K3b and Nero AAC - Revision history

Lillebror: removed "Wine" from External links

2009-02-05T11:12:59Z

removed "Wine" from External links

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	* [http://www.kde.org/ KDE]		* [http://www.kde.org/ KDE]
	* [http://www.gnome.org/ Gnome]		* [http://www.gnome.org/ Gnome]
	* [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine]

	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

Lillebror: one / too much

2009-02-04T10:18:40Z

one / too much

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	./neroAacTag "$2" -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"		./neroAacTag "$2" -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"

	'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris//nero/linux</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc and neroAacTag located. You may want to test the wrapper script by just entering <code>neroaac</code> in a terminal window. If everything is correct, you should get an output similar to the one above.		'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/nero/linux</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc and neroAacTag located. You may want to test the wrapper script by just entering <code>neroaac</code> in a terminal window. If everything is correct, you should get an output similar to the one above.

	Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:		Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:

Lillebror: some improvements provided by the new version of NeroAAC, wine is no longer required

2009-02-04T10:10:54Z

some improvements provided by the new version of NeroAAC, wine is no longer required

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	'''K3b''' is a multi-purpose burning/ripping/transcoding tool for Linux under the KDE graphical environment (it can be run under GNOME as well so long as the correct libraries are installed). It is generally pretty stable and does a good job of keeping the meta-data (e.g. title, album, etc) for tracks. The ~~MP4~~ file format is therefore well matched to be outputted from K3b.		'''K3b''' is a multi-purpose burning/ripping/transcoding tool for Linux under the KDE graphical environment (it can be run under GNOME as well so long as the correct libraries are installed). It is generally pretty stable and does a good job of keeping the meta-data (e.g. title, album, etc) for tracks. The M4A file format is therefore well matched to be outputted from K3b.

	This guide ~~was originally posted~~ on the Hydrogen Audio forum [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=48228 here].		This guide is a modified version of a post on the Hydrogen Audio forum [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=48228 here].

	Note that this only allows you to '''create''' .MP4 files - it does not allow you to decode them so that they can be burnt to a CD.		Note that this only allows you to '''create''' .M4A files (that means MP4 audio files) - it does not allow you to decode them so that they can be burnt to a CD. I recommend to rather use the M4A file extension than MP4 because it is more precise.

	==Requirements==		==Requirements==
	(In parentheses the versions used by the author)		(In parentheses the versions used by the author)

	* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu ~~Dapper Drake 6~~.06)		* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10)
	* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.
	* '''K3b''' (1.0 or higher. Previous versions do not support the correct byte order or write wave headers.)		* '''K3b''' (1.0 or higher. Previous versions do not support the correct byte order or write wave headers.)
	* '''Nero Digital Audio Reference MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio Encoder''' (1.0.0.2 downloaded from http://www.nero.com~~/nerodigital~~/eng/~~Nero_Digital_Audio~~.~~html~~ )		* '''Nero Digital Audio Reference MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio Encoder''' (1.3.3.0 or higher required, previous versions don't include a linux neroAacTag executable. It can be downloaded from http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nerodigital-nero-aac-codec.php )

	==Instructions==		==Instructions==
	These instructions assume you have installed all the required items above.		These instructions assume you have installed all the required items above.

	~~===Configure Wine===~~
	I won't go into too much detail about this here, but it's important that Wine can access all the files on your drive. I usually do this by keeping the default of <code>Z:\</code> to be the 'root' (i.e. '/') filesystem. The program '''winecfg''' is very useful in setting up this.

	===Install Nero Digital Audio executables===		===Install Nero Digital Audio executables===
	This ~~bit~~ is pretty easy. You just unzip the files to a directory somewhere. You might want to test out that the executables can run by doing something like:		This part is pretty easy. You just unzip the files to a directory somewhere. In this instruction we only need the executables in the linux directory. You might want to test out that the executables can run by doing something like:

	$ ~~wine~~ neroAacEnc~~.exe~~		$ ./neroAacEnc

	in the '''~~win32~~''' directory of the extracted files. You should see some output like this:		in the '''linux''' directory of the extracted files. You should see some output like this:

