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hi all, basically, I want to be able to export direct to ALAC. here, it says that is possible: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/FFmpeg_integration right above the chart: "Audacity also now supports import and export of 16-bit Apple Lossless (ALAC)." here it says the opposite: http://wiki....

... for MP3: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_LAME_MP3_encoder.3F This is the FFMpeg software for M4A: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_FFmpeg_Import.2FExport_Library.3F

Hi Gale, As requested, here's what the log says: 09:10:00: Audacity 2.0.5 09:10:00: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 09:10:00: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from default path, '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'. 09:10:00: Checking for monolithic ...

It seems you can use either the avcodec, avformat or avutil DLL file from FFmpeg to export MP3. No, everyone was fooled. In my case, despite selecting and opening the av* DLL, that DLL was producing all these missing symbol errors: 04:54:33: Error: Couldn't ...

It seems you can use either the avcodec, avformat or avutil DLL file from FFmpeg to export MP3. You always used to be able to use "libmp3lame-0.dll" from FFmpeg when it wasn't bundled into the other DLL's. Presumably doing this poses no problem, because ...

That's FFmpeg: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... tml#ffdown

... can open the audio portion with Audacity, optionally edit the audio, and save in a normal audio-only format. (You may need the optional Audacity ffmpeg library, depending on the audio/video format.)

Thanks for those suggestions:
I am already using Audacity 2.0.5
I have tried what you suggest (export/import with FFmpeg) and yes, it works fine with a exported exported in AAC
I am using a MacBook, about 4 years old, with Mac OS 10.8.5

Does that offer any more clues?

... 2.0.5 is available here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ If you are using the current version (2.0.5) and the problem persists, check that FFmpeg is working: 1) Record, import or generate some audio. 2) Export in one of the FFmpeg supported format (for example AAC) http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/file_export_dialog.html ...

I have followed all the instructions, downloaded the FFmpeg file AND Audacity has successfully located it through the window in Preferences, and yes, it now is followed by a number there. So it is properly installed according to your instructions. ...