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SentientPC

Jun 6 2003, 13:41

With all of the front-ends people cook up around here, why is it that no one has made a quick and dirty front-end for the QT 6 AAC encoder (along the lines of PsytelDrop for the Psytel encoder)? I see Cleaner XL recommended to Win users who want that type of functionality, but it seems rather pricey (and therefore out of reach) for some folks who just want this feature. It just seems somewhat odd that with all of the software development prowess around here that no one has used the API to whip up a front-end. There seems to be a front-end for everything else somewhere on these boards

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I have written to the authors of AAChoo and AACelerator in regards to any plans for a Windows port and have yet to receive a response. I would have more faith in the chance of an AAChoo port (as danchr mentioned that AACelerator was just AppleScript as opposed to C), but I definitely won't hold my breath as I see both options as highly unlikely. I realize that iTunes for Windows will come along down the line, but it would be a nice option for now.

I have been debating digging into the API myself to see what I can come up with, but I was curious as to if someone might already have a head start on this? Now that 6.3 has surfaced, supposedly with a tweaked AAC encoder, this gives me a little more motivation.

Thanks.

lazyn00b

Jun 6 2003, 13:55

What he said!

Seriously, this man speaks the truth. We need a Windows frontend for Quicktime, and we need it bad. My vote is to call it "QuickDrop" - heh heh. A Speek's style GUI would do the job, too. Cleaner XL bites IMHO - I downloaded the trial version and I've never been able to get it to work with Quicktime, so I sure as heck ain't buying it.

Tripwire

Jun 6 2003, 14:02

The trial is limited on some aspects, the site says the demo doesnt offer the AAC encoder, I guess they mean Quicktime.

layer3maniac

Jun 6 2003, 18:22

QUOTE(SentientPC @ Jun 6 2003 - 11:41 AM)

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I have written to the authors of AAChoo and AACelerator in regards to any plans for a Windows port and have yet to receive a response. I would have more faith in the chance of an AAChoo port (as danchr mentioned that AACelerator was just AppleScript as opposed to C), but I definitely won't hold my breath as I see both options as highly unlikely. I realize that iTunes for Windows will come along down the line, but it would be a nice option for now.

I have been debating digging into the API myself and seeing what I can come up with, but I was curious as to if someone might already have a head start on this? Now that 6.3 has surfaced, supposedly with a tweaked AAC encoder, this gives me a little more motivation.

Thanks.

Quick & dirty? Did I hear my name?

SentientPC

Jun 6 2003, 18:42

QUOTE(layer3maniac @ Jun 6 2003 - 07:22 PM)

Quick & dirty? Did I hear my name?

What are ya thinking layer3maniac?

rjamorim

Jun 6 2003, 18:46

QUOTE(layer3maniac @ Jun 6 2003 - 09:22 PM)

Quick & dirty? Did I hear my name?

Cheers!

Here is the QuickTime Windows SDK:
http://developer.apple.com/sdk/index.html#QTWin or
ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Development.../QT6SDK_Win.hqx

You will need a program like UUDwin to decompress .hqx files

Good luck.

Roberto.

FrDakota

Jun 14 2003, 01:52

Today I discovered that QuickTime 6 is indeed scriptable under Windows. Well in fact under JavaScript in a browser.

As read here : http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/quickt...hatsNew-72.html

" QuickTime 6 is scriptable using Internet Explorer on Windows, and most or all Netscape or Mozilla-based browsers on Windows or Macintosh. For more details, see "What's New in QuickTime 6. "

In page 230 of the " whats_new_qt6.pdf " it's " QuickTime 6 ActiveX control for Windows is fully scriptable using JavaScript "

That means that apparently it would be possible to do a front-end as a web page.

But since I don't know a bit about JavaScript and ActiveX I'm not able to make it

Is someone there able to do the job ? That'll make many happy, including me B)

That's the first time I'll see an interesting ActiveX control (w00t)

rjamorim

Jun 14 2003, 01:56

Problem is, it would still require QuickTime Pro registration, while a solution dealing directly to the encoder component wouldn't.

FrDakota

Jun 14 2003, 02:17

Right. But it would be far less expensive than the protucts I read about for doing batch encoding.

All the libraries in the SDK are i C.

I'm more a Delphi man.

treech

Jun 17 2003, 04:05

Would be nice one where able to the use quicktime 6.3 encoder from EAC

micimaci

Jun 17 2003, 04:16

u have my vote! B)

someone already trying????

spoon

Jun 17 2003, 04:38

I am well on the way to creating a QuickTime Codec for dBpowerAMP.

ChristianHJW

Jun 17 2003, 15:00

Will it do 5.1 AAC from 5.1 WAV or 5.1 AIFF

also .... ???

rjamorim

Jun 17 2003, 15:07

QUOTE(ChristianHJW @ Jun 17 2003 - 06:00 PM)

Will it do 5.1 AAC from 5.1 WAV or 5.1 AIFF

also .... ???

I strongly believe QT can't encode multichannel. Heh, it can't even decode multichannel.

ATM, the only options for multichannel AAC encoding are Nero, Paytel, Faac and Maven3D

sony666

Jun 18 2003, 01:58

nobody want to do a CL wrapper for nero aacenc32.dll?

(of course respecting the trial/retail version limitations)
well I would be happy if Ahead made the encoding progress window minimizeable at least (grr

), and make the codec remember it's settings.

n68

Jun 18 2003, 02:32

QUOTE(sony666 @ Jun 18 2003 - 08:58 AM)

nobody want to do a CL wrapper for nero aacenc32.dll?

(of course respecting the trial/retail version limitations)

Ciao..

i second that..

micimaci

Jun 18 2003, 02:50

curently my way of creating audiofiles:

1. rip the CD with EAC
2. launch Nero and do a batch encoding

but it would be nicer to:

1. rip the CD with EAC and do a batch encoding in ONE step

???

Ivan Dimkovic

Jun 18 2003, 03:03

QUOTE

nobody want to do a CL wrapper for nero aacenc32.dll? (of course respecting the trial/retail version limitations)
well I would be happy if Ahead made the encoding progress window minimizeable at least (grr ), and make the codec remember it's settings.

Hmm... go to "file / preferences / plug - in lookup"

now, select "mpeg-4 aac" plug-in, and configure it - this will be default setting for all future encodings.

sony666

Jun 18 2003, 15:24

doh.. thanks Ivan

I like your (VBR) encoder very much, and 15$ for eMail order is an acceptable price since we all know it's updated regulary and you listen to the users.
Will the main encoder dialog (the one where you select codec and directories etc.) be revamped in Nero 6 a little, with options like "delete source file after encoding" etc.? Yes I know that's not your working field but..

n68

Jun 23 2003, 08:42

Ciao..

the awkwardness of aacenc32..
is that you have to launch nero.. to use the encoder..
you still have to have a copy of the nero installed.
(nero ain`t that bad.. but not as perfect
ahead claim it to be..)
but.. it have been little less time consuming
to have a simple frontend for it..
aviable as a part of the package..
or a extra download..

i just wish that could happend..

bond

Jun 23 2003, 09:15

QUOTE(rjamorim @ Jun 17 2003 - 10:07 PM)

ATM, the only options for multichannel AAC encoding are Nero, Paytel, Faac and Maven3D

am i right that maven3d uses FhG's Professional AAC encoder (like sorenson)?

Jore

Jun 28 2003, 15:21

QUOTE(spoon @ Jun 17 2003 - 02:38 AM)

I am well on the way to creating a QuickTime Codec for dBpowerAMP.

As an owner of QT Pro and user of dbpowerAMP I am eagerly waiting for your Codec / frontend for QT on PC.

SentientPC

Jun 28 2003, 17:44

QUOTE(Jore @ Jun 28 2003 - 04:21 PM)

QUOTE(spoon @ Jun 17 2003 - 02:38 AM)

I am well on the way to creating a QuickTime Codec for dBpowerAMP.

As an owner of QT Pro and user of dbpowerAMP I am eagerly waiting for your Codec / frontend for QT on PC.

Same here. As I am a slave to work that actually pays, I haven't had much free time. I did DL the SDK, but I will agree with what others have said in regards to the QT SDK being a nightmare for the first-time QT programmer.

Now I think I know why no one has "whipped up" (as I so elegantly put it above) a quick interface for this beast

Spoon, you have my vote

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