VLC could not open the mp4a audio encoder

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I am attempting to use the Convert/Save feature of VLC to convert an mkv file to an mp4. (H.264 video with MPEG-4 AAC audio)

I get the following error:

VLC could not open the mp4a audio encoder

How can I remedy this? VLC 2.2.4 on Windows 10.

Thank you!

Best Answer

Go to Tools > Preferences > Input/Codecs > Video codecs > FFmpeg Changing the 'Strict standard compliance to -2 worked for me.

Found this method here: Streaming / Transcoding failed

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