[gst-devel] FAAC output incompatible with iTunes

[Mark Nauwelaerts]

faac's default AAC profile (see profile property) is MAIN, whereas IIRC 
iTunes/Quicktime player has more of a taste for LC (low complexity).
Also, as strange (un-spec-wise) as it may seem/sound, it appears that iTunes 
places inordinate importance to file extension, i.e. it may screw up with .m4a 
extension but not so with .mov or .mp4 (QuickTime player does not seem to mind 
either way).

So, try one or more of the following:
* LC profile
* other file extension
* recently -bad added qtmux/mp4mux

Mark.

Jeffrey Barish wrote:
> I rip a cd to aac using faac with
> 
> cdparanoiasrc ! audioconvert ! faac ! ffmux_mp4 ! filesink
> 
> (in a program, though, not using gst-launch
> 
> I can play the result using GStreamer or Nero, but iTunes doesn't recognize
> the file.  Can anyone enlighten me?