The project was started by Fabrice Bellard (using the pseudonym "Gerard Lantau").
FFmpeg general documentation and supported formats/codecs.
Mac Intel 64-bit FFmpeg latest static binaries.
Mac 32-bit and 64-bit FFmpeg latest static binaries.
Building FFmpeg on Windows - instructions for developers.
Older FFmpeg 0.5 Windows builds by LRN - GPL and LGPL versions, will work with current Audacity.
Latest git FFmpeg Windows builds by Zeranoe - may not work with official Audacity releases.
Recommended FFmpeg Windows / Mac installers for current Audacity.
FFmpeg allows Audacity to import and export a much wider range of audio formats including importing audio from video files. The name of the project comes from the MPEG video standards group, together with "FF" for "fast forward".įFmpeg support was integrated into Audacity as a Google Summer of Code 2008 project and first released in Audacity 1.3.6. It is composed of a collection of free software / open source libraries. This siteis NOT affiliated with Audacity(R) in any other way than by compatibility withit.FFmpeg is a command-line program that can record, convert and stream digital audio and video in numerous formats. In this site, and you will find Audacity-compatible plug-ins and libraries such as those needed forMP3 Encoding, or the FFmpeg library for wider file format support. You can check a of this site by clicking here and of Lame_v3.99.3_for_Windows.exe HERE, and of ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe here.īanners that look like BIG GREEN DOWNLOAD ARROWS are usually MALWARE. There is VERY important information on the PRIVACY section of this site, which I strongly suggest you read. If you need assistance, have a problem with my downloads or if youfind malware in any banner ad here. I am here to help! - Notify me immediately at - Libraries downloaded from file my site are specifically tested to work with Audacity, on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.