If you are using the in-game (by pressing F2 ), you may notice the resulting clips have no audio. This is a deliberate design choice by Rockstar Games, likely to avoid copyright issues when users share clips online. To get cutscene footage with sound, you must use external screen recording software (like OBS or Shadowplay) while the game is running.
All cutscene audio data is packed into the game’s "SFX" (Sound Effects) directory. If you are missing audio or looking to extract it for personal use, you can find the primary archives at the following path in your installation folder: gta 4 cutscene audio files download
: The most popular tool for browsing and extracting GTA IV files. Open the .rpf archive, locate the sound bank, and use the "Export to WAVE" function to convert it to a usable format. If you are using the in-game (by pressing