Man1 - faad.1
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NAME
faad — Process an Advanced Audio Codec stream
SYNOPSIS
faad [options] [-w | -o <output_filename> | -a <output_filename>] input_filename
DESCRIPTION
This utility provides a command line interface to libfaad2. This program reads in MPEG‐4 AAC files, processes, and outputs them in either Microsoft WAV, MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS, or standard PCM formats.
OPTIONS
- -a*/ <filename>/, - -adtsout*/ <filename>/
- Sets the processing to output to the specified file in MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format
- -b*/ <number>/, - -bits*/ <number>/
Set the output (individual) sample format. The number takes one of the following values:
1: 16‐bit PCM data (default).
2: 24‐bit PCM data.
3: 32‐bit PCM data.
4: 32‐bit floating‐point data.
5: 64‐bit floating‐point data.- -d , - -downmix
- Set the processing to downsample from 5.1 (surround sound and bass) channels to 2 channels (stereo).
- -f*/ <number>/, - -format*/ <number>/
Set the output file format. The number takes one of the following values:
1: Microsoft WAV format (default).
2: Raw PCM data.- -g
- Set the processing to not perform gapless decoding.
- -h , - -help
- Shows a usage summary.
- -i , - -info
- Shows information about the about the input file.
- -l*/ <number>/, - -objecttype*/ <number>/
Sets the MPEGy(4 profile and object type for the processing to use. The number takes one of the following values:
1: Main object type.
2: Low Complexity (LC) object type (default).
4: Long Term Prediction (LTP) object type.
23: Low Delay (LD) object type.- -o*/ <filename>/, - -outfile*/ <number>/
- Sets the filename for processing output.
- -q , - -quiet
- Quiet - Suppresses status messages during processing.
- -t , - -oldformat
- Sets the processing to use the old MPEG‐4 AAC ADTS format when outputting in said format.
- -w , - -stdio
- Sets the processing output to be sent to the standard out.
AUTHOR
Matthew W. S. Bell <matthew (at) bells23.org.uk>
SEE ALSO
*faac*(1)