Can´t open .aac file

[scwi]

Maybe it´s a simple problem, but I´m working on it for days now. I´d like to translate .aac (Winamp) files to .mp3 or .flac. But dbpowramp does not "know" the .aac format. If I look for the file endings, dbpoweramp is able to read, .aac is missing.
I´ve installed the mp4 codec, the aac to mp4 codec, did put the nero files to the specific locations I´ve been told.
But there is no recognation of .aac files.

Can you help me, what´s going wrong?

Much thanks

[LtData]

Re: Can´t open .aac file

Are you using dMC r12? If you are, the only m4a/aac doec for r12 is in the Beta section of this forum.

[scwi]

Re: Can´t open .aac file

Yes, I´m using r12. The beta codec is installed too. i´ve loaded it from: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpoweramp-Codec-m4a.exe

But I can´t open .aac files. .aac is not listed in the extension menue of the converter, when I want to open an .aac file.
I installed it on an w2k and xp pc. but on both versions there is the same problem. Do I have to do something special to open an .aac file?

Much thanks

I have copied the codec list of my installed codecs:

Codecs Installed


Encoders (write)

Apple Lossless Release 5
.m4a
FLAC Release 6 (FLAC 1.1.3)
.flac
m4a Nero (AAC) Release 5 (Nero AAC May 26 2006)
.m4a
Monkeys Audio Release 8 (Monkeys Audio v3.99)
.ape
mp3 (Lame) Lame 3.97
.mp3
Musepack Release 6 (SV7 mppenc 1.16)
.mpc
ogg vorbis Release 14 (Ogg v1.1.3 Vorbis V1.1.2)
.ogg
Test Conversion
Wave Release 12
.wav
WavPack Release 5 (using WavPack 4.4)
.wv
Windows Media Audio 9 Release 1 (WMA Pro 9)
.wma


Decoders (read)

CD Decoder Release 12
.cda
FLAC Decoder
.flac
m4a / mp4 Decoder
.m4a, .mp4
MIDI Decoder
.mid, .rmi
Monkeys Audio Decoder
.ape
mp3 Decoder Release 12
.m2a, .mp1, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpg, .mpga, .mpx
Musepack Decoder
.mp+, .mpc, .mpp
Ogg Vorbis Decoder
.ogg
Wave Decoder Release 12
.wav
WavPack Decoder
.wv
Windows Media Audio Decoder
.asf, .wma, .wmv

[Spoon]

Re: Can´t open .aac file

A .aac will be in the m4a beta soon, it is not there yet.