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There are two types of extensions for REAPER. One kind unlocks media encoding and decoding options, the other kind adds new features and tools to REAPER.

In this video you’ll learn how to install 4 extensions for REAPER: VLC, FFMPEG, SWS, and ReaPack.

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00:44 – Install VLC
02:05 – Install FFMPEG
06:03 – Install SWS
07:55 – Install ReaPack

1 – VLC Media Player
Used for Video Decoding, my preferred for editing.
Download – https://videolan.org (64-bit)
Install – Run installer and run program standalone once before starting REAPER. In REAPER set video decoder priority to: vlc

2 – FFmpeg
Used for media decoding and encoding, needed for H.264 rendering on Windows.
Download – https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ (4.2.2 – 64-bit Mac/Win – Shared)
Install Windows – copy contents of bin folder to REAPER’s userplugins folder
Install Mac – copy contents of bin folder to usr/local/lib

3 – SWS / S&M Extension
Adds a bunch of tightly integrated features to REAPER such as auto-color, cycle action editor, and hundreds of actions
Download – https://sws-extension.org

Install windows – Run exe and choose the reaper install location (in program files). It will automatically install to the reaper(x64)/plugins folder in the Program Files folder.

Install Mac – Open dmg, add reaper_sws-x86_64.dylib to userplugins folder

4 – ReaPack
A package manager that makes it simple to download and update the thousands of user-made scripts, themes, JSFX and more.
Download – https://reapack.com/
Install Windows – copy reaper_reapack64.dll to userplugins folder
Install Mac – copy reaper_reapack64.dylib to userplugins folder

Inside REAPER go to extensions menu, Reapack: Manage Repositories
Set options to Install new packages when synchronizing.

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LINKS
https://videolan.org
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds
https://sws-extension.org
https://reapack.com

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