Difference between revisions of "Advanced Audio Coding"

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'''High Efficiency AAC''' (aka '''aacPlus'''), is a [[lossy]] data compression scheme for audio streams, and is part of the '''[[MPEG-4]] Part 3''' specification.
 
'''High Efficiency AAC''' (aka '''aacPlus'''), is a [[lossy]] data compression scheme for audio streams, and is part of the '''[[MPEG-4]] Part 3''' specification.
  
HE-AAC combines [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC), [[Spectral Band Replication]] (SBR)
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HE-AAC combines [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC), {{wikipedia|Spectral Band Replication}} (SBR)
  
 
=== He-AACv2 / eAAC+ ===
 
=== He-AACv2 / eAAC+ ===
Enhanced aacPlus combines SBR and [[parametric stereo]] (PS). The [[codec]] can operate at very low bitrates and is good for [[internet radio]] streaming.  A 48 kilobit-per-second stream is considered to have higher quality than 128 [[kbit/s]] [[MP3]].
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Enhanced aacPlus combines SBR and {{wikipedia|Parametric Stereo}} (PS). The [[codec]] can operate at very low bitrates and is good for [[internet radio]] streaming.  A 48 kilobit-per-second stream is considered to have higher quality than 128 [[kbit/s]] [[MP3]].
  
 
VLC supports HE-AAC through the [[FAAD2]] library.
 
VLC supports HE-AAC through the [[FAAD2]] library.

Revision as of 13:20, 28 June 2012

AAC is a set of codecs designed to provide better compression than MP3s, and are improved versions of MPEG audio.

AAC has many options and profiles available.

Introduction

AAC actually refers to two similar codecs - MPEG-2 AAC and MPEG-4 AAC. It has many options and is heavily customisable depending on the desired output

It has some advantages over MP3 - it has a greater range of sample frequencies, up to 48 channels and higher coding efficiency. It also has much better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz. Depending on the AAC profile and the MP3 encoder, 96 kbit/s AAC can give nearly the same or better perceptional quality as 128 kbit/s MP3.

MPEG-4 AAC is used by iTunes and iPod (see also Apple webpage on AAC) and most of the portable devices.

Profiles and extensions

Main

LD - Low Delay

ELD - Extended Low Delay

LTP

He-AAC / AAC+

High Efficiency AAC (aka aacPlus), is a lossy data compression scheme for audio streams, and is part of the MPEG-4 Part 3 specification.

HE-AAC combines Advanced Audio Coding (AAC),

(SBR)

He-AACv2 / eAAC+

Enhanced aacPlus combines SBR and

(PS). The codec can operate at very low bitrates and is good for internet radio streaming. A 48 kilobit-per-second stream is considered to have higher quality than 128 kbit/s MP3.

VLC supports HE-AAC through the FAAD2 library.

VideoLAN uses the FAAC (encoder) and FAAD (decoder) to provide support for AAC audio.


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This is an audio codec. The name to use at the command line is unknown.
This codec is from the faad2 module.

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