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Hi. I need to capture brief audio clips from DVDs. Running Windows 7 HP 64-bit.

After some research I'm finding guides for ripping the entire disc and encoding it using programs such as DVD Audio Extractor. But, there has to be a simpler way, after all I only want to grab brief sound clips from movies, not rip the entire thing!

My old DVD software, NVDVD 2.0, used to let me do this under Windows XP. You just hit a hotkey to start audio capture, and another to finish; it would spit out a .wav file for you. But it refuses to run under Windows 7 64-bit.

I found the "Win32 Waveout Extension" output option in VLC's options, but selecting it doesn't appear to do anything. That sounds like something that is supposed to output a .wav file, yes? Nor does selecting the "File audio output" option appear to have any effect.

Sincerely appreciate the responses!

Play the disc, when you get to the sound byte you want go to Start, Accessories, Entertainment, Sound Recorder. I think you can record up to 60 seconds at a time. Or use Audacity. I don't think I've heard of anything specific to video to capture audio only. But the easiest route is as I mentioned.

I found the "Win32 Waveout Extension" output option in VLC's options, but selecting it doesn't appear to do anything. That sounds like something that is supposed to output a .wav file, yes?

No. It is normal audio output module that uses Waveout API.