Audacity opens blank project file

espxltd1127 · Post by **espxltd1127** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:31 am

Hi. I'm using Audacity 2.0.3 and running Mac OSX 10.0.4. When I open the Audacity project file, it opens blank. Like none of my work is there. However, when I go to File> Open recent> then the project file, everything is there. How can I fix this? I need to be able to send the file to someone via email for them to look at it.

Thanks in advance!

Post by **steve** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:54 am

I'm unsure exactly what you are doing wrong, but this article probably holds the answer: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/au ... jects.html

Post by **kozikowski** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:03 am

Mac OSX 10.0.4

That's a super early version of Mac OS. As it says in the header, this forum is for Mac OS 10.4 and later. Are you running that on an Intel machine?
Koz

Gale Andrews · Post by **Gale Andrews** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:20 pm

espxltd1127 wrote:I'm using Audacity 2.0.3 and running Mac OSX 10.0.4.

If that is not a typo then you'll need Audacity 1.2.6a from here http://audacityteam.org/download/legacy_mac assuming it's a PPC Mac. There is no technical support for 1.2 versions of Audacity, so you're on your own I'm afraid.

espxltd1127 wrote:When I open the Audacity project file

If you are on OS X 10.4 or later, how exactly are you opening the project file?

Gale

espxltd1127 · Post by **espxltd1127** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:53 pm

Opps.... I meant to type that I'm running 10.8.4 NOT 10.0.4

espxltd1127 · Post by **espxltd1127** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:55 pm

The project file is saved on my desktop as well as the project data folder and I open it from there.

Post by **billw58** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:09 pm

So if you double-click the project file on the desktop you get a blank project, but if you open the exact same project from the Open Recent menu item you get a good project?

The Open Recent sub-menu shows the full path names of the files. Please check that the one you are opening says "Users/<yourname>/Desktop" and not something else.

-- Bill

espxltd1127 · Post by **espxltd1127** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:18 pm

Hi Bill. That is correct. Also, the file path name is exactly what you said it should be.

Thanks

Gale Andrews · Post by **Gale Andrews** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:09 pm

Can you Audacity > Quit Audacity then restart it and open this problem project from the Desktop.

Tell us what error messages appear on the screen, and post the content of Help > Show Log... . You will have to drag-select the log contents from the top then COMMAND - C to copy it.

Gale

espxltd1127 · Post by **espxltd1127** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:09 am

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21:00:13: Audacity 2.0.3
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries...
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from default path, '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from legacy path, '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from 'libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from 'libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries.

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