Winamp aacPlus plugin for BeSweet updated

[Kurtnoise]

Hi guys,

I've updated the besweet plugin from aacPlus WinAmp Engine. Feel free to test it (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/BeLight/WA_aac-2.3.zip). (Sources available here (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/BeLight/WA_aac-2.3_src.zip)...)


This library enables aacPlus encoding from WinAmp to BeSweet.
WinAmp 5.2*** Pro and earlier is required.

History:
2006/01/27: v1.0 released.
2006/01/31: v1.1 small update compatible with the last beta.
2006/02/15: v1.2 fix cosmetic bug with MPEG2/MPEG4 Bitstream
2006/02/17: v2.0 Introduce aacPlus High Bitrate
2006/02/20: v2.1 fix a bug with 6ch
2006/03/14: v2.2 update aacPlus and add LC-AAC Mode
2006/03/15: v2.3 small bugfix and sources updated

How to:
1/Install WinAmp 5.2 Pro or higher and the last BeSweet beta.
2/Copy enc_aacplus.dll & WA_aac.dll in BeSweet folder.
3/Build you command line....

Options available:
-cbr xxx :: with xxx the target bitrate (max equals to 320 kbps).
-mode 1|2|3|4|5 :: Mode selection to choose Output Format
(1:Mono 2:Stereo 3:Independant Stereo
4:Parametric Stereo [bitrate required <=48 kbps]
5: Dual Channels)
-mpeg2 :: Enable AAC-MPEG2 Bitstream (by default this is AAC-MPEG4)
-high :: Enable aacPlus High Encoder (doesn't support multichannel)
-lc :: Enable LC-AAC Encoder (supports multichannel)
-6chnew :: to enable 5.1 [bitrate required >=96 kbps && <=128 kbps for default settings
and >=160 kbps for lc Mode / -mode switch must be disabled]

Examples:
->Wav to AAC PS :: BeSweet.exe -core( -input myfile.wav -output myfile.aac -logfile myfile.log ) -dimzon( -dllname WA_aac.dll -cbr 48 -mode 4 )
->AC3_6ch to AAC_6ch HE :: BeSweet.exe -core( -input myfile.ac3 -output myfile.aac -logfile myfile.log ) -azid( -n1 -c normal ) -dimzon( -dllname WA_aac.dll -cbr 128 -6chnew )
->AC3_6ch to AAC_2ch PS :: BeSweet.exe -core( -input myfile.ac3 -output myfile.aac -logfile myfile.log ) -azid( -n1 -c normal -s stereo -L -3dB ) -dimzon( -dllname WA_aac.dll -cbr 48 -mode 4 )
->AC3_2ch to AAC_2ch HE "High" :: BeSweet.exe -core( -input myfile.ac3 -output myfile.aac -logfile myfile.log ) -azid( -n1 -c normal ) -dimzon( -dllname WA_aac.dll -cbr 192 -mode 2 -high )
->AC3_6ch to AAC_6ch LC :: BeSweet.exe -core( -input myfile.ac3 -output myfile.aac -logfile myfile.log ) -azid( -n1 -c normal ) -dimzon( -dllname WA_aac.dll -cbr 256 -lc -6chnew )



Enjoy :)

[iceborne]

do you know the difference between the mode selection, ie.. what is independent stereo compared to stereo and what is dual stereo?
abit confused by all the selection.

[IgorC]

As I know
Dual Channels - both channels are encoded seperatly. (bi-language track . I.e. left - english, right - spanish )
Independent stereo - both channels are encoded together, but without loss of stereo image.
Stereo - is something like MP3 joint stereo. Joint stereo is lossy but hard perceptible.

It is a pitty that Winamp CT HE-AAC has not a VBR mode like Nero. It is not so relevant for music but for soundtrack where vbr helps much due to "light" material like silence(down to 3 kbps) or human speech (approx 30-35 kbps ) those requires less bitrate.

[iceborne]

tried it, log says success but the output is unreadable by any player. maybe i'm missing a codec, but i doubt it.


that was with the full pro package 5.2 ver.365

[Kurtnoise]

Install the Full package (http://www.winamp.com/player/free.php) 1st and replace enc_aacplus.dll by the new one (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=236311) from the last beta.

[shon3i]

How to get MP4 extension instead AAC. did help -bit 5 parameter. This work nice .But when you update BeLight. Did this is fully compactible with 5.1 encodings i think on enc_aacplus.dll.

[Kurtnoise]

How to get MP4 extension instead AAC.
by muxing your file with mp4box...:D

did help -bit 5 parameter. This work nice .But when you update BeLight.
Probably when the 5.2 will be officially released...

Did this is fully compactible with 5.1 encodings i think on enc_aacplus.dll.
yes.

[shon3i]

Tanks Kurtnoise13 but one more question. I see in winamp 5.2 beta, that bitrate can be up to 320kbs and mp4 support in m4a container in pro version.

[Kurtnoise]

Yes but winamp uses different config for each presets. So, we need to create different dlls for that I think...

[iceborne]

my resultant aac output (-bit 5) cannot be mux to mp4 for some reason. the aac file can be played back in foobar but no other player.

[shon3i]

my resultant aac output (-bit 5) cannot be mux to mp4 for some reason. the aac file can be played back in foobar but no other player.
I think is that a bug. I use -bit 0 and works fine.

[dimzon]

@Kurtnoise13
please, provide your source code

[buzzqw]

@Kurtnoise13
questions
should this plugin substitute both dimzon plugin (for 2 and 6ch) ?
and should be considerate stable ?
will this plugin fuction with both latest beta and previus ones ?


