latest version of ffmpeg

[joejoejo]

i wanted to know if if or how i can get ahold of the newest version of ffmpeg for audacity the latest version is 0.8.2 but i can only find 0.6.2 i dont even know if it is the latest version of 0.6.2 could somebody compile the latest version 0.8.2 to work with audacity

[Gale Andrews]

i wanted to know if if or how i can get ahold of the newest version of ffmpeg for audacity the latest version is 0.8.2 but i can only find 0.6.2 i dont even know if it is the latest version of 0.6.2 could somebody compile the latest version 0.8.2 to work with audacity

We supply 0.6.2, so you don't need 0.8.2. In any case, the dynamic library loading in the Windows builds will want avformat-52 and I think 0.8.3 will be avformat-53. Possibly 0.7.3 will still be use -52 as they say it's compatible with the 0.6 API. You can compile 0.7.3 yourself from the FFmpeg sources if you wish (you'll need MinGW because FFmpeg won't compile with Visual Studio). Build FFmpeg as a shared library.

You can get pre-compiled 32-bit Windows binaries from latest FFmpeg sources here, however those are -53 so you can't load them in Audacity Preferences. You will probably be able to use the "FFmpeg.exe" that comes with those builds for exporting even if it's later. Install FFmpeg 0.6.2 using our installer then replace the FFmpeg.exe in the FFmpeg installation folder with the new one. Then export using "(external program)".



Gale