Hello, thanks so much for your (quick) reply!
I'm using everything that came with LameXP, so it's the Nero AAC encoder. I will try to figure out and test results with QAAC. Here's the error output:
Code:
LameXP v4.17 (Build #2188), compiled on 2018-11-10 at 15:28:47
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C:/Users/****/AppData/Local/Temp/51ba36340709e014/lxp_flac.exe -d -F -f -o C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Temp\51ba36340709e014\153e3d8201b4b954.wav "C:\Users\****\Downloads\file.flac"
flac 1.3.2
Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Josh Coalson, 2011-2016 Xiph.Org Foundation
flac comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are
welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. Type `flac' for details.
Exited with code: 0x0000
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C:/Users/****/AppData/Local/Temp/51ba36340709e014/lxp_sox.exe --i C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Temp\51ba36340709e014\153e3d8201b4b954.wav
Input File : 'C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Temp\51ba36340709e014\153e3d8201b4b954.wav'
File Size : 418M
Bit Rate : 9.22M
Sample Encoding: 24-bit Signed Integer PCM
Exited with code: 0x0000
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"C:/Program Files (x86)/MuldeR/LameXP/neroAacEnc.exe" -cbr 320000 -if C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Temp\51ba36340709e014\153e3d8201b4b954.wav -of "C:\Users\****\Downloads\file.mp4"
ERROR: could not open AAC encoder
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* Nero AAC Encoder *
* Copyright 2009 Nero AG *
* All Rights Reserved Worldwide *
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* Package build date: Feb 18 2010 *
* Package version: 1.5.4.0 *
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* See -help for a complete list of available parameters. *
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Exited with code: 0x0001
As for the opus, I will try your suggestions of opusenc. Thanks again!