Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
FAAC 1.28
Usage: faac.exe [options] infiles ...
Quality-related options:
-q Set default variable bitrate (VBR) quantizer quality in percent.
(default: 100, averages at approx. 120 kbps VBR for a normal
stereo input file with 16 bit and 44.1 kHz sample rate; max.
value 500, min. 10).
-b Set average bitrate (ABR) to approximately kbps.
(max. value 152 kbps/stereo with a 16 kHz cutoff, can be raised
with a higher -c setting).
-c Set the bandwidth in Hz (default: automatic, i.e. adapts
maximum value to input sample rate).
Input/output options:
-: If you simply use a hyphen/minus sign instead
of an input file name, FAAC can encode directly from stdin,
thus enabling piping from other applications and utilities. The
same works for stdout as well, so FAAC can pipe its output to
other apps such as a server.
-o XSet output file to X (only for one input file)
only for one input file; you can use *.aac, *.mp4, *.m4a or
*.m4b as file extension, and the file format will be set
automatically to ADTS or MP4).
-PRaw PCM input mode (default: off, i.e. expecting a WAV header;
necessary for input files or bitstreams without a header; using
only -P assumes the default values for -R, -B and -C in the
input file).
-RRaw PCM input sample rate in Hz (default: 44100 Hz, max. 96 kHz)
-BRaw PCM input sample size (default: 16, also possible 8, 24, 32
bit fixed or float input).
-CRaw PCM input channels (default: 2, max. 33 + 1 LFE).
-XRaw PCM swap input bytes (default: bigendian).
-I Input multichannel configuration (default: 3,4 which means
Center is third and LFE is fourth like in 5.1 WAV, so you only
have to specify a different position of these two mono channels
in your multichannel input files if they haven't been reordered
already).
MP4 specific options:
-wWrap AAC data in MP4 container. (default for *.mp4, *.m4a and
*.m4b)
-sOptimize MP4 container layout after encoding.
--artist XSet artist to X
--writer XSet writer/composer to X
--title XSet title/track name to X
--genre XSet genre to X
--album XSet album/performer to X
--compilationMark as compilation
--track XSet track to X (number/total)
--disc XSet disc to X (number/total)
--year XSet year to X
--cover-art XRead cover art from file X
Supported image formats are GIF, JPEG, and PNG.
--comment XSet comment to X
Expert options, only for testing purposes:
--tns Enable coding of TNS, temporal noise shaping.
--no-midsideDon't use mid/side coding.
--mpeg-vers XForce AAC MPEG version, X can be 2 or 4
--obj-type XAAC object type. (LC (Low Complexity, default), Main or LTP
(Long Term Prediction)
--shortctl XEnforce block type (0 = both (default); 1 = no short; 2 = no
long).
-rGenerate raw AAC bitstream (i.e. without any headers).
Not advised!!!, RAW AAC files are practically useless!!!
Documentation:
--licenseShow the FAAC license.
--helpShow this abbreviated help.
--long-helpShow complete help.
More tips can be found in the audiocoding.com Knowledge Base at
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