FFmpeg problem on Windows 11

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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I have downloaded the 64 bit version of Audacity, and I have also downloaded the 64 bit version of the FFmpeg library. Yet try as I might, Audacity detects where the FFmpeg library is, and it just won’t load anything and claims it is not there. I have reinstalled Audacity, I have reinstalled the FFmpeg library, installed the 32 bit version, but nothing lets it recognise the library. All this is just so I can load the additional file types to Audacity.

I do not want to do a roundabout solution of converting these files to WAV, I am at a loss on what to do.

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What’s the file format you’re trying to open? You may want to check it with MediaInfoOnline.

What’s happening? Any error message?

And just confirming… You downloaded and ran FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe, right?

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You don’t mention how you installed ffmpeg. Was it the version specifically for Audacity, or the regular release version?

For what seems like the first time in decades, ffmpeg released a new version. It has all kinds of neat stuff in it, including OpenVINO transcription. It is almost certainly not compatible with Audacity.

You can install and use both versions.

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