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 Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069140 Title: AAC encoder produces low-quality output To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1069140/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs