Nero releases free AAC encoder

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Crabbyappleton
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Liggy used our news submit to tell us that the folks over at Nero have offered up a free AAC
encoder for those out there seeking some audio compression. In case you are on
acronym overload, here is a slight bit of relief from Wikipedia:


Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), also known as
MPEG-2 Part 7, and also MPEG-4 Part 3 in a slightly modified form, is a digital
audio encoding and lossy compression format. It was popularized by Apple
Computer through its iPod and iTunes Music Store.


AAC was designed as an improved-performance
codec relative to MP3 (which was specified in MPEG-1) and MPEG-2 Part 3 (which
is also known as "MPEG-2 Audio" or ISO/IEC 13818-3).


AAC was promoted as the successor to MP3 for
audio coding at medium to high bit rates.


Nero
Digital Audio Reference Quality MPEG-4 & 3GPP Audio Codec



  • Compression Ratios ranging from ultra
    high (58 CDs fit on one!) to High-End Audio (2.5:1), for absolutely
    perfect audiophile encodings

  • Crystal Clear, Award Winning Sound
    Quality at every compression ratio and bit rate!

  • Support for Embedded Album Art (Covers,
    Booklets, Lyrics!)

  • Store Entire Audio Album in a Single
    .mp4 File with all the Features of an Audio CD embedded inside, but at a
    fraction of the space!

  • Reference Quality MPEG-4 Audio Codec

  • Fully Compatible with the Latest
    Version of the State-of-the-art MPEG-4 Audio Standard (LC-AAC, HE-AAC
    and HE-AAC v2)

If you are interested, you can snag a download here. They also offer a brief explanation
of how to use the software on the same page.

Source: Nero

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