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{{FormatInfo
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|formattype=electronic
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|subcat=Audio and Music
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|released=1997
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|extensions={{ext|aac}}, {{ext|mp4}}, {{ext|m4a}}
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|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000114}}, others
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}}
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'''AAC''' ('''Advanced Audio Coding''') is a compressed audio format defined in [[MPEG-2]] Part 7 (ISO/IEC 13818-7), and in an updated form in [[MPEG-4]] Part 3 (ISO/IEC 14496-3). It was designed to be the successor to [[MP3]].
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An AAC file may contain only the raw AAC format, or it may use a multimedia container format such [[MP4]] or [[QuickTime]]. AAC is often used for the audio component of a video file.
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== Identifiers ==
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Raw AAC files typically use the file extension '''.aac'''. In formats based on [[ISO Base Media File Format]], the brand "<code>M4A </code>" is used.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Format
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! LoCFDD
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|-
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|AAC (MPEG-2) || {{LoCFDD|fdd000036}}
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|-
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|AAC (MPEG-2), ADIF || {{LoCFDD|fdd000112}}
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|-
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|AAC (MPEG-4) || {{LoCFDD|fdd000114}}
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|-
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|AAC (MPEG-4) Low Complexity Object || {{LoCFDD|fdd000233}}
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|-
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|MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AAC || {{LoCFDD|fdd000234}}
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|-
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|QuickTime Audio, AAC Codec || {{LoCFDD|fdd000110}}
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|}
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== Specifications ==
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* [http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=43345 ISO/IEC 13818-7:2006] (MPEG-2 Part 7) (not free to download)
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* [http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=53943 ISO/IEC 14496-3:2009] (MPEG-4 Part 3) (not free to download)
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== Software ==
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* [[FFmpeg]]
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* [[Konvertor]]
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* [[VLC]]
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* [http://www.audiocoding.com/faad2.html FAAD2]
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* [http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/ff/amm/impl/fdkaaccodec.html Fraunhofer FDK AAC]
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== Sample files ==
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* http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/HTTP/http-aac.htm
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* http://samples.libav.org/A-codecs/AAC/
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* http://samples.libav.org/A-codecs/suite/MP4A
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== Links ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Advanced Audio Coding|Wikipedia: Advanced Audio Coding]]
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* [[Wikipedia:MPEG-4 Part 3|Wikipedia: MPEG-4 Part 3]]
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* [[Wikipedia:MPEG-2|Wikipedia: MPEG-2]]
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* [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Advanced_Audio_Coding MultimediaWiki: Advanced Audio Coding]
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* [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Understanding_AAC MultimediaWiki: Understanding AAC]
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* [http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guide/aac-audio-and-the-mp4-media-format JISC Digital Media guide: AAC Audio and the MP4 Media Format]
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* [http://www.vialicensing.com/licensing/aac-overview.aspx AAC licensing]
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* [http://inkdroid.org/journal/2014/05/23/realaudio-aac-and-archivy/ RealAudio, AAC and Archivy]
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[[Category:MPEG]]
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[[Category:MPEG-4]]
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[[Category:Box file format]]

Revision as of 14:57, 18 May 2018

File Format
Name AAC
Ontology
Extension(s) .aac, .mp4, .m4a
LoCFDD fdd000114, others
Released 1997

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is a compressed audio format defined in MPEG-2 Part 7 (ISO/IEC 13818-7), and in an updated form in MPEG-4 Part 3 (ISO/IEC 14496-3). It was designed to be the successor to MP3.

An AAC file may contain only the raw AAC format, or it may use a multimedia container format such MP4 or QuickTime. AAC is often used for the audio component of a video file.

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Identifiers

Raw AAC files typically use the file extension .aac. In formats based on ISO Base Media File Format, the brand "M4A " is used.

Format LoCFDD
AAC (MPEG-2) fdd000036
AAC (MPEG-2), ADIF fdd000112
AAC (MPEG-4) fdd000114
AAC (MPEG-4) Low Complexity Object fdd000233
MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AAC fdd000234
QuickTime Audio, AAC Codec fdd000110

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