[EDITED: Nevermind the first question...it turns out podcasts are just RSS feeds with MP3 inside! (I didn't know this.) I already have a regular audio converter.]
I have some Japanese audio lessons I would like to put on my iPod, but they are in another format and need to be converted. How do I do this?

Also, I am looking at the "Anki" software everyone is using. Is it possible to extract audio from a card/stack which includes audio and save the audio as a seperate file (like if you downloaded a stack someone else shared, you don't already have the seperate audio)?

Thank you!

Well you might want to search for an "audio converter" software on a popular torrent search engine (if you want it for free) or you will probably have to end up paying for it.

-By the way, what format are we speaking on behalf of? I might be able to be of further assistance should that detail be provided.

As for Anki, I can't say anything about that as I have no experience in using audio with the program.

On Linux, you can convert between different formats using ffmpeg.

If you're using other operating systems, maybe it's easier to use an online converter.
Just google 'online audio convert'.

You can probably find a freeware program with a little effort just by googling.

KREVA Wrote:-By the way, what format are we speaking on behalf of? I might be able to be of further assistance should that detail be provided.

I wasn't thinking of any format in particular, but the audio lessons I have right now are all mp3, if that helps. As I find more lessons, I suppose I will have need to convert wma.

I have no clue what type of audio you use with Anki, or if it even matters. I haven't downloaded or used it yet, but I will as soon as I have time to start entering some sentences (from my group's practice, I guess).

TerryS Wrote:

KREVA Wrote:-By the way, what format are we speaking on behalf of? I might be able to be of further assistance should that detail be provided.

I wasn't thinking of any format in particular, but the audio lessons I have right now are all mp3, if that helps. As I find more lessons, I suppose I will have need to convert wma.

I have no clue what type of audio you use with Anki, or if it even matters. I haven't downloaded or used it yet, but I will as soon as I have time to start entering some sentences (from my group's practice, I guess).

If you have them in the MP3 format and want to put them on your iPod, then it should work providing you're using iTunes to sync your music. WMA should work in iTunes as well.

Hello,

My first question is irrelevant (podcasts are just RSS feeds with audio/mp3)...it is only my second question which has no answer, and I don't see it on the Anki site or Wiki.

Is there a way to extract audio from Anki cards one has downloaded? (I want to extract the audio and add it to my iPod.)
Thanks.

TerryS Wrote:(like if you downloaded a stack someone else shared, you don't already have the seperate audio)

You should already have the separate audio. All Anki decks that I've used that contain things like audio and images have had a "DeckNameHere.media" folder where all the audio and other media files are stored for the deck.

I think this folder is usually stored in the same place as your deck file. For example, my Heisig deck is called "Heisig.anki" and in the same place close to that file is a folder called "Heisig.media".

Inside should be all the audio for all the cards in that deck. The audio isn't embedded in the deck as far as I know.

TerryS Wrote:Is there a way to extract audio from Anki cards one has downloaded? (I want to extract the audio and add it to my iPod.)
Thanks.

You should just be able to rip them from that media folder straight to your MP3 player (depending on their format). Each card will probably be a separate audio file, though.

I hope I understood you right. I apologize in advance if this isn't the help you needed.

Getting the audio from anki is very easy: it's all stored in a directory with the same name and the same location of the deck. For example, if you have a "Japanese.anki" deck, the directory will be "Japanese.media". Inside are all the media files contained in the deck. The only problem is that they are automatically renamed with something like this: "u2h3u12498hh129oiej1029ue12.mp3", so it might be a little difficult to find exactly what you want.
Hope that helped

Thank you both!