Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

[Sudds]

:(
Am not new to audio conversion, but this problem has me stumped on what to do next.
I have the latest m4a Release 9 installed and the latest neroaac encoder installed 1.5.4.0.
Using trial version 13.4, Windows 7 64Bit, Intel Dual core.
When right clicking on my Flac files ripped using db,s prog, i convert to neroaac, no errors show, once it starts to convert it takes seconds to encode 16 flac files speed shown as 720x or something to that effect.
I have uninstalled everthing, used the cleaner then reinstalled but am still getting this problem!
The output file shows the encoded files but no tags are written and iTunes will not play them. :(

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Try rippping a CD to the m4a (Nero), does that work?

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

No Spoon, that doesnt work either mate.
Shows the files encoded, but once again no id tags and iTunes or any other player i have plays it.
Theres no problem encoding from Flac to mp3, its just m4a thats the problem.

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Just had a brain fart there Spoon, and did a rip to Apple Lossless, and theres no problem there either.
Must be an error in nero encoders commandline.

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Maybe the nero encoder is installed to the wrong folder?

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

No Spoon its not mate, i copy an pasted it into the Nero AAC folder.

Encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroaacenc

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

It should be:

Encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroaacenc.exe

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

I have file extensions not showing in Windows Spoon, but i checked anyway and it is neroaacenc.exe.

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Any security software stopping the exe running?

You can enable debugging in dbpoweramp configuration to see the exact command lines sent to nero.

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Am running Kasperskys Internet Security and it doesnt appear to be blocking or restircting neroaacenc.exe
Heres the debug log from an encode.

Splitting Command Line:Done
->-> [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\m4a.dll' for extension '.m4a'
Decodes [clDecoder::Get]
<<< Match, using decoder
Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\m4a.dll
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
BatchID [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC).DLL'
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
BatchID [clEncoder::Set]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
SendRawUnCompressed [clEncoder::Get]
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
NeedHQAudio [clEncoder::Get]
Decode As [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [clDecoder::Open]
->-> [clDecoder::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder::Close]
Opening file 'B:\Backup Files\Music\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.m4aOpened
Opening tag reader / writer: Opened
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'ftyp' Length: 32 ChunkPosition: 0
Got Chunk 'moov' Length: 176415 ChunkPosition: 32
Got Chunk 'mdat' Length: 19667872 ChunkPosition: 176447
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'mvhd' Length: 108 ChunkPosition: 40
Got Chunk 'trak' Length: 9764 ChunkPosition: 148
Got Chunk 'udta' Length: 166535 ChunkPosition: 9912
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
->-> [cliTunesTag::Initialize]
Looking for meta block...
->-> [cliMemoryAtomParse::Initialize]
<-<- [cliMemoryAtomParse::Initialize]
Found meta, looking for ilst block...
->-> [cliMemoryAtomParse::Initialize]
<-<- [cliMemoryAtomParse::Initialize]
Found ilst.
<-<- [cliTunesTag::Initialize]
->-> [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
Contains 15 ID Tags
Title: Kielbasa
Disc: 1/1
Year: 2001 09 25
Composer: Tenacious D
UPC: 696998521025
Style: Hard Rock
Alternative Pop\Rock
Comedy Rock
Alternative\Indie Rock
_albumart_1: DATA Length: 163859 ......JFIF..........
Album: Tenacious D
Genre: Rock
Artist: Tenacious D
Album Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 1/21
Rating: 10
AccurateRipResult: AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 84) [F6309816]
AccurateRipDiscID: 021-00227fe4-0204e7dc-310be415-1
<-<- [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
Creating AAC decoder: Created
Setting AAC configuration: Set
Searching for AAC Track:
not found, trying ALAC:
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'tkhd' Length: 92 ChunkPosition: 156
Got Chunk 'mdia' Length: 9664 ChunkPosition: 248
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'mdhd' Length: 32 ChunkPosition: 256
Got Chunk 'hdlr' Length: 36 ChunkPosition: 288
Got Chunk 'minf' Length: 9588 ChunkPosition: 324
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'smhd' Length: 16 ChunkPosition: 332
Got Chunk 'dinf' Length: 36 ChunkPosition: 348
Got Chunk 'stbl' Length: 9528 ChunkPosition: 384
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
->-> [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Got Chunk 'stsd' Length: 88 ChunkPosition: 392
Got Chunk 'stts' Length: 32 ChunkPosition: 480
Got Chunk 'stsc' Length: 40 ChunkPosition: 512
Got Chunk 'stsz' Length: 7788 ChunkPosition: 552
Got Chunk 'stco' Length: 1572 ChunkPosition: 8340
<-<- [clMP4Handler::ScanFile]
Created
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
Encoder: Apple Lossless (ALAC)
Sample Count: 7,950,936
ID Tag: Apple iTunes
Contains: Album Art, ID Tag [Apple iTunes]
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Audio Length: 180293 mili-seconds 19844319 bytes 1411 kbps
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Creating Decode Buffer: Created
<-<- [clDecoder::Open]
SendOverReplayGainTags [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Converting to 'D:\Jukebox\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.m4a' encoder settings ' -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe" -cli_cmd="-q .65 -ignorelength -if - -of {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="0,7,0"'
Using Encoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe'
Command Line '-q .65 -ignorelength -if - -of "D:\Jukebox\TENACI~1\TENACI~1\01KIEL~1.M4A"'
Input Wave Format:Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Output Wave Format:Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Passing Wave Header: Yes
Using StdInput Pipe: Yes
dBpoweramp Writing Tags: Yes
<-<- [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
->-> [clDecoder::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder::Close]

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Try converting the file on C:\

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Well tried again Spoon, moved a Flac file to documents and converted, but nothings happened, heres the debug log.

