File As Audio Track | Avidemux Cannot Use That

Avidemux may struggle with specific formats like .m4a or .ogg even if the codec inside is standard.

Avidemux cannot demux external containers (like .m4a ) to use them as simple audio tracks. It treats .m4a as a video container without video, which it doesn't support as an external input. avidemux cannot use that file as audio track

Alternatively, you can mux the audio and video together directly in FFmpeg to bypass Avidemux entirely: Avidemux may struggle with specific formats like

menu correctly. Sometimes, toggling the "Enabled" checkbox or manually selecting the "Add audio track" option from the dropdown menu bypasses the initial error. Update the Software: avidemux cannot use that file as audio track

Even if the file format is supported, Avidemux might not support the specific codec used within that file.