	~~err:font:ReadFontDir Can't open directory "/home/chris/.wine/dosdevices/c:/windows/Fonts"~~		<code>*************************************************************</code><br>
	*************************************************************		<code>* </code><br>
	*		<code>* Nero AAC Encoder </code><br>
	* Nero ~~Digital Audio Reference MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio~~ Encoder		<code>* Copyright 2008 Nero AG </code><br>
	* Copyright ~~(C) 2006~~ Nero AG		<code>* All Rights Reserved Worldwide </code><br>
	* All Rights Reserved Worldwide		<code>* </code><br>
	*		<code>* Package build date: Sep 17 2008 </code><br>
	* Package build date: ~~May 26 2006~~		<code>* Package version: 1.3.3.0 </code><br>
	*		<code>* </code><br>
	* See -help for a complete list of available parameters.		<code>* See -help for a complete list of available parameters. </code><br>
	*		<code>* </code><br>
	*************************************************************		<code>*************************************************************</code><br>
	ERROR: no input file specified		<br>
			<code>ERROR: no input file specified</code>

	~~My Wine isn't set up for GUI stuff for Wine too well yet, hence the error message at the top. We don't have to worry about that though, because this is just a command line application.~~

	===Create 'neroaac' wrapper script===		===Create 'neroaac' wrapper script===
	So I made a wrapper script around neroAacEnc~~.exe~~ and neroAacTag~~.exe~~. The code for it is below. Copy the code into a file '''/usr/local/bin/neroaac'''. Make sure you ''chmod'' it to something like ''755''.		So I made a wrapper script around neroAacEnc and neroAacTag. The code for it is below. Copy the code into a file '''/usr/local/bin/neroaac'''. Make sure you ''chmod'' it to something like ''755''.

	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash
	cd /home/chris/nero/~~win32~~		cd /home/chris/nero/linux
	~~wine~~ neroAacEnc~~.exe~~ -if "$1" -of "$2"		./neroAacEnc -if "$1" -of "$2"
	~~wine~~ neroAacTag~~.exe~~ "$2" -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"		./neroAacTag "$2" -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"

	'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/~~winec~~/nero/~~win32~~</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc~~.exe~~ and neroAacTag.~~exe located~~.		'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris//nero/linux</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc and neroAacTag located. You may want to test the wrapper script by just entering <code>neroaac</code> in a terminal window. If everything is correct, you should get an output similar to the one above.

	Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:		Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:

	# Source filename (or '-' for stdin).<br />The data this script takes in will be RAW 16 bit, 44.1kHz, little endian, stereo and with a WAVE header. We will make sure k3b outputs the correct format later.		# Source filename (or '-' for stdin).<br />The data this script takes in will be RAW 16 bit, 44.1kHz, little endian, stereo and with a WAVE header. We will make sure k3b outputs the correct format later.
	# Output filename. e.g. "myfile.~~mp4~~"		# Output filename. e.g. "myfile.m4a"
	# Track Title		# Track Title
	# Track Artist		# Track Artist
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	==Usage==		==Usage==
	You can now use the 'Convert Audio Project' to convert any files that K3b can read into .~~MP4~~ files. This is the 'arrow' button in the screenshot below:		You can now use the 'Convert Audio Project' to convert any files that K3b can read into .M4A files. This is the 'arrow' button in the screenshot below:

	[[Image:K3b-audiocd-project.png]]		[[Image:K3b-audiocd-project.png]]
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	Note that if you want all the meta tags (e.g. "Album") set, you will have to open the 'Burn' dialog for the Audio project and enter the CD Text information and then hit the "Save" button.		Note that if you want all the meta tags (e.g. "Album") set, you will have to open the 'Burn' dialog for the Audio project and enter the CD Text information and then hit the "Save" button.

	You will also be able to rip to .~~MP4~~ by selecting your CD reader/recorder in the tree and using the following button:		You will also be able to rip to .M4A by selecting your CD reader/recorder in the tree and using the following button:

	[[Image:K3b-ripping.png]]		[[Image:K3b-ripping.png]]
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	* The progress bar goes to 100% before tagging (so it takes a little bit more to really complete the work). This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program.		* The progress bar goes to 100% before tagging (so it takes a little bit more to really complete the work). This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program.
	* Does not support decoding of ~~MP4~~ files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.		* Does not support decoding of M4A files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.
	* Note the remark above to get complete meta tags.		* Note the remark above to get complete meta tags.

