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Note also please that I have re-downloaded the ffmpeg dll now about a half-dozen times. I don't THINK that I have a corrupt one.

RIck

Here is the log per your request: 14:56:54: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries 14:56:54: mLibAVFormatPath is not empty, = C:Program FilesFFmpeg for Audacityavformat-52.dll. Loading from it. 14:56:54: Looking up PATH... 14:56:54: PATH = C:Program FilesSafari;C:Windowssystem32;C:Windows;C:WindowsSystem32Wbem;C:Program ...

Thank you. I ended up using 'Switch Sound'... so far so good.

I tried 'locate' and get the pop up that says "Audacity has automatically detected FFmpeg" The full message is: "Audacity has automatically detected FFmpeg Do you still want to locate them manually? [YES] [NO]" Click on the "NO" button. ...

... not cheap, nor Linux friendly.) and there are a bunch of unknown Win apps that I could use with WINE, (or even worse, to boot to Win), but with ffmpeg, I can get an AC3 file and also a multichannel WAV file. How to get those (or other output/export options) burned into a DVD or CD. {Oh, and ...

I get the same prob. Unable to open .WMA after installing FFmpeg. I just downloaded the lastest Audacity beta 1.3.12 and also the latest FFmpeg download(I think) I tried 'locate' and get the pop up that says "Audacity has automatically detected FFmpeg" ...

... as CAF format (according to the OP). Nonetheless, it seems likely that the AIF files contain IMA4 encoded audio. Try importing the files using FFmpeg. -- Bill

... if you experiment by changing the proportion of "hard to encode" material in the file. So for AAC I think you would have to test both FFmpeg AAC and the two iTunes variants of it, bearing in mind FFmpeg AAC has a "quality" control that doesn't explicitly state the bit rate ...

... batch exporting as MP3). Also you can't change export options for any format using a chain command, which is a common complaint (it's not just an FFmpeg problem). You have to File > Export, change the export options for the format concerned, then cancel the export. So I agree batch processing ...

... could download and install Audacity 1.3.12 from here... http://audacityteam.org/download/ Audacity 1.3 will open Audacity 1.2 Projects. Install FFMpeg from the same place. FFMpeg allows exporting as AAC. You might get away with that. It's a more modern format and it may support very large shows. ...