MP4 import issues even with ffmpeg and latest version

[lkwelsh]

I confirm the ffmpeg is correct and mounted

How? There are two different FFMpegs now. One for 32-bit and one for 64-bit. It’s possible you carefully mounted the wrong one. Checking.

Koz

Thanks for helping to trouble shoot:

I used this link to download a 64-bit ffmpeg:https://lame.buanzo.org/#lameosx64bitdl >> https://lame.buanzo.org/ffmpeg_64bit_osx.pkg like it says on the official audacity manual.

https://lame.buanzo.org/#lameosx64bitdl

64-bit Libraries.

Did you allow your Mac to hide filename extensions? That’s probably a bad idea when you’re having troubles. This may look different on yours.



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Where did you get your sound files from and do they actually have the .mp4 extension? Also, right-click on one and Get-Info.

How long are they? If they’re under 2MB, you can try to attach one here.


Test.m4a

Audacity can’t make a video file.

Koz

Not sure if hiding filename/extensions affects how audacity sees the files, and it seems to be the correct one when I use the Preferences>>Library>>Locate feature in audacity to confirm it’s the correct ffmpeg.

I’ve attached a screenshot of an mp4 as example, and I’ll put a link for the original mp4 here. It was sent by a client that I’m dubbing over the video for.

Does that open in your Audacity? If not, you have the wrong FFMpeg.

Koz

It “opens” in audacity…but it create the screeching garbled audio file I attached above for any mp4 I import.