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83.29.105.68: /* Best Settings */

2017-11-27T13:52:26Z

Best Settings

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	== Best Settings ==		== Best Settings ==
	Generally, the best results are achieved in ~~ABR~~ mode with -b <bitrate> setting, e.g. -b 128 or -b 160.		Generally, the best results are achieved in CVBR mode with -b <bitrate> setting, e.g. -b 128 or -b 160.

	The default VBR quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for AAC and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.		The default VBR quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for AAC and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.

83.29.5.34: /* Best Settings */

2017-10-11T18:56:01Z

Best Settings

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	== Best Settings ==		== Best Settings ==
	The default quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for AAC and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.		Generally, the best results are achieved in ABR mode with -b <bitrate> setting, e.g. -b 128 or -b 160.

			The default VBR quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for AAC and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.

	For better quality encoding, I suggest q=150, resulting in average bitrates around 175kbps. Based on my own (subjective) tests, at this quality level faac provides high quality artifact free music reproduction and is comparable in quality to proprietary AAC encoders at similar bitrates.		For better quality encoding, I suggest q=150, resulting in average bitrates around 175kbps. Based on my own (subjective) tests, at this quality level faac provides high quality artifact free music reproduction and is comparable in quality to proprietary AAC encoders at similar bitrates.

83.29.5.34 at 18:41, 11 October 2017

2017-10-11T18:41:46Z

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	{{aac-encoders}}		{{aac-encoders}}
	FAAC is the oldest free and open-source AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions~~. Present version (June 2012) is 1.28~~.		FAAC is the oldest free and open-source AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions.

	== What is FAAC? ==		== What is FAAC? ==

83.29.5.34: /* Features */

2017-10-11T18:37:00Z

Features

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	* Portable		* Portable
	* ~~Reasonably fast~~		* Fast
	* LC~~, Main, LTP support~~		* AAC-LC only
	* DRM support through DreaM		* DRM support through DreaM

83.29.5.34: /* External links */

2017-10-11T18:35:24Z

External links

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	*[http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html FAAC at Audiocoding]		*[http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html FAAC at Audiocoding]
			*[http://faac.sourceforge.net/ FAAC downloads]

	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]		[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]

Bp: +{{aac-encoders}}

2014-07-27T22:30:23Z

+{{aac-encoders}}

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			{{aac-encoders}}
	FAAC is the oldest free and open-source AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions. Present version (June 2012) is 1.28.		FAAC is the oldest free and open-source AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions. Present version (June 2012) is 1.28.

89.69.171.35: /* Features */

2014-06-15T14:34:16Z

Features

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	== Features ==		== Features ==

	Portable		* Portable
	Reasonably fast		* Reasonably fast
	LC, Main, LTP support		* LC, Main, LTP support
	DRM support through DreaM		* DRM support through DreaM

	== Licensing ==		== Licensing ==

217.94.186.133: Fixed protocol in URL

2012-09-20T21:17:36Z

Fixed protocol in URL

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	== External links ==		== External links ==

	*[~~http://~~http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html FAAC at Audiocoding]		*[http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html FAAC at Audiocoding]

	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]		[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]

Gigapod at 10:36, 26 June 2012

2012-06-26T10:36:21Z

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	~~{{stub}}~~		FAAC is the oldest free and open-source AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions. Present version (June 2012) is 1.28.
	FAAC is the oldest free and open-source LC AAC encoder. It is available for practically all Linux distributions. Present version (June 2012) is 1.28.

	== What is FAAC? ==		== What is FAAC? ==
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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	~~Features:~~

	Portable		Portable
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	== Best Settings ==		== Best Settings ==
	The default quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for ~~aac~~ and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.		The default quality setting for faac, q=100, generates files at an average bitrate of approx. 128kbps. This quality level is good enough for casual, non-critical listening, but note that other encoders for AAC and other compressed formats may provide better quality files at similar bitrates.

	For better quality encoding, I suggest q=150, resulting in average bitrates around 175kbps. Based on my own (subjective) tests, at this quality level faac provides high quality artifact free music reproduction and is comparable in quality to proprietary encoders at similar bitrates.		For better quality encoding, I suggest q=150, resulting in average bitrates around 175kbps. Based on my own (subjective) tests, at this quality level faac provides high quality artifact free music reproduction and is comparable in quality to proprietary AAC encoders at similar bitrates.

			Note that faac will by default wrap AAC data in an MP4 container for output files with the extensions .mp4 and .m4a.

			== Decoder ==
			A companion AAC decoder, faad2, is available.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Gigapod at 10:28, 26 June 2012

2012-06-26T10:28:08Z

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	== What is FAAC? ==		== What is FAAC? ==
	'''FAAC''' stands for Freeware Advanced Audio Coder. FAAC is a software to compress audio in the [[AAC]] format.		'''FAAC''' stands for Freeware Advanced Audio Coder. FAAC is a software to compress audio in the [[AAC]] format.

			== Features ==
			Features:

			Portable
			Reasonably fast
			LC, Main, LTP support
			DRM support through DreaM

			== Licensing ==
			Please note that although faac is available in source code format, its license is NOT the GPL. Quoting: "''FAAC is based on the original ISO MPEG reference code. The changes to this code are licensed under the LGPL license. The original license is not compatible with the LGPL, please be aware of this when using FAAC. The original license text can be found in the README file included in the download package.''"

	== Best Settings ==		== Best Settings ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==

	*[http://~~www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=FAAC FAAC Wiki at Audiocoding]~~		*[http://http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html FAAC at Audiocoding]
	*[http://www.audiocoding.com/~~modules/mydownloads/ Source Code Download]~~
	*[http://www.audiocoding.com/ AudioCoding]
	*[http://www.rarewares.org/aac.html ~~Binary downloads~~ at ~~RareWares~~]


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	[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]		[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]