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	* [[KDE]]		* [[KDE]]
	* [[Gnome]]		* [[Gnome]]
	* [[Wine]]

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

Psyllium: /* Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin */

2007-08-01T04:35:47Z

Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin

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	# Load up K3b and go to the 'Settings' menu and select 'Configure K3b'. Select 'Plugins' and then 'K3b External Audio Encoder'. Hit the 'Configure' button: <br/>[[Image:Settings-configure-k3b.png]]<br/>		# Load up K3b and go to the 'Settings' menu and select 'Configure K3b'. Select 'Plugins' and then 'K3b External Audio Encoder'. Hit the 'Configure' button: <br/>[[Image:Settings-configure-k3b.png]]<br/>
	# In the next dialog box add a new program to the list and enter the following values in the 'Configure Plugin' box:[[Image:k3b-add-external-plugin.png]]<br/>The command line here is:<br/><code>neroaac - %f %t %a %c %n %m %y</code>		# In the next dialog box add a new program to the list and enter the following values in the 'Configure Plugin' box:[[Image:k3b-add-external-plugin.png]]<br/>The command line here is:<br/><code>neroaac - %f %t %a %c %n %m %y</code>
	# Ensure you select 'Swap Byte Order' and 'Write Wave Header' so that the neroaac script gets the right format.		# Ensure you select 'Swap Byte Order' and 'Write Wave Header' so that the neroaac script gets the right format. (Note: I think k3b has this setting around the wrong way. If k3b was actually outputting little endian, neroaac-enc would work OK. Swapping the byte order seems to fix it.)
	# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.		# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.

Psyllium: Changed so that Sox is no longer required. K3b 1.0 allows for writing wave headers and swapping of the byte order.

2007-08-01T04:28:26Z

Changed so that Sox is no longer required. K3b 1.0 allows for writing wave headers and swapping of the byte order.

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	* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)		* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)
	* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.		* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.
	* '''~~Sox~~''' (~~12.17.9-~~1 .~~deb package from Synaptic/apt-get)~~		* '''K3b''' (1.0 or higher. Previous versions do not support the correct byte order or write wave headers.)
	* '''K3b''' (0.~~12.17 compiled from source at http://k3b.plainblack~~.~~com/download~~ )
	* '''Nero Digital Audio Reference MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio Encoder''' (1.0.0.2 downloaded from http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/Nero_Digital_Audio.html )		* '''Nero Digital Audio Reference MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio Encoder''' (1.0.0.2 downloaded from http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/Nero_Digital_Audio.html )
	* '''/dev/shm''' filesystem (this is often installed by default - you can get by without it, but your hard disk will end up doing more work)

	==Instructions==		==Instructions==
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	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash
	~~TEMPFILE=/dev/shm/neroaac-$RANDOM~~		cd /home/chris/nero/win32
	cd /home/chris~~/winec~~/nero/win32		wine neroAacEnc.exe -if "$1" -of "$2"
	~~sox -V -x -s -w -t raw -r 44100 -c 2 "$1" -t wav - \|~~ wine neroAacEnc.exe ~~-ignorelength~~ -if - -of $~~TEMPFILE.mp4~~		wine neroAacTag.exe "$2" -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"
	wine neroAacTag.exe $~~TEMPFILE.mp4~~ -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"
	~~mv $TEMPFILE.mp4 "$2"~~
	~~rm $TEMPFILE.wav~~

	'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe located.		'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe located.
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	Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:		Just in case you are interested, this program will take in the following parameters:

	# Source filename (or '-' for stdin).<br />The data this script takes in will be RAW 16 bit, 44.1kHz, ~~big~~ endian, stereo ~~to match~~ the format ~~that k3b outputs~~.		# Source filename (or '-' for stdin).<br />The data this script takes in will be RAW 16 bit, 44.1kHz, little endian, stereo and with a WAVE header. We will make sure k3b outputs the correct format later.
	# Output filename. e.g. "myfile.mp4"		# Output filename. e.g. "myfile.mp4"
	# Track Title		# Track Title
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	# Album		# Album
	# Year		# Year

	~~It's a bit hard to test this script on its own because of the format of the input file. K3b itself doesn't even export RAW audio in this format when you have RAW selected as a format!~~

	===Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin===		===Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin===
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	# Load up K3b and go to the 'Settings' menu and select 'Configure K3b'. Select 'Plugins' and then 'K3b External Audio Encoder'. Hit the 'Configure' button: <br/>[[Image:Settings-configure-k3b.png]]<br/>		# Load up K3b and go to the 'Settings' menu and select 'Configure K3b'. Select 'Plugins' and then 'K3b External Audio Encoder'. Hit the 'Configure' button: <br/>[[Image:Settings-configure-k3b.png]]<br/>
	# In the next dialog box add a new program to the list and enter the following values in the 'Configure Plugin' box:[[Image:k3b-add-external-plugin.png]]<br/>The command line here is:<br/><code>neroaac - %f %t %a %c %n %m %y</code>		# In the next dialog box add a new program to the list and enter the following values in the 'Configure Plugin' box:[[Image:k3b-add-external-plugin.png]]<br/>The command line here is:<br/><code>neroaac - %f %t %a %c %n %m %y</code>
			# Ensure you select 'Swap Byte Order' and 'Write Wave Header' so that the neroaac script gets the right format.
	# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.		# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.

