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... Media/Automatically Add to iTunes.localized/Devils Food/ The Black Widow (live).m4a' (error 2: No such file or directory) 03:10:44: Error: FFmpeg : ERROR - Can't open output file "/Users/timothyjmccorkle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Automatically Add to iTunes.localized/Devils Food/ The ...

jpjuggler wrote: is it just an encoder/decoder for certain audio files?

Yes.

Forgive this naive question but what is ffmpeg?
I see instructions on how to install it, but not what it is. is it just an encoder/decoder for certain audio files?
thanks
JP

Hello Gale, Il'l do the LAME and ffmpeg check as you said. I realize Ubuntu isn't that lightweight anymore but with my SSD drive Ubuntu boots in 12 seconds according to bootchart with all the programs installed and on a fresh install it boots ...

Audacity does do checking for LAME and FFmpeg (see Help > Show Log) as well as querying of sound devices that you see in the terminal. Obviously Audacity can launch quickly as Steve testifies, but Ubuntu mainstream is no longer a lightweight ...

... emulated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Log 11:11:32 AM: Audacity 2.0.1 11:11:37 AM: Retrieving FFmpeg library version numbers: 11:11:37 AM: AVCodec version 0x352300 - 53.35.0 (built against 0x352300 - 53.35.0) 11:11:37 AM: AVFormat version 0x351500 ...

... difficult to edit an MP3 and make a new MP3, whereas WAV was designed to do that. So yes, MP3 is a perfect format for your personal music player. FFMpeg doesn't do any of those things. WAV is internal to Audacity and Audacity uses the "lame" software to produce an MP3. Only if you want ...

... you want by itself. Then File > Export Multiple and pick your sound format. [OK]. Audacity creates a pile of sound files according to your labels. FFMpeg allows you many more and different export sound formats. It only kicks in at the end there. What are you exporting that you need FFMpeg? This ...

... using audacity to record LP's to my hard drive. I record the entire side at once, then cut it into individual songs which I save. I downloaded the FFmpeg v0.6.2 which allowed me to do this, but it will only work ONCE. I have had to re-download and re-install the plug-in for each track I want to ...

... so very much to all who are helping. Here is the log right after the spinning beach ball appeared. 14:15:58: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries. 14:16:02: Error: can't open file '/private/var/tmp/folders.501/TemporaryItems/audacity-ryan/project295353116/e00/d01/e00011bf.au' ...