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Title: Where finding AAC file?
Post by: matshif on October 23, 2003, 01:51:58 pm

Can anyone give me hint so I can test AAC format, legaly to no cost?

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: kiwi on October 23, 2003, 01:58:04 pm

Download iTunes (free) and encode a file from a CD that you own.  

kiwi

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: matshif on October 23, 2003, 02:08:50 pm

Thanks.
So I have to download the whole program and then you have free tracks to play?
I would like to play them in MC.

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: kiwi on October 23, 2003, 06:26:21 pm

Quote from: matshif on October 23, 2003, 02:08:50 pm

Thanks.
So I have to download the whole program and then you have free tracks to play?
I would like to play them in MC.

Well, in order to play back AAC in MC, you need iTunes (or at least quicktime).  So you probably need to download it anyway.

Once you've downloaded it, you can import songs from CD.  You might be able to convert them from WAVs as well.

There are probbaly some other AAC encoders out there that will work.  

However, in order to play in MC, it needs the QT decoder.

kiwi

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: Kurt Young on October 24, 2003, 10:07:05 am

Okay, on the thought that there are other encoders, besides iTunes, out there... anyone know where some are?

I have Nero 6 installed on my system, but nencode didn't "do" anything.  At all.  I found "aacenc_25" but it made files that neither QT or MC could understand or play.

I have QT 6.4 installed and do not wish to install iTunes.  Hell, the last time I did, it didn't see my CD-ROM drives anyway.  How can I encode some AAC files from my CDs if I can't use MC9 (yet, :)) and won't use iTunes?

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: zevele10 on October 24, 2003, 10:28:55 am

Have a look here:

http://www.dbpoweramp.net/dmc.htm

If i'am not wrong ,they have an encoder

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: Omni on October 24, 2003, 12:02:51 pm

Quote from: zevele on October 24, 2003, 10:28:55 am

Have a look here:

http://www.dbpoweramp.net/dmc.htm

If i'am not wrong ,they have an encoder

I just downloaded this and converted an ape file.  Works well, but others be warned!  It will use the extension .mp4.  When trying to open this in MC, you might get a "Media Core" crash like I did.  When I renamed to .aac, it loaded fine.

Omni

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: SteveG on October 24, 2003, 03:17:03 pm

Omni,

Can you try again with MC 9.1.289. Problems importing .mp4 should be resolved in that version.

Steve

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: Omni on October 24, 2003, 05:06:49 pm

I am using that version.  :(  Maybe it's because I don't have the "AAC Audio (m4a,m4p,aac)" file association set??  <shrug>

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Media Center Registered 9.1.289 -- E:\bin\audio\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2797 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1048 MB, Free - 576 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1226 / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1233 (xpsp2.030604-1804) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive R:   Copy mode:ModeSecure   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
  Drive S:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive R: PLEXTOR  CD-R   PREMIUM     Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:52  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: No /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Title: Re:Where finding AAC file?
Post by: rocketsauce on October 24, 2003, 05:42:18 pm

Also, if you have Quicktime Pro installed you can open a wav and export it to MP4.

Rob