Audacity Forum

I'm attempting to import a wma file into Audacity. The Audacity update history page seems to state that this is possible, with FFmpeg installed, starting with version 1.3.6 "FFmpeg support (downloadable separately) permits import and export of a much wider range of file formats, ...

It sounds like there may be some issue with the file. It's not a problem related to ffmpeg as Audacity has support for Ogg files built in (it does not need ffmpeg for Ogg files).

If you can install "mediainfo" it can give you a comprehensive analysis of the file format.

... Playing 05 - Telluric Undercurrent.ogg. Seek failed VLC says: [0xb71042a8] main stream error: cannot pre fill buffer UPDATE: was able to find my ffmpeg config line: --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --datadir=/usr/share/ffmpeg --incdir=/usr/include/ffmpeg --libdir=/usr/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man ...

Go to Preferences > Libraries. Check that you have installed the FFmpeg libraries. As I recall FFmpeg is needed to import WMA files.

-- Bill

"Years ago" Audacity did not use ffmpeg and it could only support the following file types: WAV, AIFF, OGG, MP3, FLAC. Now that Audacity 1.3.x supports the ffmpeg import library it is able to import and export many more file types. it ...

The file is in a format that is not supported by Audacity 1.2.6. Audacity 1.3.9 may be able to handle the format, but only if you also install ffmpeg. (for Windows, see here: http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_windows If Audacity 1.3.9 can not import it correctly, then you will need to convert ...

... Audacity Projects will open up "upstream," that is, higher Audacity programs will open up shows from lower ones. If, however, you used FFMpeg or another plugin to create MP4 or other advanced format music, then you will need to install FFMpeg on the new Audacity to read the files. Koz

Installed Audacity 1.3.9, Lame 3.98.2 and FFMpeg 2009 07 20. Trying to export to a mp3 format. When I select "File | Export", the Metadata Editor opens - the same as if I had selected "File | Open Metadata Editor". This seem weird .

Your help is appreciated . . .

... the sample rate of the existing file before import (in audacity or via cli)? I'm thinking something like audacity --rate 16000 martiniBomb.mp3 or ffmpeg --what's-the-sample-rate-of martiniBomb.mp3

... succeeds. If you use both cores for the Nero export, how is the load spread between the two cores? Does that differ from how it behaves with an FFmpeg export? And if you use lame at the command line (it should find lame.exe in C:Program FilesLame for Audacity automatically) does that work OK? ...