Copy the AAC audio track of an MP4 or MOV file into an M4A file, without re-encoding.
coreav extract-audio INPUT OUTPUT copies the AAC audio track of an MP4 or MOV file into an M4A file. The audio is not decoded or re-encoded. The summary is coreav.extract-audio/1.
Copy the AAC audio track of an MP4/MOV file into an M4A file, without re-encodingUsage: coreav extract-audio [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>Arguments: <INPUT> The file to read <OUTPUT> Where to write the M4A file: a new file, or `-` for standard outputOptions: --stream <STREAM> The audio stream index (default: the first audio stream) --allow <CODEC> Codecs to accept, comma separated, as for `coreav probe` --strict Reject the whole file when a stream's codec is not allowed --force Overwrite OUTPUT if it exists (a symbolic link is replaced, not written through; the new file keeps the old one's permissions) -h, --help Print help
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