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Downloads:

65,316

Downloads of v 5.0.0:

4,115

Last Update:

30 Jan 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Arturo Busleiman (Buanzo)

Tags:

audacity-ffmpeg audacity ac3 amr m4a wma ffmpeg admin

FFmpeg for Audacity

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5.0.0 | Updated: 30 Jan 2025

Downloads:

65,316

Downloads of v 5.0.0:

4,115

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Arturo Busleiman (Buanzo)

FFmpeg for Audacity 5.0.0

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Arturo Busleiman (Buanzo). The inclusion of Arturo Busleiman (Buanzo) trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Arturo Busleiman (Buanzo) goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install FFmpeg for Audacity, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade FFmpeg for Audacity, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall FFmpeg for Audacity, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade audacity-ffmpeg -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade audacity-ffmpeg -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install audacity-ffmpeg
  win_chocolatey:
    name: audacity-ffmpeg
    version: '5.0.0'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'audacity-ffmpeg' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '5.0.0'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller audacity-ffmpeg
{
    Name     = "audacity-ffmpeg"
    Version  = "5.0.0"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'audacity-ffmpeg':
  ensure   => '5.0.0',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator Windos on 04 Feb 2025.

Description

Allows Audacity to import and export many additional audio formats such as AC3, AMR(NB), M4A and WMA, and to import audio from video files.


legal\LICENSE.txt
# License

Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to
FFmpeg.

Some optional parts of FFmpeg are licensed under the GNU General Public License
version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file `COPYING.GPLv2` for details. None of
these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass `--enable-gpl` to
configure to activate them. In this case, FFmpeg's license changes to GPL v2+.

Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:

- libpostproc
- optional x86 optimization in the files
    - `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
    - `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
    - `libavfilter/x86/vf_removegrain.asm`
- the following building and testing tools
    - `compat/solaris/make_sunver.pl`
    - `doc/t2h.pm`
    - `doc/texi2pod.pl`
    - `libswresample/tests/swresample.c`
    - `tests/checkasm/*`
    - `tests/tiny_ssim.c`
- the following filters in libavfilter:
    - `signature_lookup.c`
    - `vf_blackframe.c`
    - `vf_boxblur.c`
    - `vf_colormatrix.c`
    - `vf_cover_rect.c`
    - `vf_cropdetect.c`
    - `vf_delogo.c`
    - `vf_eq.c`
    - `vf_find_rect.c`
    - `vf_fspp.c`
    - `vf_histeq.c`
    - `vf_hqdn3d.c`
    - `vf_kerndeint.c`
    - `vf_lensfun.c` (GPL version 3 or later)
    - `vf_mcdeint.c`
    - `vf_mpdecimate.c`
    - `vf_nnedi.c`
    - `vf_owdenoise.c`
    - `vf_perspective.c`
    - `vf_phase.c`
    - `vf_pp.c`
    - `vf_pp7.c`
    - `vf_pullup.c`
    - `vf_repeatfields.c`
    - `vf_sab.c`
    - `vf_signature.c`
    - `vf_smartblur.c`
    - `vf_spp.c`
    - `vf_stereo3d.c`
    - `vf_super2xsai.c`
    - `vf_tinterlace.c`
    - `vf_uspp.c`
    - `vf_vaguedenoiser.c`
    - `vsrc_mptestsrc.c`

Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then
the configure parameter `--enable-version3` will activate this licensing option
for you. Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv3` or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
`COPYING.GPLv3` to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.

There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely:

* The files `libavcodec/jfdctfst.c`, `libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c` and
  `libavcodec/jrevdct.c` are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
  licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the
  documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables.
  You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to
  those three files in the documentation.
* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.


## External libraries

FFmpeg can be combined with a number of external libraries, which sometimes
affect the licensing of binaries resulting from the combination.

