Can't open webm (libraries are installed)

carodejPes · July 16, 2020, 6:45pm

Well, can someone tell me what am I doing wrong?
https://youtu.be/b7CjCoI5mW8

I use Audacity to open webm files on my second computer (Windows 10) with no problem at all.

billw58 · July 17, 2020, 6:55pm

Can you open the files with VLC?

– Bill

carodejPes · July 17, 2020, 9:51pm

why? I don’t use VLC on Mac.

billw58 · July 17, 2020, 10:50pm

So we can see if any program on Mac can open them.

– Bill

carodejPes · July 29, 2020, 2:36pm

sorry for delay in reply.
Yes, I can open it via Opera internet browser for example.

carodejPes · July 29, 2020, 3:36pm

can anyone open this webm by Audacity on Mac? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZtIch2pYJqSr4DfEeUEHGkZkRWlYBQ6o/view?usp=sharing

billw58 · July 29, 2020, 4:42pm

For me, Firefox and VLC can open and play that file. Quicktime Player, Max and Audacity cannot.

VLC can convert webm to various audio and video formats. Until Audacity support webm, that seems to be the way to go.

– Bill

steve · July 29, 2020, 6:15pm

For me, VLC can open it. Nothing else can.

Webm is a “container format”, which means that the actual audio data may be in one of many different formats. It appears that Mac supports some webm files, but not others.