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Nero Releases FREE Reference Quality MPEG-4 Audio Encoder

By Adam Myers ⋅ May 6, 2006 ⋅ Tags: Multimedia

Nero has recently released their AAC Audio Encoder to the price of a free download. Previously, the encoder was only available as part of Nero’s CD/DVD recording suite. This is a pretty big deal in my opinion and can finally challenge LAME as the encoder of choice for the informed audio community. Incidently, AAC is the audio format used on the iTunes Music Store.
The features:

• First in the world FREE 2-Pass MPEG-4 AAC Encoder
• Support for mono, stereo and multichannel encodings
• Support for sampling rates up to 96 kHz, up to 32-bit Floating-Point PCM input
• Compression Ratios ranging from ultra high (58 CDs fit on one!) to High-End Audio (2.5:1), for absolutely perfect audiophile encodings
• Crystal Clear, Award Winning Sound Quality at every compression ratio and bit rate!
• Support for Embedded Album Art (Covers, Booklets, Lyrics!)
• Store Entire Audio Album in a Single .mp4 File with all the Features of an Audio CD embedded inside, but at a fraction of the space!
• Reference Quality MPEG-4 Audio Codec
• Fully Compatible with the Latest Version of the State-of-the-art MPEG-4 Audio Standard (LC-AAC, HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2)