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More adventures in video editing. Copy VOB in Audacity Use Change Speed to get size 00:15:02 + 43,153 samples Use Noise Reduction to get rid of DVD recorder motor noise Use Change Speed to get size 00:15:02 + 43,153 samples Save as AC3 open AC3 in Audacity Use Change Speed to get size 00:15:02 + 43,...

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... it wrong? Audacity expects files to be well formed. If the file says that it is MPEG1, then Audacity will try to read it as a normal MPEG1 file. FFmpeg tries harder and looks for "any" valid stream(s) within the file. It would be unfair to call FFmpeg a one-trick pony, but it is certainly ...

When FFmpeg is installed, using Audacity 2.2.2, the file may be imported by doing the following: 1) "File menu > Import > Audio" 2) Select "FFmpeg compatible files" as the file type filter 3) Select the file ...

Brillant. Thank you for that.

I had just been using Import->Audio->All Files
Just the first/default option.

Maybe last week I had 'accidently' hit on the <FFmpeg compatible files> and that is why it opened. *shrug*
I have FFmpeg installed.

Many many thanks.

... Mb, indicating a lot of other "stuff" in the file that is not proper audio. The audio can be correctly extracted by Audacity if you have FFmpeg installed. See here for how to install FFmpeg for Audacity: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff ...

... ~Library/Application ... in the search box for the "This Mac" and "Mac HD" and get one html link to an Audacity wiki page for ffmpeg export options. Is there some other place I should be entering ~Library/Application ... ? I've never run into this so my apologies if this is ...

Turns out problem is trusting FFmpeg to create an AC3 file. Redid noise reduction Change speed 00:31:27 + 14 PAL frames to 00:30:10 + 7 PAL frames export AIFF much nicer synch audio w video I am not sure what the point of export AC3 is it ...

Audacity will extract ("rip") the audio from some videos if FFmpeg is installed into Audacity.
Then you will need video editing software to make a version of the video with the audio modified in Audacity,
e.g. Avidemux , see ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS1zl_SMRbk

Thanks for the links and logging it. I am very pleased with loudnorm results in my ffmpeg scripts and I thinks it will be a great addition to the Audacity features.