Features

• Integrates with the well-known FFmpeg command-line tool
• Includes with an easy-to-use conversion tool
• Contains a pure JavaScript library to extract the original audio file embedded in video files

FAQ

1. What's new in this version?
   See our version history page at the Firefox add-ons site for details about this update.
   
2. Is there an easy-to-use media converter available for Firefox?
   If you want to do more than simple conversion to MP3, we recommend Media Converter and Muxer.
   
3. How can I easily download a media file?
   When you install MED, you’ll see an icon just beneath each player on media pages. Click it and a list appears of all the available download formats. Just click an item in the list to download the file of that format. Once the download begins, you can leave the page; your download will continue and MED will notify you when it is done.
   
   Note that direct audio extraction is available only for FLV media. To save audio as MP3, be sure to install the free FFmpeg package and configure it in MED's Conversion Tools window.
   
4. Can I use MED to download files with an external download manager, like FlashGot or DownThemAll?
   Yes. Just click the MED icon below the media player, then click the icon to the left of each item in the list that appears.
   
   To hide the list, click the icon again.
   
5. How to add or remove the toolbar button?
   To add or remove the toolbar button, right click on a free space in the Firefox toolbar and select "Customize...". You can now drag and drop the button to preferred position. If you intend to remove the toolbar button, you need to also uncheck "Try to keep toolbar button visible" from addon's setting page.
   
6. How to get the information such as author, title, format, and description of the currently played media file?
   To get these information, first open a media page in your Firefox browser, when the color of the toolbar button turned red, middle click on the toolbar button. A menu appears containing all the information available for this particular media file.
   
   
7. Can I use FFmpeg to change the audio volume of media files?
   Yes, using FFmpeg's volume option. For example, to make a copy of an MP3 file that is half as loud as the original, open a command line in the folder containing your MP3 file, then enter:
   

   ffmpeg -i %input-file -af 'volume=0.5' %output-file

8. What is audio muxing?
   Muxing means combining two or more signals into one. In the digital media world, this means combining a video track with one or more audio tracks, and possibly subtitle tracks. Read more here.
   
9. Why does MP3 conversion have a variable bitrate by default?
   Variable bitrate (VBR) is a term used in telecommunications and computing that relates to the bitrate (amount of data) used in sound or video encoding. Usually, the higher the bitrate, the higher the audio or video quality is. As opposed to constant bitrate (CBR), VBR files dynamically vary the amount of data so higher bitrates are used for segments with rapidly changing video/audio, and lower bitrates are used for slower-changing parts. The average of these rates can be calculated to produce an average bitrate for the file. You can change this behaviour using FFmpeg's settings. For a list of available options, see: Encoding VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mp3 audio.
   
10. Does MED capture the file without having to play the entire media, or does it capture while the media is playing?
    There is no need for playing the media on the player at all. Just select the preferred format from the list and leave the page. File will be downloaded in the background using Firefox download manager. You can cancel or resume download from there.
    
11. How can I convert a media file to MP3 format?
    It is recommend to use Media Converter and Muxer project. Beside this, you have two other options:
    Either use the built-in media conversion tool located at "Tools" tab of the toolbar button, or use these free online services: online-convert, media.io, or online-audio-converter.
    
12. iTunes does not play extracted AAC formats. Is there any workaround?
    Here is an explanation why iTunes cannot play some of the extracted ACC files. You can either convert your audio files to MP3 format or use a more powerful audio player like VideoLAN.
    
13. Are there any recommended media players?
    We recommend these three players: VideoLan (VLC), Media Player Classic, or Foobar2000
    

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