%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ faad2 FAAD2 is a decoder for a lossy sound compression scheme specified in MPEG-2 Part 7 and MPEG-4 Part 3 standards and known as Advanced Audio Coding (AAC). &lfs73_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &faad2-md5sum; Download size: &faad2-size; Estimated disk space required: &faad2-buildsize; Estimated build time: &faad2-time; Additional Downloads Required patch: Sample AAC file: (7 KB) User Notes: Install FAAD2 by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../faad2-&faad2-version;-mp4ff-1.patch && autoreconf -fi && ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make This package does not come with a test suite. However, basic functionality can be tested by decoding the sample AAC file: ./frontend/faad -o sample.wav ../sample.aac This should display a copyright message and the following information about the sample file: sample.aac file info: ADTS, 4.608 sec, 13 kbps, 16000 Hz --------------------- | Config: 2 Ch | --------------------- | Ch | Position | --------------------- | 00 | Left front | | 01 | Right front | --------------------- Now play the result (requires the aplay program from the package): aplay sample.wav aplay should identify the file as Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 16000 Hz, Stereo, and you should hear some piano notes. Now, as the root user: make install --with-drm: This option is supposed to enable support for decoding Digital Radio Mondiale, but actually breaks the base functionality of the package (e.g., the resulting faad program cannot decode the sample AAC file linked above). Don't use it. Installed Program Installed Library Installed Directories faad libfaad.so None Short Descriptions faad is a command-line utility for decoding AAC and MP4 files. faad libfaad.so contains functions for decoding AAC streams. libfaad.so