Outlyer: Modified script to use a pipe: the percentage bar now is pretty accurate. Added note about versions used. Added note in limitations about complete tags.

2007-04-06T17:21:04Z

Modified script to use a pipe: the percentage bar now is pretty accurate. Added note about versions used. Added note in limitations about complete tags.

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	==Requirements==		==Requirements==
			(In parentheses the versions used by the author)

	* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)		* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)
	* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.		* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.
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	TEMPFILE=/dev/shm/neroaac-$RANDOM		TEMPFILE=/dev/shm/neroaac-$RANDOM
	cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32		cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32
	sox -x -s -w -t raw -r 44100 -c 2 "$1" -~~w $TEMPFILE.~~wav		sox -V -x -s -w -t raw -r 44100 -c 2 "$1" -t wav - \| wine neroAacEnc.exe -ignorelength -if - -of $TEMPFILE.mp4
	wine neroAacEnc.exe -if ~~$TEMPFILE.wav~~ -of $TEMPFILE.mp4
	wine neroAacTag.exe $TEMPFILE.mp4 -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"		wine neroAacTag.exe $TEMPFILE.mp4 -meta:title="$3" -meta:artist="$4" -meta:comment="$5" -meta:track="$6" -meta:album="$7" -meta:year="$8"
	mv $TEMPFILE.mp4 "$2"		mv $TEMPFILE.mp4 "$2"
	rm $TEMPFILE.wav		rm $TEMPFILE.wav


	'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe located.		'''IMPORTANT:''' Change the line that reads <code>cd /home/chris/winec/nero/win32</code> to be the directory where you have neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe located.
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	==Known flaws/limitations==		==Known flaws/limitations==

	* The progress bar goes to 100% ~~quickly when converting~~ a ~~file and then sits there for a while~~. This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program~~. The program needs to take the whole file straight up because it needs to make a .WAV file out of it before sending it to neroAacEnc.exe. SOX will not support outputting a WAV file to a data stream~~.		* The progress bar goes to 100% before tagging (so it takes a little bit more to really complete the work). This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program.
	* Does not support decoding of MP4 files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.		* Does not support decoding of MP4 files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.
			* Note the remark above to get complete meta tags.

	==See also==		==See also==

HotshotGG: K3b and Nero AAC Guide moved to K3b and Nero AAC: quick move. I don't think the word "guide" is needed, but it can be moved back.

2006-12-13T19:19:28Z

K3b and Nero AAC Guide moved to K3b and Nero AAC: quick move. I don't think the word "guide" is needed, but it can be moved back.

← Older revision	Revision as of 19:19, 13 December 2006
(No difference)

Beto: layout changes

2006-10-13T20:23:40Z

layout changes

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	K3b is a multi-purpose burning/ripping/transcoding tool for Linux under the KDE graphical environment (it can be run under GNOME as well so long as the correct libraries are installed). It is generally pretty stable and does a good job of keeping the meta-data (e.g. title, album, etc) for tracks. The MP4 file format is therefore well matched to be outputted from K3b.		'''K3b''' is a multi-purpose burning/ripping/transcoding tool for Linux under the KDE graphical environment (it can be run under GNOME as well so long as the correct libraries are installed). It is generally pretty stable and does a good job of keeping the meta-data (e.g. title, album, etc) for tracks. The MP4 file format is therefore well matched to be outputted from K3b.

	This guide was originally posted on the Hydrogen Audio forum ~~here:~~ http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=48228		This guide was originally posted on the Hydrogen Audio forum [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=48228 here].

	Note that this only allows you to '''create''' .MP4 files - it does not allow you to decode them so that they can be burnt to a CD.		Note that this only allows you to '''create''' .MP4 files - it does not allow you to decode them so that they can be burnt to a CD.

	=Requirements=		==Requirements==

	* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)		* '''Linux''' (I'm using Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06)
	* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.		* '''Wine''' (0.9.9-0ubuntu2 .deb package from Synaptic/apt-get).<br />Wine must be set up and installed - you at least need a 'Windows' and a 'Windows\System32' directory. The encoder itself doesn't require any extra DLLs.
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	* '''/dev/shm''' filesystem (this is often installed by default - you can get by without it, but your hard disk will end up doing more work)		* '''/dev/shm''' filesystem (this is often installed by default - you can get by without it, but your hard disk will end up doing more work)

	=Instructions=		==Instructions==

	These instructions assume you have installed all the required items above.		These instructions assume you have installed all the required items above.

	==Configure Wine==		===Configure Wine===

	I won't go into too much detail about this here, but it's important that Wine can access all the files on your drive. I usually do this by keeping the default of <code>Z:\</code> to be the 'root' (i.e. '/') filesystem. The program '''winecfg''' is very useful in setting up this.		I won't go into too much detail about this here, but it's important that Wine can access all the files on your drive. I usually do this by keeping the default of <code>Z:\</code> to be the 'root' (i.e. '/') filesystem. The program '''winecfg''' is very useful in setting up this.

	==Install Nero Digital Audio executables==		===Install Nero Digital Audio executables===
	This bit is pretty easy. You just unzip the files to a directory somewhere. You might want to test out that the executables can run by doing something like:		This bit is pretty easy. You just unzip the files to a directory somewhere. You might want to test out that the executables can run by doing something like:

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	My Wine isn't set up for GUI stuff for Wine too well yet, hence the error message at the top. We don't have to worry about that though, because this is just a command line application.		My Wine isn't set up for GUI stuff for Wine too well yet, hence the error message at the top. We don't have to worry about that though, because this is just a command line application.

	==Create 'neroaac' wrapper script==		===Create 'neroaac' wrapper script===

	So I made a wrapper script around neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe. The code for it is below. Copy the code into a file '''/usr/local/bin/neroaac'''. Make sure you ''chmod'' it to something like ''755''.		So I made a wrapper script around neroAacEnc.exe and neroAacTag.exe. The code for it is below. Copy the code into a file '''/usr/local/bin/neroaac'''. Make sure you ''chmod'' it to something like ''755''.

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	It's a bit hard to test this script on its own because of the format of the input file. K3b itself doesn't even export RAW audio in this format when you have RAW selected as a format!		It's a bit hard to test this script on its own because of the format of the input file. K3b itself doesn't even export RAW audio in this format when you have RAW selected as a format!

	==Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin==		===Configure K3b to use 'neroaac' as an External Plugin===

	I'll do this with the aid of some screenshots.		I'll do this with the aid of some screenshots.
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	# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.		# Close the 'Configure Plugin' and 'Options' boxes.

	=Usage=		==Usage==
	You can now use the 'Convert Audio Project' to convert any files that K3b can read into .MP4 files. This is the 'arrow' button in the screenshot below:		You can now use the 'Convert Audio Project' to convert any files that K3b can read into .MP4 files. This is the 'arrow' button in the screenshot below:

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	[[Image:K3b-ripping.png]]		[[Image:K3b-ripping.png]]

	=Known flaws/limitations:=		==Known flaws/limitations==

	* The progress bar goes to 100% quickly when converting a file and then sits there for a while. This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program. The program needs to take the whole file straight up because it needs to make a .WAV file out of it before sending it to neroAacEnc.exe. SOX will not support outputting a WAV file to a data stream.		* The progress bar goes to 100% quickly when converting a file and then sits there for a while. This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program. The program needs to take the whole file straight up because it needs to make a .WAV file out of it before sending it to neroAacEnc.exe. SOX will not support outputting a WAV file to a data stream.
	* Does not support decoding of MP4 files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.		* Does not support decoding of MP4 files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.

			==See also==
			* [[AAC]]
			* [[Ubuntu]]
			* [[Linux]]
			* [[KDE]]
			* [[Gnome]]
			* [[Wine]]

			==Notes and references==


			==External links==
			* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=48228 HA topic]
			* [http://www.k3b.org/ K3b]
			* [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu]
			* [http://www.kde.org/ KDE]
			* [http://www.gnome.org/ Gnome]
			* [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine]

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Pepoluan: Reformatting

2006-09-15T13:51:13Z

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Psyllium: /* Known flaws/limitations: */ Added reference to not being able to decode

2006-09-14T11:06:29Z

Known flaws/limitations:: Added reference to not being able to decode

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	* The progress bar goes to 100% quickly when converting a file and then sits there for a while. This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program. The program needs to take the whole file straight up because it needs to make a .WAV file out of it before sending it to neroAacEnc.exe. SOX will not support outputting a WAV file to a data stream.		* The progress bar goes to 100% quickly when converting a file and then sits there for a while. This is because K3b judges the completeness of the operation by how much of the file it has fed to the program. The program needs to take the whole file straight up because it needs to make a .WAV file out of it before sending it to neroAacEnc.exe. SOX will not support outputting a WAV file to a data stream.
			* Does not support decoding of MP4 files. This would require the development of a proper Audio Decoding plugin for K3b.

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