any luck transcoding from lossless AAC to any other format?
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:27 pm
Guys,
I'm streaming audio using TwonkyMediaServer on my MacBook to my Pioneer SC-25 AV receiver. Twonky streams all formats nicely except for my Apple Lossless files. Also, the Pioneer doesn't except lossless AAC, so I'll need to transcode to another format. I've tried transcoding the lossless AAC files to flac using ffmpeg. At a terminal prompt, this conversion works well using a command like this:
I can play the outfile just fine using VLC on the Mac. However, trying to get TwonkyMS to convert the lossless to another format acceptable to the Pioneer doesn't work. The Pioneer accepts mp3, wav, flac or normal AAC files. So, it would be helpful if anyone has had luck converting from lossless to one of those.
My desc file for the flac conversion looks like this:
I've tried a couple other conversions, from lossless AAC to mp3/wav to no avail.
Has anyone had any luck using TwonkyMediaServer to transcode lossless AAC files to ANY other format (flac/mp3/wav preferred)?
thanks.
sodo
I'm streaming audio using TwonkyMediaServer on my MacBook to my Pioneer SC-25 AV receiver. Twonky streams all formats nicely except for my Apple Lossless files. Also, the Pioneer doesn't except lossless AAC, so I'll need to transcode to another format. I've tried transcoding the lossless AAC files to flac using ffmpeg. At a terminal prompt, this conversion works well using a command like this:
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ffmpeg -i $infile -acodec flac $outfileMy desc file for the flac conversion looks like this:
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MACLT:cgi-bin sodo$ cat /Users/sodo/ffmpeg-m4a-flac.desc
# transcode audio (m4a to flac)
#(c) 2008 by PacketVideo
exec: ffmpeg -i $infile -acodec flac $outfile 2>/dev/null
# capabilities
from=audio/x-m4a
to=audio/x-flac
asynchronous
priority=idleHas anyone had any luck using TwonkyMediaServer to transcode lossless AAC files to ANY other format (flac/mp3/wav preferred)?
thanks.
sodo