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1brajesh wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:50 pm

I already have ffmpeg 4.3.1 installed via home-brew.

Where did you install it?

-- Bill

Hi, I'm on 10.15.7 (Catalina). I just installed Audacity 2.4.2 and I already have ffmpeg 4.3.1 installed via home-brew. So how do link Audacity to use this version of ffmpeg? When I go to preferences in Audacity -> preferences -> Library I can't find this file on ...

I just tried with the .exe file and it worked.

Thanks for the quick answer. I was struggling with this for a few weeks and I tried everything I had in mind.

I've never tried the Zip file but ffmpeg.exe is not an "installer". It's just part of the package. Try going to Edit -> Preferences -> Libraries -> Locate and browse to folder with the unzipped files. If that doesn't work, try downloading ...

Did you download ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe ? Did you double-click to run & install it? I downloaded that zip, then I unzipped it and double clicked the .exe file; a black window appears for a second and then nothing. I checked if I ...

Did you download ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe? Did you double-click to run & install it?

I haven't found any problems with the LAME library

LAME is now built-in so there is no need to download or install it.

I recently updated Audacity to version 2.4.2 and I haven't found any problems with the LAME library but I've been trying to install the FFMPEG libraries and I can't do it. I downloaded them from the provided website but I can't make it work. The installation window doesn't prompt and when ...

... OK so it IS an MP3 file but there's something (unknown) that's "non-compliant" with it. Okay, I'm gonna try in WAV. I will need the FFmpeg library don't I? No... FFmpeg isn't (normally) used for MP# and the Audacity FFmpeg library won't help if Audacity can't open it. ;) If HD Video ...

... software. I'm gonna try to convert it to 360 kbps as well, to see. Try converting it to WAV. Okay, I'm gonna try in WAV. I will need the FFmpeg library don't I? Thanks for all these advices!

... only. If you're running the current version of Audacity LAME is already built-in so there's no need to download or install it. If you want install FFmpeg (for importing/exporting a wide variety of audio formats) Download and RUN ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe from this page .