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I used to rip the audio of my favourite movies and listen to them like audiobooks. Because I was usally familiar with the visual parts, I could enjoy the dialog
by Poppys 4y ago
I used to rip the audio of my favourite movies and listen to them like audiobooks. Because I was usally familiar with the visual parts, I could enjoy the dialogue and the music in a different way.
- notwhereyouare 4y agoprobably not legal, but this sites been around for a long while: https://www.listentoamovie.com/media/index.php https://www.listentoamovie.com/media/index.php
- dewey 4y agoObviously, I only saw this after slinging obscure FFmpeg commands for half an hour to extract a DTS audio track from a mkv and converting it to a flac file. Update: In case someone is curious, I wrote up the steps necessary to do that with an MKV and ffmpeg: https://blog.notmyhostna.me/posts/listening-to-a-movie-as-an-audiobook/ https://blog.notmyhostna.me/posts/listening-to-a-movie-as-an...
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- dewey 4y agoThat's a very fun idea. I'll give this a try with my favorite movie. Thanks! Update: In case someone is curious, I wrote up the steps necessary to do that with an MKV and ffmpeg: https://blog.notmyhostna.me/posts/listening-to-a-movie-as-an-audiobook/ https://blog.notmyhostna.me/posts/listening-to-a-movie-as-an...
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- Mezzie 4y agoI frequently 'watch' TV Shows and movies by just listening to them. It's a habit I picked up as a kid since I was blind.
- elicash 4y agoI have always wished Netflix, maybe just for my favorite downloadable titles, allowed for an audio-only option so as not to drain my battery or when I'm out for a walk.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoI tried making a podcast of narrated Let's Plays. There are similar YouTube channels if one doesn't mind listening with the screen off or out of sight.