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I compiled the github audacity source files against ffmpeg-2.3.6 (the latest version that you support) and wxWidgets-3.0.2 and it finished with no errors.

It installed with no issues and appears to work as expected.

Thanks for your help.

jb.

Does FFMpeg claim it can export AAC 7.1? I note that you didn't say you installed FFMpeg. It's an external plugin program. Did you? http://audacityteam.org/download/windows Koz Yes, I have audacity linked to ffmpeg-2.2.2. I ...

I downloaded the source files from github, as you suggested and compiled those. I get errors from FFmpeg.h as follows: In file included from AudacityApp.cpp:73:0: FFmpeg.h: In function ‘AVOutputFormat* av_oformat_next(AVOutputFormat*)’: FFmpeg.h:692:25: error: conflicting ...

Does FFMpeg claim it can export AAC 7.1?

I note that you didn't say you installed FFMpeg. It's an external plugin program. Did you?

http://audacityteam.org/download/windows

Koz

Well that's interesting - I downloaded the source files from github, as you suggested and compiled those. I get errors from FFmpeg.h as follows: In file included from AudacityApp.cpp:73:0: FFmpeg.h: In function ‘AVOutputFormat* av_oformat_next(AVOutputFormat*)’: FFmpeg.h:692:25: error: ...

... files unless exporting via an "external program". I tried following the steps that I found elsewhere in this forum using the command: ffmpeg -i - -strict experimental -c:a aac -q:a 10 "%f" But it pops up with an error box. I am trying to output 8 channels. Is this not possible? ...

I'm trying to compile audacity-2.1.0 from source. The end of the configure stage gives: Finished configure: EXPAT: using SYSTEM libraries FFMPEG: using SYSTEM libraries LAME: using SYSTEM libraries LIBFLAC: using SYSTEM libraries LIBID3TAG: using SYSTEM libraries LIBMAD: using SYSTEM libraries ...

... (search with your favourite search engine to find a good free one). You can then extract the audio from the video with Audacity if you install FFmpeg (http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown). Alternatively, use the "WASAPI loopback" method to ...

... by right-clicking over Audacity's taskbar icon. You can then import the song into Audacity by clicking on it in the jumplist. Note that you need FFmpeg to import AAC files into Audacity. I think the problem you are describing is right-click over the song, then add Audacity as an app to open the ...

... what you have been reading, but Audacity looks for libavformat.55.dylib, not libavformat.v or libavformat.tv. Audacity 2.0.6 and later support FFmpeg 1.2 to 2.3.x (or libav 0.8 to 0.10.x), so libav 0.11.x will never work. Follow what Steve wrote, or export as WAV or AIFF and convert to AAC ...