Audacity Forum

... Audacity recognized the type of the file '....wav' Importers supposedly supporting such files are: WAV, AIFF, and other uncomplressed types, FFmpeg-compatible files, but none of them understood this file format. When I click "Help" in the dialog box, I get another dialog box with ...

MPEG 4 is usually a video format.
Do you have the current version of Audacity (1.3.12)?
Do you have FFMpeg installed?
Which operating system are you using?
Is your F: drive a local hard drive (inside the computer)?

... downloaded a month ago. computer version:OS X 10.5.8 file: quicktime, itunes, AACF, tried 3-4 different ones The track is from an old CD. FFmpeg does appear installed when I open finder. Thanks. First, upgrade to 1.3.12 as bgravato suggests. The easiest way to get these files into Audacity ...

Audacity version:1.2.5, downloaded a month ago.
computer version:OS X 10.5.8
file: quicktime, itunes, AACF, tried 3-4 different ones
The track is from an old CD.
FFmpeg does appear installed when I open finder.
Thanks.

Anna.

... the file extension (e.g. .mp3, .m4a)? Is the file is an AAC file created in iTunes? Is it a purchased file with digital locks on it? Do you have FFmpeg installed? Exactly which version of Audacity do you have, and what version of OS X are you running? -- Bill

It sounds like Sony Vegas MM HD Pro is provoking the problem. Perhaps Sony Vegas MM HD Pro is also using FFMpeg, but a different and non-compatible version to what Audacity uses? That's just a guess :) I'll see if I can get a second opinion on this. Thanks for the quick reply....don't ...

It sounds like Sony Vegas MM HD Pro is provoking the problem. Perhaps Sony Vegas MM HD Pro is also using FFMpeg, but a different and non-compatible version to what Audacity uses? That's just a guess
I'll see if I can get a second opinion on this.

... HD ver 10. Set Audacity as the preferred sound editor. With a track selected, I choose 'Tools' and 'Audio' and open the file in Audacity. Have ffmpeg installed per Audacity site instructions, but get an error message about the ffmpeg libraries not being found. Hit the provided locate button, ...

... this is a file that I exported with Audacity 1.3.12!)". What happens exactly? Export a track as AC3 using the default Ubuntu 10.10 build of FFmpeg in the default Audacity 1.3.12. All appears to work correctly. The file is reported by MediaInfo as an AC3 file, it plays correctly and can be ...

Audacity 1.3.7 (Unicode)

Jan 28 2009
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sorry not sure what ffmpeg is but can't see it listed anywhere
Just downloaded Audacity in usual way

Cheers

Paul