On Thu, March 15, 2007 1:52 pm, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > On Thu 15 Mar 2007 10:50:33 NZDT +1300, Johnno wrote: > >> Or use ACC+ Format, > > Are good-quality open source coecs available for this? > > Volker
First of all I think Johnno is referring to aac+ not acc+. Licensing for AAC is said to be as follows (by Wikipedia) "In contrast with the MP3 format, which requires royalty payments on distributed content, no licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format. [3] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format for distributing content, particularly streaming content (such as Internet radio). However, a patent license is required for all manufacturers or developers of AAC codecs. [4] It is for this reason FOSS implementations such as FAAC and FAAD are distributed in source form only, in order to avoid patent infringement. AAC requires a patent license, and thus uses proprietary technology. But contrary to popular belief, it is not the property of a single company, having been developed in a standards-making organization." That quote gives you the name of the two packages that you can alternatively use for AAC, and I believe that they cover AAC+ as well. -- Nick Rout
