How to disable audio in a video?

[Snooker147 11]

Hello I have a video I am going to upload to youtube but I want to disable the audio first what the best way to do this I have no video editing software on windows 10 thanks

 

I tried doing it on Youtubes editing but there wasn't the option

[geared 303]

Doesn't Windows have a basic, free video editing package?

 

Might need to download it from Microsoft, but I'm sure they had one that did simple things.

[Snooker147 11]

Ive just got movie creater and theres no remove audio feature

[L00b 441]

Download and install VLC (free, small at 28MB).

 

Then use the 'convert/save' option in the 'file' menu.

 

select your video as the input

click save/convert at bottom

on next screen, click the edit button (small square with hammer and screwdriver)

on video codec tab, tick 'keep original video track'

on audio codec tab, untick 'audio'

click save at bottom

select where to save your output file and give it a name ('destination' at bottom)

click start

 

-done

 

(...then upload the new file to Youtube: the new file is identical to the first for video contents, but doesn't have any audio at all).

 

[PS: it's also a great tool to convert mkv and allsorts, into mp4 files, very quickly and at very little CPU/GPU cost]

Edited January 29, 2018 by L00b

[swarfendor437 14]

For Editing purposes, you could use Openshot Video Editor:

 

https://www.openshot.org/

 

Now it has been a while since I used it and the screenshots on the site don't help but usually under the track number there should be an 'eye' for video and 'speaker' for audio - if you click on the 'speaker' it should have a bar running through it = no sound.

 

But Loob's solution is the quickest. I posted in respect of whether you ever want to look at producing and editing your captured videos and you can then add music tracks to replace any spoken words etc.

 

[Snooker147 11]

Ah thank you Loob I will try VLC !

[L00b 441]

No problem, happy to help