command-line frontend for WinAmp AAC+ v2 encoder (upd 2006-05-15)

[DeathTheSheep]

Wow, that was fast! This tool is really awesome. Thanks for coding it, dimzon

Is there any way to force PS on or off? On hydrogenaudio, it is said that PS can hurt some samples even at 32kbps but help some samples up to 48kbps! It would really help if there was a way to toggle this on/off for particular files. Thanks!

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by DeathTheSheep

Is there any way to force PS on or off?

I will add this a bit later

[Peter1234]

dimzon,
dll is from WinAmp 5.13 (just updated). Size is 274 KB (280,576 bytes).

My wav was encoded with Audacity and according to Foobar is

bitrate = 1411
samplerate = 44100
channels = 2
codec = PCM
bitspersample = 16

So I assume the problem is the bitrate of 1411 kbps.

[shon3i]

I have same problem with high bitrate encoder with behappy and 6ch ac3source. Can't create encoder message but with stereo input works

[DeathTheSheep]

dll is from WinAmp 5.13

That's probably the problem. You need the .dll from Winamp 5.20[.365] or later in order for it to work

[Peter1234]

DeathTheSheep,

You need the .dll from Winamp 5.20[.365] or later in order for it to work

WinAmp version 5.13 is the newest free version (Jan. 31, 2006). I think the enc_aacplus.dll is the same in both the free and pro versions? But perhaps I do need the pro version. Does the --lc option work for you?

[DeathTheSheep]

It works fine fer me ...maybe you haven't heard the latest underground info? *whisperherewhisper*

[Peter1234]

DeathTheSheep,
I did a file compare on the free enc_aacplus.dll version and the pro enc_aacplus.dll version and they are different. When I tried the pro version the --lc option works. Thanks for your help.

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by shon3i

I have same problem with high bitrate encoder with behappy and 6ch ac3source. Can't create encoder message but with stereo input works

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...734#post778734

[shon3i]

Originally Posted by dimzon

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...734#post778734

I see. Thanks

[wammie]

It seems this front end cannot be invoked by Exact Audio Copy as an external program. In my attempts, the DOS window opens very quickly and then closes. I have been unable to capture any messages from the DOS box, even with a screen capture, as the window appears only for the briefest moment.

Is there a way to use this program from Exact Audio Copy? I understand the developer would not and should not need to make this compatible with everything else out there, but if anyone knows how to make it work I'd appreciate some help.

[dimzon]

Winamp5.2 AAC+v2 encoder command-line frontend (new version)

• Support for AAC-LC encoding via CT encoder
• 6ch support
• support aacPlus HE-AAC High-Bitrate Encoder

enc_aacplus.dll from WinAmp 5.2 beta requed (tested on build 365)

new version contains some bugfix

Get it @ BeHappy Workspace (take look @ my signature)

[Gabriel_Bouvigne]

It seems to me that there is no way to choose between channel modes in this version.
--chmode is not parsed.

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by Gabriel_Bouvigne

It seems to me that there is no way to choose between channel modes in this version.
--chmode is not parsed.

ParametricStereo will be used for he-aac @ bitrate <=48kbps
JointStereo will be used otherwize

Does anybody need addittional modes? I can add it during next week

[Gabriel_Bouvigne]

Yes, I saw in the source code that it was using default settings according to the bitrate.
As you provided source code (thanks a lot), I modified it to be able to specify channel modes, so it suits my needs.

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by Gabriel_Bouvigne

As you provided source code (thanks a lot), I modified it to be able to specify channel modes, so it suits my needs.

Can You share modified binary and source (to save my time a bit)?

[Gabriel_Bouvigne]

Well, it's just:

if(0==strcmp("--chmode", argv[i]))
{
nChannelMode=atoi(argv[++i]);
continue;
}

[dimzon]

new version is out

AAC+ 6-channel encoding up to 213kbps !

[shon3i]

For Multichannel encoding:

LC 160-320kbps
HE 96-128kbps
HE High 96-213kbps Not working i use 192 kbs and get message

Starting job proba.ac3->proba.aac
Found Audio Stream
Channels=6, BitsPerSample=16, SampleRate=48000Hz
enc_aacPlus.exe - "C:\Documents and Settings\Nenad\Desktop\proba.aac" --cbr 192000 --high --mpeg4aac
Writing RIFF header to encoder's StdIn
Writing PCM data to encoder's StdIn
Error: System.ApplicationException: Abnormal encoder termination -4
at BeHappy.Encoder.encode()
#### Encoder StdOut ####
********************************************************************
* AACPlus v2 Encoder (using Winamp 5.2 enc_aacplus.dll)
* Source timestamp Sun Feb 26 16:19:37 2006
* Build Feb 26 2006, 16:22:43
********************************************************************
* NOTE! enc_aacplus.dll must be into executable directory
* get it from Winamp 5.2 plugins directory
* tested on Winamp 5.2 Release Feb 23 2006 Full (Not Pro) version)
********************************************************************
Input file: -
Output file: C:\Documents and Settings\Nenad\Desktop\proba.aac
SampleRate: 48000
ChannelCount: 6
BitsPerSample: 16
Bitrate: 192000
ChannelMode: Multichannel
Encoder: aacPlusHigh
Can't create encoder!

[straycat]

Originally Posted by wammie

It seems this front end cannot be invoked by Exact Audio Copy as an external program. In my attempts, the DOS window opens very quickly and then closes. I have been unable to capture any messages from the DOS box, even with a screen capture, as the window appears only for the briefest moment.

Is there a way to use this program from Exact Audio Copy? I understand the developer would not and should not need to make this compatible with everything else out there, but if anyone knows how to make it work I'd appreciate some help.

I have tried as well to use enc_aacplus.exe in combination with EAC and I failed. Can anyone help?