
This pane has options that are configurable for all format and codec combinations. If you cannot find the desired Codec, press the Show All Codecs button, but note that the dialog will not allow selection of incompatible format/codec pairs. You can click to select a codec first but clicking on any particular codec may reduce the list of formats because not all formats work with all codecs. In the adjacent Codecs list box, click to select the codec you want to use with the selected format. wav extension for WAV format, irrespective of the codec chosen for the WAV file. When returning to the Export Audio dialog to perform your custom FFmpeg export, you must add the extension relevant to the format at the end of your chosen file name. If you cannot find the desired Format, press the Show All Formats button, but note that the dialog will not allow selection of incompatible format/codec pairs. Note that selecting any particular format may reduce the adjacent list of codecs, because not all codecs work with all formats. In the Formats list box on the left of the dialog, click to select the format you want to use.

The actual formats and codecs available in the lists depend entirely on the options with which your copy of FFmpeg has been compiled. In the image at the top of this page, the format/codec line is empty because no format or codec selection has yet been made. If you load a preset, this line will change to the format and codec that were saved by that preset. The line below the Presets controls always shows the "Format:" and "Codec:" that will be used for the export, exactly as selected in the Formats and Codecs lists underneath. To export a new or modified preset you must first use Save Preset to save it.įormat and Codec pair selected for export Export Presets: Exports all the currently saved presets as an external XML file to a file name and folder of your choice.If an imported preset has the same name as an existing preset, Audacity will ask if you want to overwrite that existing preset with the settings of the imported preset. Imported presets will be added to your existing list of presets. Import Presets: Imports an existing set of one or more presets from an external XML file.Delete Preset: Removes the selected preset in the Preset: dropdown from Audacity's internal storage.Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/.


Select both a format and a codec from the respective lists. You can also export already saved presets to an external XML file and import presets from this file, thus allowing you to share presets with other users. You can save and load presets for custom FFmpeg export choices. > Save as type: Custom FFmpeg Export -> Open custom FFmpeg export options Presets Accessed by: File > Export > Export Audio. The Custom FFmpeg format options dialog appears in response to the Open custom FFmpeg format options button in the Export Audio or Export Multiple dialog's Options pane when you have chosen Custom FFmpeg Export in the Save as type dropdown. The dialog lets you export a specific codec in a specific format container. The custom FFmpeg exporter is available if you have installed the optional FFmpeg library.
