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... it does not depend on any external audio files" . The following in the log from audacity. 00:33:48: Audacity 2.1.2 00:33:48: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 00:33:48: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-55.dll'. 00:33:48: Looking up PATH environment ...

I thought that installing FFmeg on windows would help but it didn't work. Did you install "FFmpeg for Audacity" or some other version? If some other version, then Audacity will probably not be able to use it. Audacity requires this specific version: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff ...

By default, Audacity uses "liboggvorbis" (not FFmpeg) to import OGG files, though it is possible (but not recommended) to import OGG files with FFmpeg. [/code] 13:09:59: Mime type is * 13:09:59: Opening with liboggvorbis 13:09:59: Opening ...

... (the "external program" option): https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/exporting_to_an_external_program.html You may need to refer to the FFmpeg documentation to work out the correct command line options: https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html Also note that FFmpeg has several different codecs ...

... the additional damage. (AAC/MA4 is supposed to be less-damaged re-encoding than MP3.) ** I forget the details but there's a bug in one of the FFMPEG AAC or M4A encoders so you may have difficulty selecting/changing the bitrate with Audacity. I don't actually want to re-encode the audio I just ...

... 2.3.0 and 32-bit 2.3.1 are actually a bit quicker than 2.2.2 - I can't trest yet on 64-bit 2.3.1 64-bit for Mac as we haven't yet got the 64-bit FFmpeg library compiled and installed for testing. 2.2.2 33 seconds 2.3.0 25 seconds 2.3.1 alpha 32-bit 25 seconds I don't understand why the Mac version ...

By default, Audacity uses "liboggvorbis" (not FFmpeg) to import OGG files, though it is possible (but not recommended) to import OGG files with FFmpeg. To check to see which importer Audacity is using: 1) Launch Audacity (or close and restart ...

steve wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:04 am

normann1974 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:12 am

tested with .ogg through FFmpeg

How are you doing that, and why are you doing that?

Audacity is doing that. Preferences -> Libraries -> FFMPEG Import/Export Library.

normann1974 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:12 am

tested with .ogg through FFmpeg

How are you doing that, and why are you doing that?

Import of 3 minute song (tested with .ogg through FFmpeg):

Audacity 2.2.2: approx. 2 seconds
Audacity 2.3.0: approx. 25 seconds

/Jan