Re: Cutting Edge

I think I downloaded the AAC encoder I used from
http://cd-rw.org/software/audio_software/audio_encoders/psytel_aac_enc.cfm

This is a command-line encoder which will turn WAV files into AAC files.

This Psytel encoder was done last year by the same guy who is currently
adding AAC support to Nero.  It includes a Winamp2 plugin for playback and a
simple PDF file with encoding instructions.

The tagging software I used came from:
http://faac.sourceforge.net/files/id3v2edit-2.0_inst.exe




-----Original Message-----
From: jmasters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jmasters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:18 PM
To: Gordon Harris
Cc: ephpod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ephpod] Re: Cutting Edge


I am interested in support AAC, yes...  Are there any free AAC files
anywhere?

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Gordon Harris wrote:

>
> I managed to update my win-pod to firmware 1.3 using the OS9 update file,
> Laetitia's extractor, and the Podtronics updater.  Worked like a charm.
No
> obvious improvements, though.
>
> Anyone have any experience with AAC encoding?  The info on the apple site
to
> the fact that the mac pods support AAC playback with this firmware is
> tantalizing.  Anyone have an opinion as to whether or not AAC encoding
would
> offer any actual audible improvement over MP3s on an iPod?
>
> I managed to create a couple of AAC test files and even managed to tag
them.
> Finding encoding and playback software was kind of a pain, but I managed
to
> make files that were playable through Winamp2.  No way to send them to the
> iPod, though, to see if they will play there.  I tried the brute force
> approach: renaming the test.aac file to test.mp3 to see if Ephpod would
xfer
> it and read the tags.  No dice.
>
> The 128 CBR AAC test file ended up being about 30% smaller than the high
> quality MP3 VBR file, and sounded just as good when I gave it a cursory
> listening test.
>
> Joe: any desire on your part to add AAC support to Ephpod?
>
>
>
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> [mailto:ephpod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ems
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 3:02 PM
> To: Pete LePage
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> Subject: [ephpod] Re: Cutting Edge
>
>
>
> No kidding, I don't care about any of that stuff, all I want to be able to
> do is queue songs up...
>
> Eric
>
> > That was my SINGLE complaint about my iPod.  I couldn't make play lists
> > while away from my computer...
>
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