So I need to edit the audio in an mp4 file and at first I didn’t have the ffmpeg files needed for more advanced files that audacity needed, so I went on youtube to figure out how to do it followed multiple videos step by step through installing. Even after the ffmpeg library autodetects the dll files it needs I still get the “mp4 is an advanced audio coding file audacity can not open” error. I’ve reinstalled audacity and even reinstalled the needed libraries needed but I still get this error.
We at Aydacity don’t make “how-to” videos (they get out of date too quickly) - and most you find on the internet can be wildly inaccurate.
Instead follow the instruction from this page in the Audacity Manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winlame
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I think you mean …
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_FFmpeg_Import.2FExport_Library.3F
Download BOTH the LAME and FFmpeg libraries.
Extract the files.
I manually put mine into this folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity\Plug-Ins
Start Audacity…
Edit → Preferences → Libraries → LOCATE
For BOTH MP3 and FFmpeg click Locate → Browse → (the needed file shows up in the box but that is deceiving) → Pick Browse and manually browse to the folder where you put the plugins (.dll files).
I moved all mine to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity\Plug-Ins
Do this for BOTH. Restart Audacity and it should work just fine.
I just went through this and now mine is working perfectly.
Instructions for installing FFmpeg are provided in the Audacity manual.
Windows: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff
Mac: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_mac_os_x.html#macff
Linux: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_linux.html#linff
While other instructions “may” work (or may not), it is always highly recommended to follow the proper instructions as given in the official manual.