Transcode flac to aac

[dave_in_gva]

I have ripped a large collection of CDs with dbpoweramp reference (V12) to flac.

I now want to duplicate this collection in .aac files for playback on the family iPod.

I've got a couple of questions. First, can dbpoweramp ref do the .flac to .aac transcoding and if so do I need any particular codec that would not be part of the original download I purchased?

Secondly, although I will playback the flac files with foobar, for ease of integration etc. I think (still not totally sure) I would like the .aac files to playback over iTunes. So do people think I should be transcoding the flac files into a separate directory or keeping flac files and aac files in the same directories?

In case that's not clear, my current directory structure is:

D:/Music/Artist/Album/flac files

what I want to know is should I go for:

D:/Music/Artist/Album/flac AND aac files

OR

D:/Music/Artist/Album/flac files AND D:/iPod Music/Artist/Album/aac files

Obviously now that I look at this I suppose I have a third question which is whether my directory structure (artist/album) gets maintained automatically....it would be a royal pain to recreate all that. I am looking for a totally automated transcoding process that I can let run overnight.

Thanks,

Dave M

[Spoon]

You need the m4a Codec pack from codec central, convert to .m4a not .aac (iPod need the .m4a container containing aac).

[LtData]

First, you need the m4a codec and the FLAC codec from Codec Central, however I believe FLAC is included with the default Reference install.

As for the directory structure, you will need to use "Dynamic Naming". I believe the best option for you is to use [TRIMLASTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][origpath][][]\AAC\[origfilename]
That should do what you want to. Use the "List\Rename" button before you convert to make sure it looks correct.