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NAME
faad — Process an Advanced Audio Codec stream
SYNOPSIS
faad [options] [-w | -o <output_filename> | -a <output_filename>] input_filename
DESCRIPTION
This utility provides a command line interface to libfaad2. This program reads in MPEG‐4 AAC files, processes, and outputs them in either Microsoft WAV, MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS, or standard PCM formats.
OPTIONS
-a <filename>, --adtsout <filename> Sets the processing to output to the specified file in MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format -b <number>, --bits <number> Set the output (individual) sample format. The number takes one of the following values: 1: 16‐bit PCM data (default). 2: 24‐bit PCM data. 3: 32‐bit PCM data. 4: 32‐bit floating‐point data. 5: 64‐bit floating‐point data. -d , --downmix Set the processing to downsample from 5.1 (surround sound and bass) channels to 2 channels (stereo). -f <number>, --format <number> Set the output file format. The number takes one of the following values: 1: Microsoft WAV format (default). 2: Raw PCM data. -g Set the processing to not perform gapless decoding. -h , --help Shows a usage summary. -i , --info Shows information about the about the input file. -l <number>, --objecttype <number> Sets the MPEG rofile and object type for the processing to use. The number takes one of the following values: 1: Main object type. 2: Low Complexity (LC) object type (default). 4: Long Term Prediction (LTP) object type. 23: Low Delay (LD) object type. -o <filename>, --outfile <number> Sets the filename for processing output. -q , --quiet Quiet - Suppresses status messages during processing. -t , --oldformat Sets the processing to use the old MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format when outputting in said format. -w , --stdio Sets the processing output to be sent to the standard out.
AUTHOR
Matthew W. S. Bell <matthew (at) bells23.org.uk>
SEE ALSO
faac(1)