whereas with debian and its derivatives ( Ubuntu / Mint ), aac encoder from libav is used.
Refer https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins- bad1.0/+bug/1299376 rem@debian:~$ gst-inspect-1.0 | grep -i aac libav: avenc_aac: libav AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) encoder libav: avdec_aac: libav AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) decoder ... rem@debian:~$ gst-inspect-1.0 avenc_aac ... bitrate : Target Audio Bitrate flags: readable, writable Integer. Range: 0 - 2147483647 Default: 0 I guess from the above, libav's aac encoder supports only default configuration. Can't see a quality element property here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1594043 Title: Can't select mp4 encoder settings Status in rhythmbox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Selecting mp4 while trying to encode files to an ipod results in an "Ubuntu" preset being applied and grayed out. I could control the settings in Fedora and Arch but not Ubuntu. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: rhythmbox 3.3-1ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Jun 18 16:36:45 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-03 (46 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) SourcePackage: rhythmbox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/1594043/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