Afaik YES at all questions. but i prefer your answers :D

BHH

[Kurtnoise]

should this plugin substitute both dimzon plugin (for 2 and 6ch) ?
yes

and should be considerate stable ?
no, coz this is for the winamp beta...:)

will this plugin fuction with both latest beta and previus ones ?
only the lastest.

please, provide your source code
See my 1st post for the link.

my resultant aac output (-bit 5) cannot be mux to mp4 for some reason
Did you use a PRO version ? what kind of error message did you have ?

[dimzon]

See my 1st post for the link.
Fine ;)

[slavickas]

seems "-bit 5" makes AAC with ADIF header, although according http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=ADIF those files should be a bit smaller I got same size

[shon3i]

Winamp 5.13 is come out enc_aacplus is different. I can't with -bit 5 get mpeg4 header. in winamp always say that mpeg2/aac instead mpeg4/aac.

[dimzon]

@Kurtnoise13
if you take look @ enc_aacplus.exe (@BeHappy workspace) You can find nice code to convert MPEG2 AAC to MPEG4 AAC on the fly :)

[shon3i]

@dimzon can you make to use mp4 container instead aac on the fly with backward compactibility like winamp.

[dimzon]

@dimzon can you make to use mp4 container instead aac on the fly with backward compactibility like winamp.
I'm planing to perform a little reverse engenearing of enc_aacplus.dll in order to find how to use new functionality from last beta (including MP4 output and LC encoding). Unfortunally I have no time to perform this right now...

[shon3i]

@dimzon what you sugest for 5.1 HE-AAC Nero or Winamp or something different

[dimzon]

@Kurtnoise13
It's easy to add AAC-LC support too - just look @ http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102942

[Kurtnoise]

Small update (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=776189#post776189). I've added aacPlus High Bitrate. And BeLight is also updated (http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=45&release_id=265#r265) to work with it...

[dimzon]

Small update (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=776189#post776189). I've added aacPlus High Bitrate. And BeLight is also updated (http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=45&release_id=265#r265) to work with it...
why does you analyze -6ch switch? BeSweet provide channel number in BSN_Init!
And why does not add LC encoder - it's really easy

[Kurtnoise]

why does you analyze -6ch switch? BeSweet provide channel number in BSN_Init!
mmh yes, you're right.

And why does not add LC encoder - it's really easy
coz I'm not interested by that...

[JoeBG]

Small update (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=776189#post776189). I've added aacPlus High Bitrate. And BeLight is also updated (http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=45&release_id=265#r265) to work with it...

@ Kurtnoise

I see the upmix function in you newest build and I see that you we all have to link the sox.exe in settings. What are you planning :)

[Sirber]

Thanks! :D

[Kurtnoise]

I see the upmix function in you newest build and I see that you we all have to link the sox.exe in settings. What are you planning :)
To have the possibility to "upmix" (ie 2.0 --> 5.1) some audio streams via SoX and BeSweet...

[dimzon]

coz I'm not interested by that...
I believe many BeLight users can be interested in that :rolleyes:

[shon3i]

I believe many BeLight users can be interested in that :rolleyes:
Yea. Kurnoise13 Please add support for LC

[Sirber]

Yeah! I'm like to use LC too :D

BTW, 5.2 Pro is out :)

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648

[Kurtnoise]

New build (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=776189#post776189) available. I added LC-AAC Mode.

For multichannel, bitrates allow for HE-AAC are [96<->213 kbps] and for LC-AAC [160<->320 kbps]. HE-AAC High doesn't work with 6ch streams. I think this is an encoder limitation.

A small update (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/BeLight/BeLight-0.22beta_20060315.7z) for BeLight too...

[dimzon]

For multichannel, bitrates allow for HE-AAC are [96<->128 kbps]
As I said before WinAmp 5.2x CT encoder itself supports up to 213kbps for 6-ch audio for HE-AAC

[Kurtnoise]

zzzzzzz

[dimzon]

CT Encoder clamps the bitrate to 128 kbps for HE-AAC with multichannel streams. I checked the values with the player and for bitrates values higher than 128 kbps, Winamp displays always 128***. Same things with fb2k.
Wrong. Download latest enc_aacplus CLI from here (http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=1bb59ddf-901b-43a5-bd54-b0999e8e223e) and encode 6ch wav file with it.
Checked on dll from WinAmp 5.20 release

enc_aacPlus.exe test.wav test.mp4 --cbr 213000 --mp4box

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1166/dfdsf1ns.png

[Kurtnoise]

erf...I need to update enc_aacplus.dll then. Thanks.

[shon3i]

Why progress bar won't work with aud-x and remaing time is incorerct.
@Kurtnoise did you have a good tool like delaycut for ac3 some for aac. I need to append delay to end of aac and ofcourse from beggining.

[Kurtnoise]

Why progress bar won't work with aud-x and remaing time is incorerct.
It works. What kind of file did you use ? btw, does it concern WA_aac.dll ?

did you have a good tool like delaycut for ac3 some for aac. I need to append delay to end of aac and ofcourse from beggining.
:confused: I don't understand what you want but delaycut doesn't append something.

So, if you test WA_aac.dll and you have some feedbacks you can post your results here otherwise open a new thread please.

[shon3i]

@Kurtnoise13

1) I need some application like delaycut for aac.
2) When i encode 6ch AC3 -> 6ch MP3(Aud-X) progress bar always on 0% and remaing time is aslo 0. But encoding is finished after while and evriting is good. Why progress don't show. I must know how many time is need to encode like when encoding with lame or aac
3)I test WA_aac.dll for now is good

[JoeBG]

erf...I need to update enc_aacplus.dll then. Thanks.

Any success in this topic? :)

[Kurtnoise]

It should work...same link as above.

[JoeBG]

It should work...same link as above.

Works - thank you very much :)