Audacity Forum

... have to initially specify what application you want to open it with as default , in order to have it open with a click. ... Is it correct that FFMpeg is required on Windows? It opens with & without FFmpeg in Audacity 2-1-3 on Windows ... ''CAF_Test'' in Audacity 2-1-3 in Windows Vista.png

... adapters. I can open it with File > Import, and I can drag it into the Audacity workspace, but I can't right-click > Open With. Is it correct that FFMpeg is required on Windows? I understand Audacity sits on Apple Core Audio so it's no stretch that I can open it on a Mac. Koz

If you use the Audacity ZIP file supplied by us, it supports maximum of FFmpeg 2.3.x for loading through Libraries Preferences. Use our recommended FFmpeg installer: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff . ...

... For the official version of Audacity, see here for information about supported versions of FFmpeg: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown

Downloaded audacity 2.1.3 portable. Downloaded ffmpeg 3.3.2 shareable, both 32bit and 64bit, portable, from http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ Got ffmpeg link from https://www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg "view developers site". Went into ...

Thanks, that did it! So now I recorded a track, installed Lame and FFmpeg and saved to mp3. FFmpeg is for importing/exporting a wide variety of formats. You don't need it for MP3 but and I'd say it's a good idea to install FFmpeg for a "complete" ...

Thanks, that did it! So now I recorded a track, installed Lame and FFmpeg and saved to mp3. I then applied the Normalize feature and that brought the low recorded volume level to a good level. Next step would be how to enhance and optimize the recording. ...

... как можно усилить фоновый звук. Audacity - это аудиоредактор, а не видеоредактор. [Эквивалентный бесплатный видеоредактор - Avidemux]. Если FFmpeg установлен в Audacity, вы можете перетащить видеофайл в Audacity,   Звук видео (а не изображения) появится в Audacity. Затем вы можете сделать ...

Or do it the proper way. Download the video using a browser extension, add FFmpeg to your computer then drag the video into Audacity and you have a copy of the audio exactly as it is in the video without having to record it in real time. Of course you must have ...

Full instructions for installing LAME and FFmpeg are provided in the Audacity manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#lame It sounds like you may have downloaded the wrong file, so I'd suggest that you delete ...