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... import an audio file. Here's all of what I went through, from the notes I took at the time: When I import audio files, I get the pop-up message, “FFmpeg not found. Audacity attempted to use FFmpeg to import an audio file, but the libraries were not found. To use FFmpeg import, go to Preferences ...

the 64-bit FFmpeg libraries are only for the upcoming 2.3.1 (and subsequent releases) as this will be the first 64-bit build of Audacity for Mac. For 2.3.0 you will need the 32-bit version which you should find lower down the page ...

the 64-bit FFmpeg libraries are only for the upcoming 2.3.1 (and subsequent releases) as this will be the first 64-bit build of Audacity for Mac. For 2.3.0 you will need the 32-bit version which you should find lower down the page ...

It also said this version was not compiled with Quicktime support. That's because, in the absence og the FFmpeg library, Mac is trying to be "helpful" by trying to use Quicktime - and not succedding. It's not a very insightful or helpful error message (and I have ...

the 64-bit FFmpeg libraries are only for the upcoming 2.3.1 (and subsequent releases) as this will be the first 64-bit build of Audacity for Mac.

For 2.3.0 you will need the 32-bit version which you should find lower down the page on that download site.

WC

... using Audacity. Looking back over my notes, here's what worked for me: Go to this page https://lame.buanzo.org/#lameosxdl Where it says 64-bit FFMPEG for Mac OS X , click on Recommended download:ffmpeg_64bit_osx.dmg 2019-02-24_02-48-48.png Double-click to mount the dmg file after it downloads. ...

I am using Mac Mojave version 10.14.4 beta I installed the latest version of Audacity ( 2.3.0 ) I tried importing a song .m4a file and it said the FFmpeg libararies were not found. It also said this version was not compiled with Quicktime support. I googled the problem and tried several solutions ...

You need to install the optional FFmpeg library (be sure to get the 32-bit one the 64-bit one is for the as yet unreleased 2,3,1) See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_mac_os_x.html#macff I used the ...

... appears to be a problem with opening/importing QuickTime audio (m4a). Environment =========== MacOS 10.14.3 Audacity 2.3.0 Build Info says: "ffmpeg (FFmpeg Import/Export) Enabled" How to reproduce =============== Download and install Audacity 2.3.0 on clean image of MacOS Record audio ...

... is a small additional amount of silent audio at the start of the file. This happens if I export directly, even without editing. I 'm using the FFmpeg plugin for AAC & AC3 import and export which works well apart from this minor issue. There is less than a second silence added (and less ...