Splitting Command Line:Done
->-> [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\FLAC.dll' for extension '.flac'
Decodes [clDecoder::Get]
<<< Match, using decoder
Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\FLAC.dll
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
BatchID [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC).DLL'
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
BatchID [clEncoder::Set]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
SendRawUnCompressed [clEncoder::Get]
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
NeedHQAudio [clEncoder::Get]
Decode As [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [clDecoder::Open]
Opening file 'C:\Users\Sudds\Documents\01.Kielbasa.flac' for read access: Opened
Init FLAC:
Reading Meta Data:
contained 9 tags:
AccurateRipResult: AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 84) [F6309816]
AccurateRipDiscID: 021-00227fe4-0204e7dc-310be415-1
Title: Kielbasa
Year: 2001
Album: Tenacious D
Genre: Hard Rock
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 1/21
album artist: Tenacious D
->-> [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
<-<- [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
Encoder: FLAC reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Sample Count: 7,950,936
ID Tag: Vorbis Comments
Contains: CRC, ID Tag [Vorbis Comments]
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Audio Length: 180293 mili-seconds 19399803 bytes 1411 kbps
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Creating Decode Buffers: Created
<-<- [clDecoder::Open]
SendOverReplayGainTags [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Converting to 'C:\Users\Sudds\Documents\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.m4a' encoder settings ' -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe" -cli_cmd="-q .65 -ignorelength -if - -of {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="0,7,0"'
Using Encoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe'
Command Line '-q .65 -ignorelength -if - -of "C:\Users\Sudds\DOCUME~1\TENACI~1\TENACI~1\01KIEL~ 1.M4A"'
Input Wave Format:Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Output Wave Format:Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Passing Wave Header: Yes
Using StdInput Pipe: Yes
dBpoweramp Writing Tags: Yes
<-<- [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
->-> [clDecoder::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder::Close]

[Spoon]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Last debugging try - try converting to mp3 (lame) as it uses the same stdio pipes.

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Works perfectly Spoon with Lame Mp3.

Heres the debug.

Splitting Command Line:Done
->-> [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\FLAC.dll' for extension '.flac'
Decodes [clDecoder::Get]
<<< Match, using decoder
Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\FLAC.dll
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
BatchID [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\encoder\mp3 (Lame).DLL'
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
BatchID [clEncoder::Set]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
SendRawUnCompressed [clEncoder::Get]
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
NeedHQAudio [clEncoder::Get]
Decode As [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [clDecoder::Open]
Opening file 'B:\Backup Files\Music\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.flac' for read access: Opened
Init FLAC:
Reading Meta Data:
contained 9 tags:
AccurateRipResult: AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 84) [F6309816]
AccurateRipDiscID: 021-00227fe4-0204e7dc-310be415-1
Title: Kielbasa
Year: 2001
Album: Tenacious D
Genre: Hard Rock
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 1/21
album artist: Tenacious D
->-> [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
<-<- [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
Encoder: FLAC reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Sample Count: 7,950,936
ID Tag: Vorbis Comments
Contains: CRC, ID Tag [Vorbis Comments]
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
->-> [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 1 Channels: 2 Bits per Sample: 16 Samples Per Second: 44100 Bytes Per Second: 176400 Block Align: 4 CB Size: 0
Audio Length: 180293 mili-seconds 19399803 bytes 1411 kbps
<-<- [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
Creating Decode Buffers: Created
<-<- [clDecoder::Open]
SendOverReplayGainTags [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Converting to 'D:\Jukebox\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.mp3' encoder settings ' -V="4"'
Lame encoder settings: -V 4 --noreplaygain -r --little-endian --bitwidth 16 - "D:\Jukebox\TENACI~2\TENACI~1\01KIEL~1.MP3"
<-<- [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
Encoding To: mp3 (Lame)
Encoder Cmd Line: -V="4"
============= CONVERSION BEGIN =============
============= CONVERSION END =============
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::CloseDecoder]
->-> [clDecoder::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder::Close]
->-> [clEncoder::EndConversion]
<-<- [clEncoder::EndConversion]
->-> [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
->-> [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\mp3.dll' for extension '.mp3'
Decodes [clDecoder::Get]
<<< Match, using decoder
Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Illustrate\dBpoweramp\decoder\mp3.dll
<-<- [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
IDTags [clDecoder::Set]
->-> [clDecoder::WriteIDTags]
Opening file 'D:\Jukebox\Tenacious D\Tenacious D\01.Kielbasa.mp3' for write access: Opened
<-<- [clDecoder::WriteIDTags]
<-<- [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
Communicate [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate [clEncoder::Get]
Conversion completed in 11.6 seconds x15 realtime encoding
->-> [clDecoder::Close]
<-<- [clDecoder::Close]

[Sudds]

Re: Cannot Convert Flac To Nero AAC.

Any ideas Spoon?
Would like to rectify this before i purchase