### Compatible libraries

The following libraries are under GPL version 2:
- avisynth
- frei0r
- libcdio
- libdavs2
- librubberband
- libvidstab
- libx264
- libx265
- libxavs
- libxavs2
- libxvid

When combining them with FFmpeg, FFmpeg needs to be licensed as GPL as well by
passing `--enable-gpl` to configure.

The following libraries are under LGPL version 3:
- gmp
- libaribb24
- liblensfun

When combining them with FFmpeg, use the configure option `--enable-version3` to
upgrade FFmpeg to the LGPL v3.

The VMAF, mbedTLS, RK MPI, OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License
2.0. That license is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with
version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.

The smbclient library is under the GPL v3, to combine it with FFmpeg,
the options `--enable-gpl` and `--enable-version3` have to be passed to
configure to upgrade FFmpeg to the GPL v3.

### Incompatible libraries

There are certain libraries you can combine with FFmpeg whose licenses are not
compatible with the GPL and/or the LGPL. If you wish to enable these
libraries, even in circumstances that their license may be incompatible, pass
`--enable-nonfree` to configure. This will cause the resulting binary to be
unredistributable.

The Fraunhofer FDK AAC and OpenSSL libraries are under licenses which are
incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. To the best of our knowledge, they are
compatible with the LGPL.
legal\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.

The embedded software have been downloaded from the listed download
location on <https://lame.buanzo.org/ffmpeg.php>
and can be verified by doing the following:

1. Go to <https://lame.buanzo.org/ffmpeg.php>.
2. Click on "FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe" link to download
   the following software: <https://lame.buanzo.org/FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe>
   NOTE: It is necessary to download by going from <https://lame.buanzo.org/ffmpeg.php>
   as the site verifiers "Referer" header.
3. Get the checksum using one of the following methods:
  - Using powershell function 'Get-FileHash'
  - Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'
4. The checksums should match the following:

  checksum type: sha256
  checksum64: 9B31E2402CB27C76D56F252E3D6E1BBB4D82526EB93A0FFAB7B25193F25DE072

The content of the 'LICENSE.txt' file have been obtained from
the FFmpeg installer <https://lame.buanzo.org/FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe>
by manually opening it and copying the contents shown in the first step ("License Agreement")
of the setup wizard.
tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$toolsPath = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
 
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName            = 'audacity-ffmpeg'
  fileType               = 'exe'
  file64                 = "$toolsPath\FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe"
  silentArgs             = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
  validExitCodes         = @(0)
  softwareName           = 'FFmpeg (Windows) for Audacity *'
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs

Get-ChildItem $toolsPath\*.exe | ForEach-Object { Remove-Item $_ -ea 0; if (Test-Path $_) { Set-Content "$_.ignore" '' } }
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$packageName = "audacity-ffmpeg"

[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName "FFmpeg (Windows) for Audacity*"

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | ForEach-Object {
    $packageArgs = @{
      packageName = $packageName
      fileType    = 'exe'
      silentArgs  = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
      validExitCodes= @(0)
      file          = "$($_.UninstallString.Trim('"'))"
    }
 
    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
  }
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
  Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
  Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
  Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
  Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
  $key | ForEach-Object {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}
tools\FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86_64.exe
md5: E3B14EB23CFD1BC602B59ABA03A18876 | sha1: F03490D4C4BBB2E50177B08418276483D9B5732E | sha256: 9B31E2402CB27C76D56F252E3D6E1BBB4D82526EB93A0FFAB7B25193F25DE072 | sha512: 7779BE7E7F1944E8D9579A6650F62CF882C511A3521E877C9F156FEF43AD65098E694E1F433DA9AE47AD9C592A0063A0048C6614277AD7FD068B56CBC26D547C

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
FFmpeg for Audacity 2.2.2.20210809 38939 Monday, August 9, 2021 Approved
FFmpeg for Audacity 2.2.2.20181007 19487 Sunday, October 7, 2018 Approved
FFmpeg for Audacity 2.2.2 2775 Saturday, March 17, 2018 Approved

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