Can Audacity import this file: test.ac3 (55.1 KB)
If it can, then FFMpeg is working correctly but the file that you are trying to import is not supported by the build of FFMpeg that you are using.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up, its just that it’s happened with another file too (.aac) which opened one time and the next it didn’t so I assumed it was FFMpeg.
So if this is the case, is there anyway I can import the file into Audacity using another build of FFMpeg or another library/plugin? Or would I have to convert it to a supported format? If I had to convert to another format, would it lose some data (i.e. instead of being 6 channels it turns into 2)? Or should I try to edit it with another audio editor? Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
HeadAC3he seems to give me the error ‘Could not find AC3 Header’ or something very similar. AC3 Decoder links to AC3 Filter which doesn’t do what I expect it to.
Thanks for the feedback, Steve, I’ll just look for AC3 decoders and if that fails, I’ll get a different source for the audio file. Appreciate the quick responses!
Thanks a bunch for the help guys, I really appreciate it!
I ended up abandoning the old file since I figured it was more trouble than it’s worth; I got a new source and it works fine as well! (albeit being a bit quieter but I don’t mind). Thanks for the help again, guys!
EDIT: Sorry to do this, but I just found out video files could be imported straight into Audacity instead of using an audio extractor. Very useful feature, might I say. Thanks a bunch though! Now I can use the original audio file.