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Andre Wendt wrote:
> Package: soundconverter
> Version: 0.9.2-1
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> I just gave soundconverter a try and found out it cannot convert m4a
> (AAC) files into mp3. The files are unencrypted, so that shouldn't be a
> problem: I have xmms playing those files, and according to the package
> description of soundconverter, "it reads sound files in any format
> supported by GStreamer."
There is no AAC (ie. faa[cd]) plugin for gstreamer 0.10 in Debian. There
are patent issues with AAC, so that's probably why. xmms doesn't use
gstreamer, which is why it works.
> The application shows the progress bar and creates an empty target file.
> But that's it. Nothing is being converted. I've tried several files
> (different names, with and without spaces). Converting mp3 into ogg
> works fine.
That's normal behaviour when an appropriate {de,en}coder cannot be located.
> Either I am missing some package, or there is no support for AAC files.
> If the latter is true, please adapt the package description accordingly.
The latter is true. However, the description is still true. AAC isn't
supported by gstreamer (or the Debian package thereof).
> Thanks for any hints,
> André
William.
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