS-HD, EAC3, AIFF, GSM, MP1, QCP (qcelp), RA, TrueHD, VQF, MP4V, MKA, M2TS, MTS, WTV, F4V, F4P, F4A, F4B, VIDEO, M4R, AVS
- New output format: M4A
- New version of the FFmpeg encoder
- Improved detection of data streams in video/audio files
- Added mechanism to support multiple languages
- Through the use of library MediaInfo.dll, the program displays detailed information about the selected video/audio file
- Added support for visual styles
- Numerous modifications to the source code and bug fixes


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.4
- Updated version of the FFmpeg encoder, the possibility of extraction/conversion any audio track from video files containing multiple audio tracks, support for the latest version of LAME encoder - 3.98.4, a minor of modifications to the source code and bug fixes


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.3
- Updated version of the FFmpeg encoder, minor of modifications to the source code and bug fixes


Pazera Free Audio Extractor 1.2
- Conversion to OGG Vorbis and OGG FLAC format, fixed decoding of AAC files, support for the latest version of LAME encoder - 3.98.2