[MacDV] Re: AAC

[Kunga]

> on 08/06/2003 19:29, Kunga at Kunga at FutureMedia.org wrote:
>
>> Yes that's right Matt. AAC encoding is supposed to be a better 
>> sounding
>> compression scheme but about the same size. I was encoding mp3 files 
>> at
>> 192 kbps. Now I am encoding AAC at 160 kbps. Saving a little space
>> yielding about the same quality. I can't tell the difference between 
>> an
>> AAC file and an MP3 file. But Steve said we had to do it so I 
>> slavishly
>> obeyed his order. ; ^ )
>
On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 08:29  PM, Marcelus G. Zalotti wrote:
> Well, I would like to know about three things:
> 01. Is there a way to make AAC music files under Mac OS 9.1?

Not that I know of. iTunes 4 for OS X is the only encoder-software 
player I know of so far. Time to move up to OS X?
>
> 02. Is there a player or other way to listen them under Mac OS 9.1?

Ditto. All new iPods also play them out of the box and all old iPods 
play AAC with the 1.3 updater applied to them.
>
> 03. Does Roxio Toast supports Audio CD recording directly from AAC 
> Files, as the same way as MP3s?

Not yet. I assume they will in a future update. But they haven't said 
if nor when they will to date. Of course there's a work around. You 
convert the AAC files to AIFF files and then drag those to Toast for 
the CD player compatible burn.

I'll call them tomorrow and report back if they tell me.

Kunga

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