The laptop, a Dell Vostro15 3000, runs win 10 pro as installed by Dell. This is what I have copied/pasted from Preferences\Libraries C:\Program Files\FFmpeg For Audacity\avformat-55.dllĪfter first having the problem I changed the address of the FFmpeg folder so that the new ones installed (as shown above) as per various suggestions earlier in this thread. The mp4 is generated by OBS which is used to combine cameras and audio to feed Zoom. I replaced the initial version in August after setting up a laptop at my church (where I’m the sound guy) and seeing the new generation with just the one project object. I have not had FFmpeg popups before I recently needed to import an mp4 once a week and have only tried to do this since having V3.0.3 and V3.0.5. The laptop was bought in February 2020 so the oldest version of Audacity would have been the current one then. It seems a bit ‘over the top’ to have to reinstall each time I need to use FFmpeg. I did a reinstall of V3.0.5 and again it worked correctly until closing & opening it again I re installed the FFmpeg, ‘Located’ it Edit to the original directory location, restarted the computer but still got the error message. I restarted the computer but got the same fail condition. Then closed and reopened Audacity, attempted to import the mp4 but got the ‘FFmpeg not found’ popup message. I successfully imported an mp4 played it and saved the project, using the FFmpeg in the above location. Tried changing permissions but no success. I relocated the ‘FFmpeg For Audacity’ folder and files under the ‘Audacity’ folder and re ‘Located’ the FFmpeg to the new location.Īgain got the ‘FFmpeg not found’ popup message. I attempted to load an mp4 but the ‘FFmpeg not found’ popup message appeared. I used Edit\Preferences to browse to Locate the folder, installed in the C:\Program Files folder. I used the FFmpeg installer to install the ‘FFmpeg For Audacity’ folder and files. I now have a need for FFmpeg to import mp4 for audio extraction and editing. I hope the above is taken as friendly feedback and not as scathing criticism.Hullo. So, extract the whole archive and you’ll be fine.Īnyway, I’m just happy I got it working. This was compounded by the Zip version being the “recommended” version when I finally got to the actual download link, which reinforced my belief that I didn’t actually need the whole application, which is not without precedent by any means. This is likely obvious to many here, and definitely to those who wrote at bit of text, but it could be more clear. In reality Audacity needs more than that. I assumed this meant it only needed some function contained within that dll. Long answer: Why was I silly enough to believe I didn’t need everything and only unzip avformat-55.dll? In the locate FFmpeg dialog box it says “Audacity needs the file ‘avformat-55.dll’ to import and export via FFmpeg”. Short answer, you can either use the exe like the above post mentions, or just unzip the entire application because you actually need everything. So for anyone who stumbles on this later, here ya’ go: Like with many problems it’s a bit more obvious in hindsight. I can’t for the life of me figure out what I might be doing wrong.
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