Man1 - faad.1

faad — Process an Advanced Audio Codec stream

faad [options] [-w | -o <output_filename> | -a <output_filename>] input_filename

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.

-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.

Matthew W. S. Bell <matthew (at) bells23.org.uk>

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