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... files directory" won't work: A new directory is accepted in Preferences, but after Restart again the default location is used. 2. Locate FFmpeg in Preferences/Libraries works, but after Restart Audacity reports: "FFmpeg was configured in Preferences and successfully loaded before, ...

I'm not sure what you need to see Neither am I. For some reason, it appears that Audacity is attempting to load the wrong version of FFmpeg before loading the correct version. I'm looking for anything that might give a clue as to why that is happening on a few machines (including yours) ...

If you install the FFmpeg import/export library you can directly open/import most formats. (You'll "extract" the audio from an A/V file.)

I think that looks OK.
Do you have any other versions of FFmpeg installed? (look in "C:\Program Files (x86)\" and "C:\Program Files\")

... import multiple file choices into separate AUDACITY windows, it puts them into the same window and its a mess. I reloaded AUDACITY, LAME and FFmpeg, but still the same problem. I am certain the answer is simple - but I am dazed and confused. Please help. Thanks rob

... is what I thought it was. This is a known issue that occurs for a few users. We think it occurs if the computer has an incompatible version of FFmpeg installed as well as the correct version. Take a look in " C:\Program Files (x86)\FFmpeg for Audacity " and tell me what you see in ...

... before exporting? What happens if you simply open an MP3 or WAV, and then re-export with a new file name? I assume that works OK? I have the FFmpeg and LAME libraries loaded. LAME is built-into the current version of Audacity so you don't have to add it. (LAME is ONLY used for EXPORTING to ...

... movie and tried to extract the audio (but then I get dialogue as well) . When I export the music files to MP3 they play back scrambled. I have the FFmpeg and LAME libraries loaded. What am I doing wrong? I would really appreciate some help as I am not extremely "tech savvy"either. Thank ...

... The quality of AAC encoding on Linux depends on which AAC encoder has been compiled into FFmpeg. The default "native" codec is libav/libavcodec, which is old and generally considered not as good as other AAC encoders. I think that ...

... am using an iMac running 10.12.6 (Sierra), recently installed the most recent Audacity build (2.3.3.0) and downloaded and installed the indicated ffmpeg libraries, and would appreciate any tips on how to fix it (I might have older versions of both Audacity and the ffmpeg libraries, so any specific ...