FFMPEG with libfaac - says libfaac is unknown encoder

[play_]

Hi.

I am trying to convert some mp3's into m4r format.

I got to step 4 on this page:
http://blog.forret.com/tag/ffmpeg/ and do as the guy does:

ffmpeg.exe -i ringtone.mp3 -ac 1 -ab 128000 -f mp4 -acodec libfaac -y ringtone.m4r

minus the .exe part. here's what i use:

ffmpeg -i test.mp3 -ac 1 -ab 128000 -f mp4 -acodec libfaac -y test.m4r

but ffmpeg throws me this error:

Unknown encoder 'libfaac'

even though i have libfaac0 and libfaac-dev installed

any thoughts?

[andrew.46]

Hi play,

any thoughts?

aac encoding has become a problem with Karmic, I presume that is what you are using? Have a look here for the solution:

HOWTO: Easily enable MP3, MPEG4, AAC, and other restricted encoding in FFmpeg
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1117283

All the best,

Andrew

[play_]

thank you!

[stoian]

that thread won't show today...

[stoian]

and still... wtf? need 25 posts to READ a thread?

[FakeOutdoorsman]

This is an old thread, and that thread you are referring to has since been "deleted"* because:

1. Forum rules did not allow me to update it without contacting a forum moderator
2. Ubuntu no longer uses FFmpeg

I did not want to deal with the forum bureaucracy each time I wanted to edit my own post, and I did not want users to follow a moldering, outdated guide.

* Unfortunately, instead of being deleted, the post was moved to "The Jail" and is still available at least to me and the forum overlords.