

It includes the following library versions. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of, libav 11 as of. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on. Instead, use the following instructions to download and install the free. Because of software patents, Audacity cannot include the FFmpeg software or distribute it from its own websites. The optional FFmpeg library allows Audacity to import and export a much larger range of audio formats including M4A (AAC), AC3, AMR (narrow band) and WMA and also to import audio from most video files.

If you just want to add a good video transcoder to a toolset that already includes Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and similar tools, FFmpegX may be your best choice because of its familiar Mac-style user interface. The FFmpeg project is a fast, accurate multimedia transcoder which can be applied in a variety of scenarios on OS X.

Installing and using FFmpeg on Mac OS X.
