<html><head></head><body><div>Hi NMGLUG folks,</div><div><br></div><div>I would like to convert an audiobook .m4b file (probably with chapters in metadata) to .mp3 files split into chapters.</div><div>I'm trying to learn how to convert files.</div><div>I looked at <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html">https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html</a> but it gets overwhelming.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure what the best approach will be.</div><div>I also found <a href="https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool">https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool</a> where the author references <a href="https://github.com/sandreas/tone">https://github.com/sandreas/tone</a></div><div>Additionally, I found this script from nitrag <a href="https://gist.github.com/nitrag/a188b8969a539ce0f7a64deb56c00277">https://gist.github.com/nitrag/a188b8969a539ce0f7a64deb56c00277</a></div><div>Other options appear in <a href="https://www.videoproc.com/media-converter/m4b-to-mp3.htm">https://www.videoproc.com/media-converter/m4b-to-mp3.htm</a></div><div>Indeed, my first idea was to import the .m4b file into Audacity to do the conversion. Unfortunately, it doesn't import correctly into Audacity.</div><div>I'm able to play .m4b file in VLC and SMplayer. It seems like it's possible to use VLC to do the conversion with some help from ffmpeg, though maybe not a great option.</div><div><br></div><div>Any thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>LeRoy</div><div><span><pre>-- <br></pre><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 18.66666603088379px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">There is something glorious birthing within all of us.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 18.66666603088379px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; 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