Integrated AAC-encoder quality poor?

[TSCH]

Hello,

I want to encode audio tracks to aac in the future but found some threads saying encoding with integrated aac-encoder in handbrake results in poor quality.
Is that true or don't you agree?

Kind regards

TSCH

[Deleted User 11865]

Latest version (1.2+) has an improved AAC encoder that's OK (not as good as the best AAC encoders out there, but decent).

[TSCH]

Hello Rodeo,

thanks a lot for your quick reply.
Which aac-encoder is used by Handbrake and is there any chance replacing it with another encoder of my choice?
And besides: Handbrake is awesome!!!

Kinr regards

tsch

[Deleted User 11865]

libavcodec's AAC encoder (now from FFmpeg, previously from Libav).

You cannot use other encoder without compiling HandBrake yourself from source code.

[TSCH]

Any plans for using the Fraunhofer encoder in the future or giving the user the possibility to choose between two aac-encoders?

[Woodstock]

If the licensing changed on the FAAC encoder to allow distribution, things could change. But the license doesn't, so moot point.

You can compile handbrake yourself with the FAAC encoder. You just cannot distribute it to others without obtaining a license to do so.

[TSCH]

Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge to compile handbrake with the desired encoder myself.
I'm just a user but not a programmer.

[Deleted User 11865]

If the licensing changed on the FAAC encoder to allow distribution, things could change. But the license doesn't, so moot point.

You can compile handbrake yourself with the FAAC encoder. You just cannot distribute it to others without obtaining a license to do so.

You mean FDK-AAC… faac is another, also fairly poor encoder.

[Woodstock]

Ooops... I keep them straight when I'm doing encodes, just not when typing about them.