Expansion Package

hdrechsel18 wrote on 1/14/2021, 4:28 PM

When I bring a video file into my project, I often get a message that says "an expansion package is needed in order to use this audio feature" - what is this? Seems to happen when I load an .MOV file, but if I hit IGNORE it seems to load okay, and the audio on the file is there. It's a free download, but I'd like to know what it is, and if I really need it. Never seen this before.

Thanks in advance.

Harry D.

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johnebaker wrote on 1/14/2021, 5:17 PM

@hdrechsel18

Hi

The Expansion package is an audio and/or video codec needed for the video file you are importing.

John EB

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hdrechsel18 wrote on 1/14/2021, 5:35 PM

Thanks John. Next time it pops up, I'll download.

Harry D