[mythtv-users] m4a / aac audio support
Boyd II, Willy
wboyd at fulbright.com
Mon Mar 29 10:55:15 EST 2004
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>> Is there anyway to rip a cd to aac (also known as m4a)???
>This is the
>> format that the iTunes Music Store uses and I find it to be
>superior to
>> mp3.
>
>with mythmusic, I don't know. but you can do it in linux with
>http://faac.sourceforge.net/
>Unfortunately, aac is a proprietary, licensed format, so if myth were
to include this >
>support, we'd have to start paying royalties and/or it couldn't be
distributed legally in
>binary form.
It's my understanding that AAC is a standard and is not proprietary...
and therefore would not requite any royalties. The proprietary part of
iTunes Music Store songs is the Fairplay DRM that Apple uses.
- Willy
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