[MEncoder-users] Remuxing to mp4 on windows

[James Hastings-Trew]

Raimund Berger wrote:
> Interesting. The only pitfall I've encountered when encoding to AAC
> with mencoder is that the faac object/mpeg options get defaults
> different from those of (standalone) faac itself, producing
> problematic audio files.
>
> I think it was the MAIN object type complexity which led to kind of
> distorted audio on playback, and the MPEG version flag 2 which could
> cause compatibility problems. Don't ask me about details though.
>
> Anyway, when reproducing the faac defaults with mencoder options
>
>  # LOW complexity, MPEG 4
>  -faacopts br=whatever_number:object=2:mpeg=4 
>
> I could always encode video/audio simultaneously to AVC/AAC with
> mencoder into one avi and demux as described above. Gave me both valid
> video and audio files MP4Box was happy with.
>   
I had -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:br=160:raw
and the same without ":raw" in there, and neither one produced an aac 
audio file that mp4box was happy with. But I'm game to keep trying. 
Reducing the number of external windows-only executables from the 
workflow is always a goal for me.