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The '''Free Encoder Pack''' gives [[foobar2000]] users the ability to utilize additional command-line encoders when converting audio files. | The '''Free Encoder Pack''' gives [[foobar2000]] users the ability to utilize additional command-line encoders when converting audio files. | ||
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+ | For standard installations of foobar2000, the files are extracted to a new folder in the foobar2000 installation directory called "encoders". | ||
==Encoders== | ==Encoders== | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! Encoder | |
− | + | ! Tool | |
− | + | ! Version | |
− | + | ! Notes | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | | rowspan="2" | [[AAC]] | |
− | + | | fhgaacenc | |
− | + | | 20151024 | |
+ | | Requires [[Winamp]] 5.62 or newer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | [[QAAC|qaac]] | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 2.68 | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | Requires [[iTunes]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | Apple Lossless | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | refalac | ||
+ | | 1.68 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[FLAC]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 1.3.3 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[MP3]] | ||
+ | | [[LAME]] | ||
+ | | 3.100 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Musepack]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 1.30.0 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Ogg Vorbis]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 2.88 | ||
+ | | Uses libVorbis 1.3.6 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Opus]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 0.2 | ||
+ | | Uses libopus 1.3.1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[WavPack]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 5.1.0 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |} | ||
===fhgaacenc=== | ===fhgaacenc=== | ||
+ | fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to utilize the Winamp [[FhG AAC]] codec, however the following steps are required to use it with the [[foobar2000:Converter|Converter]] component: | ||
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+ | * Download a 5.6.2+ (but pre-5.8) version of Winamp, as {{code|enc_fhgaac.dll}} is not included in 5.8+. | ||
+ | * 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: | ||
+ | ** {{code|Plugins\enc_fhgaac.dll}} | ||
+ | ** {{code|libmp4v2.dll}} | ||
+ | * Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option when converting files. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{foobar2000|https://www.foobar2000.org/encoderpack|Free Encoder Pack}} | * {{foobar2000|https://www.foobar2000.org/encoderpack|Free Encoder Pack}} | ||
* [https://github.com/tmkk/fhgaacenc/ fhgaacenc] on GitHub | * [https://github.com/tmkk/fhgaacenc/ fhgaacenc] on GitHub | ||
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac qaac] on GitHub | * [https://github.com/nu774/qaac qaac] on GitHub | ||
+ | * [https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder/wiki/Tutorial-Using-qaac-without-iTunes Using qaac without iTunes] on GitHub | ||
[[Category:foobar2000]] | [[Category:foobar2000]] |
Revision as of 20:57, 28 November 2019
Developer(s) | Peter Pawlowski |
Release information | |
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Initial release | Unknown |
Stable release | 2019-08-04 (August 4, 2019) |
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
Encoder | Tool | Version | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
AAC | fhgaacenc | 20151024 | Requires Winamp 5.62 or newer |
qaac | 2.68 | Requires iTunes | |
Apple Lossless | |||
refalac | 1.68 | ||
FLAC | 1.3.3 | ||
MP3 | LAME | 3.100 | |
Musepack | 1.30.0 | ||
Ogg Vorbis | 2.88 | Uses libVorbis 1.3.6 | |
Opus | 0.2 | Uses libopus 1.3.1 | |
WavPack | 5.1.0 |
fhgaacenc
fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to utilize the Winamp FhG AAC codec, however the following steps are required to use it with the Converter component:
- Download a 5.6.2+ (but pre-5.8) version of Winamp, as
enc_fhgaac.dll
is not included in 5.8+. - 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.dll
-
libmp4v2.dll
-
- Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option when converting files.
External links
- Free Encoder Pack on foobar2000.org
- fhgaacenc on GitHub
- qaac on GitHub
- Using qaac without iTunes on GitHub