Adam, the produced AAC file are correct in the sense that a compliant decoder is able to decode them. It's rather that the encoder's quality is poor.
I don't see how a low quality encoder is better than none at all. We could add a warning message, though. ** Package changed: ffmpeg (Ubuntu) => libav (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - ffmpeg mangles sound + AAC encoder produces low-quality output ** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libav in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069140 Title: AAC encoder produces low-quality output Status in “libav” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: ffmpeg mangles sound when compressing to aac. command: ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec aac -ab 384000 -strict experimental -f mp4 file.mp4 GIT ffmpeg (installed using this guide: https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/UbuntuCompilationGuide) does not have this problem with the same command used. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1069140/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp