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Compaact! is one of the newest [[AAC]] encoders. Like [[Nero AAC]], compaact! is not free, however it does offer an impressive feature set. Roberto Amorim's last [[AAC]] test showed that at 128kbps, Compaact! is tied with both the [[FAAC]] and Coding Technologies (Real) encoders. Compaact! features both the LC and Main Object Types, [[CBR]], [[VBR]], [[Multichannel]], high resolution (24bit/96kHz) encoding, and command line support.
Compaact! was an [[AAC]] encoder [http://www.mpeg4.net/press/view.aspx?i=813 launched in 2003]. It offered an impressive feature set, and was shown in testing by Roberto Amorim to be competitive at 128kbps with both the [[FAAC]] and Coding Technologies (Real) encoders. Compaact! featured both the LC and Main Object Types, [[CBR]], [[VBR]], [[Multichannel]], high resolution (24bit/96kHz) encoding, and command line support.


For portable encoding, try -q5 to -q6. For music archive purposes, try -q7 to -q8.
As of 2005, Compaact! development has been discontinued.


Compaact! development has been recently [http://www.zplane.de/showPage.php?SPRACHE=UK&PAGE=news discontinued], therefore, we have probably seen the last of it.


== External References ==
== External References ==


* [http://www.compaact.com/aacPage.php?SPRACHE=UK&PAGE=compaact Compaact website]
[http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=14670 HA Forum post regarding the launch of Compaact!]
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Roberto's listening tests]
 
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/compaact.html Compaact! download and history] at ReallyRareWares
 
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 22 July 2014

Compaact! was an AAC encoder launched in 2003. It offered an impressive feature set, and was shown in testing by Roberto Amorim to be competitive at 128kbps with both the FAAC and Coding Technologies (Real) encoders. Compaact! featured both the LC and Main Object Types, CBR, VBR, Multichannel, high resolution (24bit/96kHz) encoding, and command line support.

As of 2005, Compaact! development has been discontinued.


External References

HA Forum post regarding the launch of Compaact!