REACT + FLAC and AAC (iTunes) Options

[dummptyhummpty]

I have finally managed to get EAC and REACT setup to rip to a FLAC+Cue file. I was hoping to be able to mount this file on my mac and have iTunes rip to AAC from the FLAC+Cue. I guess there is no way to mount it the FLAC+Cue file so that is out. I was wondering if any one could help me to get REACT to also rip to AAC (through iTunes) since I'm still very new to it. I like how the FLAC part works so I just want to add the AAC part. Thanks!

Oh and I rip to a FLAC image, not individual tracks.

This post has been edited by dummptyhummpty: May 29 2006, 12:13

[tycho]

1. Download NeroAacEnc and put it in REACT's Encode folder. It's better than iTunes AAC encoder.

2. When you combine the FLAC_MP3-image.txt and the WV_MP4-image.txt config you can make FLAC_MP4-image.txt:

CODE

!Description=FLAC image with embedded cuesheet and EAC log with MP4 track files

!ImageExt=flac
!CuesheetExt=flac.cue
!destdir1=@musicdir@\IMAGES\$cdartist$
!destdir2=@musicdir@\MP4\$cdartist$\($year$) $album$

start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\@basename@.jpg"
@encdir@\flac.exe -5 -f --replay-gain "@source@" -o "@image@"
@encdir@\Tag.exe -t "ARTIST=@artist@" -t "ALBUM=@album@" -t "YEAR=@year@" -t "GENRE=@genre@" -t "COMMENT=@comment@" -t "TOTALTRACKS=@numtracks@" -t "FREEDB=@freedbid@" -t "CRC=@crc@" -f "CUESHEET=@cuesheet@" -f "EACLOG=@eaclog@" "@image@"
move "@sourcedir@\@basename@.*" "@destdir1@"

set out2=$n - $~t
set compilation=false
if "$cdartist$"=="Various" set out2=$n - $~t ($~a)
if "$cdartist$"=="Various" set compilation=true
@encdir@\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "@destdir2@\%out2%.m4a" --pipe "@encdir@\neroAacEnc.exe -q 0.5 -ignorelength -if - -of $#o & @encdir@\AtomicParsley.exe $#o --writeBack --compilation %compilation% --artist $#a --album $#T --tracknum $n/$numtracks$ --title $#t --year $#r{DATE} --genre $#r{GENRE} --comment $q@comment@; ID: @freedbid@$q" "@sourcecuesheet@"
del "@source@" "@eaclog@"
REM cd /d "@destdir2@"
REM @encdir@\aacgain.exe /a *.m4a

3. Optionally, you can download aacgain.exe (search) and uncomment the two last lines (remove the REM's), which will apply album gain normalization to the M4A files.

[dummptyhummpty]

Very weird you suggested that. I actually did that this morning! I should have posted and it seems to be working pretty well. I'm just trying to get it to add album art to the tags for the aac files. I updated AtomicParsley and now it says --writeback is an unknown option. I'll have to check that out. Also every track has a comment that reads "track 2" ... i'm not sure there that is coming from though. Thanks!