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! | ! Codec | ||
! Tool | ! Tool | ||
! Version | ! Version | ||
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| rowspan="2" | [[AAC]] | | rowspan="2" | [[AAC]] | ||
| fhgaacenc | | [[fhgaacenc]] | ||
| 20151024 | | 20151024 | ||
| Requires [[Winamp]] 5.62 or newer | | Requires [[Winamp]] 5.62 or newer | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[QAAC|qaac]] | | rowspan="2" | [[QAAC|qaac]] | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2. | | rowspan="2" | 2.82 | ||
| rowspan="2" | Requires [[iTunes]] | | rowspan="2" | Requires [[iTunes]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[Apple Lossless]] | | rowspan="2" | [[Apple Lossless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| refalac | | [[refalac]] | ||
| 1. | | 1.82 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[FLAC]] | | [[FLAC]] | ||
| | | flac | ||
| 1. | | 1.4.3 | ||
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| [[Ogg Vorbis]] | | [[Ogg Vorbis]] | ||
| oggenc2 | | [[oggenc|oggenc2]] | ||
| 2.88 | | 2.88 | ||
| Uses libVorbis 1.3. | | Uses libVorbis 1.3.7 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Opus]] | | [[Opus]] | ||
| opusenc | | opusenc | ||
| 0.2 | | 0.2.1 | ||
| Uses libopus 1. | | Uses libopus 1.5.2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[WavPack]] | | [[WavPack]] | ||
| | | wavpack | ||
| 5. | | 5.7.0 | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 04:49, 24 April 2024
| Developer(s) | Peter Pawlowski |
| Release information | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | Unknown |
| Stable release | 2024-04-23 (April 23, 2024) |
| Compatibility | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Additional information | |
| Use | Encoder distribution |
| License | Various, inc. GPL |
The Free Encoder Pack gives foobar2000 users the ability to utilize additional command-line encoders when converting audio files.
For standard installations of foobar2000, the files are extracted to a new folder in the foobar2000 installation directory called "encoders".
Encoders
| Codec | Tool | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAC | fhgaacenc | 20151024 | Requires Winamp 5.62 or newer |
| qaac | 2.82 | Requires iTunes | |
| Apple Lossless | |||
| refalac | 1.82 | ||
| FLAC | flac | 1.4.3 | |
| MP3 | lame | 3.100 | |
| Musepack | mpcenc | 1.30.0 | |
| Ogg Vorbis | oggenc2 | 2.88 | Uses libVorbis 1.3.7 |
| Opus | opusenc | 0.2.1 | Uses libopus 1.5.2 |
| WavPack | wavpack | 5.7.0 |
fhgaacenc
fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to use the FhG AAC codec, which is included with Winamp 5.62–5.666, with the Converter component.
Note: The required enc_fhgaac.dll is not included in Winamp 5.8 and later.
Option 1
- Download and install the relevant version of Winamp.
- Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.
Option 2
- Download the relevant version of Winamp, but do not install it.
- Open the setup exe file as an archive using a tool such as 7-Zip.
- Copy the following files directly to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder:
Plugins\enc_fhgaac.dlllibmp4v2.dll
- Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.
qaac
qaac allows foobar2000 to use the Apple AAC codec from iTunes with the Converter component.
Option 1
- Download and install iTunes.
- Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.
Option 2
- Download iTunes, but do not install it.
- Download makeportable.zip and extract "makeportable.cmd" to the same location as the iTunes installer.
- Run "makeportable.cmd" to extract the required files to a folder called "QTfiles" (and "QTfiles64", if the 64-bit version has been downloaded).
- Move the "QTfiles" folder (and "QTfiles64" folder, if it exists) to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder.
- Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.
External links
- Free Encoder Pack on
foobar2000.org - fhgaacenc on GitHub
- qaac on GitHub
- Using qaac without iTunes on GitHub