Re: Updated FFmpeg support

Ok so now when I test on W10 with Audacity 3.0.3 29a657b

1) I can no longer Import AAC or Opus files - I get an error message

2) I can't export Opus or AAC
2.1) Opus gives not one but two error messages
2.2) AAC export crashes Audacity

Now I'm just a *"simple-minded, dumb user"* (for the purposes of this test)
and of course
I have only updated my app to 3.0.3 29a657b - and of course I haven't (yet)
upgraded
my FFmpeg library to. the latest spiffy version.

BUT Audacity should NOT crash when trying to export AAC (step 2.1)

An Error message about the wrong FFmpeg would be MUCH more helpful not just
for the AAC but for the
Opus export where the messages are over-techy for the average user and
don't tell the#m what is going on.

The failed import messages are not helpful either - telling the user to try
importing Raw Data - when they
should be told they've got the wrong FFmpeg.

Since I won't be the only user who upgrades to 3.0.3 with the FFmpeg
upgrade and who fails to also
upgrade their FFMpeg library (I still don't know how to do that - where to
get it from) I'm thinking the
crash warrants a P1 bug to be logged on Bugzilla.


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A related question for you Leland:

If and when I do upgrade my FFmpeg so that 3.0.3 29a657b (and later work
with FFmpeg),
will that stop my earlier versions of Audacity stop working with FFmpeg ?


Peter.




On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 4:56 PM Leland <[email protected]> wrote:

> Done.
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> *From:* Dmitry Vedenko <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 5, 2021 6:15 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Cc:* Leland Lucius <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [Audacity-devel] Updated FFmpeg support
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> Leland, can you please merge it in then?
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 1:18 PM Steve Fiddle <[email protected]>
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> On the forum we receive frequent requests for. more recent versions of
> FFmpeg, so I expect this will be a very welcome enhancement for users.
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> Steve
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> On Wed, 5 May 2021 at 09:17, Peter Sampson <[email protected]>
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:10 AM Leland Lucius <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Yepper
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> Thanks for the heads-up Leland.
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> In which case I have no objections to the upgrade.
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> Peter.
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021, 2:16 AM Peter Sampson <[email protected]>
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 2:21 AM Leland <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Any objections to committing pull #741:
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> https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/741
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> Will this update facilitate the use of Opus on Mac, Leland ?
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> Peter.
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