I've been trying to import a file recorded by my friend on his computer, however, it seems to insist on importing in an improper way. It seems as if it is compressed in some fashion. When I open it in other programmes, it opens and plays just like it should. I've tried opening other MP4s, and they didn't pose much of an issue. Is this an issue with the library, Audacity, or the file itself? I'll try to describe it as best as I can.
The audio when played back with another programme is 2 minutes and 43 seconds, but when in Audacity, it only lasts 0.432 seconds.
The two channels seem drastically different, although being roughly symmetrical in other programmes.
I've tried slowing down the audio to see if that would aid me, however, it didn't do all too much.
Sorry if this post is in poor form, I am fairly new to this forum. Thank you in advance.
Windows 10, Audacity 2.2.1
MP4 improper import
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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DominusNumerorum
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Re: MP4 improper import
Did you install the FF mpeg Import/Export Library?
As a work-around, you can try converting the file to WAV with TAudioConverter.
Yes, MP4 is compresed.It seems as if it is compressed in some fashion.
As a work-around, you can try converting the file to WAV with TAudioConverter.
Re: MP4 improper import
Recoding the file with an app like the excellent XMediaRecode (freeware) might help.
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DominusNumerorum
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Re: MP4 improper import
Sorry for not replying for so long. It turns out, the audio was somehow encoded in a slightly different fashion than expected. I had to do some conversion to allow it to open properly in Audacity. I can't remember exactly what I did at this point, though.