How can I remove the audio from a video file?

Computer Tips - How can I remove the audio from a video file?

Date: 2016jun13 Product: ffmpeg Keywords: mute, silent Q. How can I remove the audio from a video file? A. Use the -an option of ffmpeg like this:

ffmpeg -i INPUT-FILE -vcodec copy -an OUTPUT-FILE

For example:

ffmpeg -i original_video.mp4 -vcodec copy -an silent_video.mp4

Breakdown of the options:

-i original_video.mp4 This is the name of the input video -vcodec copy Just copy the video, don't change it at all. -an Audio none silent_video.mp4 This is the name of the output video.

To install ffmpeg on RedHat/Fedora/CentOS:

dnf install ffmpeg