Audacity won't open mp4 files

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Xerlome
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Audacity won't open mp4 files

Post by Xerlome » Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:13 pm

Windows 7
Audacity 2.1.1
exe installer

I try to open an mp4, a message comes that it is an Advanced Audio Coding file, and Audacity cannot open this type of file. I believe this is happening because I allowed an anti-malware program to clean my computer a bit too well. How do I reset Audacity?

Trebor
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Re: Audacity won't open mp4 files

Post by Trebor » Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:47 pm

Xerlome wrote:I try to open an mp4, a message comes that it is an Advanced Audio Coding file, and Audacity cannot open this type of file ...
Something called FFmpeg libraries has to be installed into Audacity before you can open mp4 files in it ,
[ you only get the MP4 audio in Audacity of course, not video ] ... http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... the_FFmpeg[/b]_Import.2FExport_Library.3F

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