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... been updated to 2.0.4. The PC is running XP SP1 and has run Audacity 1.2.6 for years, then has been updated to v2.0.3 using the ZIP package with FFmpeg v0.6.2 for Audacity added. Everything was running fine until I've updated to v2.0.4 still using the ZIP package. Language of the UI is English. ...

p.s. Is there a way to condense the file if it's too large? I've read through FAQ and found info on FFmpeg, which I downloaded, but I cannot figure out how to use it.

Sorry to be a bother. Thank you.

A good question - I don't have any assurances. So I put the previous hard drive back into the laptop - Ubuntu 12.04 with Audacity 2.0.0 - and successfully opened, edited and exported to MP3 that same file. The clean install is running SolydK. Both Debian based Linux. I'm assuming that there is a con...

Where did the m4a come from and what assurances do you have that it is a valid m4a?

Koz

I've done a clean install of a PC and cannot get Audacity (v2.0.3) to import m4a files, despite having FFMPEG installed. The log says 21:22:04: File name is /home/peter/test-file.m4a 21:22:04: Mime type is * 21:22:04: Opening with libav 21:22:04: Error: FFmpeg : av_find_stream_info() ...

Hi,
When I go to File-Import your FLAC Audacity says it can not find FFMPEG, however your FLAC will open with File-Open.
My other FLACS will open with File-Import, just having the problem with the one you sent me...

... the exact version of the executable they wanted would have many benefits. That fact we don't have that feature is the exact reason why Audacity's FFmpeg support using an interface (dynamically loading libraries from Preferences) is stuck at 0.8 for Linux and 0.6.2 for Windows and Mac - the code ...

... it would never work because Audacity would have no idea where the executable was. The general advice remains - unless you're using lame and ffmpeg commands and have used the Audacity installer for those libraries, click "Browse..." in the "Specify Command Line Encoder" ...

... can be shipped with Audacity, and for formats where there may be licensing or copyright issues we provide linking to external libraries (LAME and FFMpeg) and a command line export option.

... If you try to manage advanced sound files that Audacity doesn't already know about or understand, then you may also need the FFMpeg helper software. http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg You need the MP3 files to post your ...