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... just: make then sudo checkinstall I could have just used "install" but I prefer to use "checkinstall". I didn't know about the ffmpeg support at the time, so that doesn't work in my installation, so I'll have to look at that again later when I have time.

... -I/Volumes/Media/Audacity/audacity-src-1.3.6/lib-src/lib-widget-extra -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I../lib-src/ffmpeg -fno-strict-aliasing -I./include -I. -DLIBDIR="/usr/local//lib" -Wall -include AudacityHeaders.h import/ImportFFmpeg.cpp -o import/ImportFFmpeg.o ...

I have a workaround.

add

[FFmpeg]
enabled=1

to the .cfg file

The download link for the ffmpeg looks like it has now been restored

dattrax wrote:has someone got the ffmpeg download?

I've not tried it yet, but try this page: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=FFmpeg

... crashes with a 'Audacity, the Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor has stopped working' Seems to be OK on XP with SP3. The download link supplied to ffmpeg in http://lrn.1986.li/other/gsoc/ffmpegcity/ffmpeg/distributable/ffmpeg.win32.2008.10.17.git-ddb6d09.audio-only.gpl.bin-dependencies.exe is missing ...

stevethefiddle wrote:

AlanHK wrote:Aften is derived from ffmpeg, it didn't start from scratch.

And the Titanic was developed on the back of thousands of years of boat building experience.

If you actually have a reason to think Aften is at fault, please explain.

AlanHK wrote:Aften is derived from ffmpeg, it didn't start from scratch.

And the Titanic was developed on the back of thousands of years of boat building experience.

... before it locked up. I suspect something to do with the piping. Note that I do not have any problems when I use batch files to pipe from wavi or ffmpeg into Aften. So I don't think it is a problem with Aften itself. "Aften" is also at a very early development stage (current version ...

1.3.6 when it comes out should be able to import Wavpack, if you install the optional FFmpeg library, but not export it, because FFmpeg doesn't.

Gale

... format is not supported by 1.2.6, you might try 1.3.5. If that fails, you might try to get development pre 1.3.6 version (a GSoC student included ffmpeg libraries to Audacity)), or to try ffmpeg (or other) program to convert your .wav to a supported .wav format. or convert by mplayer http://www.audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=868&p=2934&hilit=ADPCM+gray#p2934 ...