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... I suddenly can't open any new audio (or even the old stuff) it is telling me "BLANK is an advanced audio coding file you need the optional ffmpeg library." So I've tried to download the plug in or whatever to no avail, and I already have my preset settings for Compression/EQ down nicely ...

... to a minimum without any additional options. Prerequisites: 1) Repository sources (sources.list) must include source code sources. 2) For MP3 / FFmpeg support, "non-free" repositories may need to be enabled. 3) Root access is required for installation (usually via "sudo"). ...

On Windows 10, after running the FFmpeg installer, you would normally see FFmpeg installed to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\FFmpeg for Audacity\

Hello, I had the version 2.3.3 and followed the exact instructions for downloading and installing the FFmpeg library but I could not find the avformat-55.dll file anywhere. It told me that library was not found even though I saved it to the suggested place. I also searched ...

These instructions work with Audacity 2.4.1: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/ins ... html#winff

Hi Peoples, Win 10 v2004 & Audacity v2.4.1 Please could someone procure reliable links & instruction as to how to achieve FFmpeg installation. None of the current links in Audacity or this forum appear to function correctly... I have no idea as to what "AV.....55.dll" ...

... that autosave file as raw data, I got silent audio. When I opened the text log it said: 14:35:07: Audacity 2.1.2 14:35:07: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 14:35:07: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-55.dll'. 14:35:07: Looking up PATH environment ...

I should export an audio file in FFmpeg M4A (AAC). I installed all the necessary files according to the request but when I try to execute the command I get the error messages Error FFmpeg. Cannot open the codec audio "aac" (0x15002). ...

... through 2.4.1 in the same way giving me this error message: >Error Importing >Audacity did not recognize the type of file ... >Try installing FFmpeg. For uncompressed files, also try File>Import>Raw Data On 2.4.2 alpha on Mac I get a different message - but the same as I get on Windows: >MP3 ...

... upgraded my Audacity installation from 2.3.0 to 2.4.1 on Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6. I got a popup on first run informing me I needed to reinstall ffmpeg, which I understand is due to the switch to 64-bit. It appears to be configured correctly now, but I'm not able to import an Opus audio file ...