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FAAD(1) FAAD(1)

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

Sets the processing to output to the specified file in MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format
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.
Set the processing to downsample from 5.1 (surround sound and bass) channels to 2 channels (stereo).
Set the output file format. The number takes one of the following values:
1: Microsoft WAV format (default).
2: Raw PCM data.
Set the processing to not perform gapless decoding.
Shows a usage summary.
Shows information about the about the input file.
Sets the MPEGpe 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.
Sets the filename for processing output.
Quiet - Suppresses status messages during processing.
Sets the processing to use the old MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format when outputting in said format.
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)

October 2006 faad 2.5