Problems Converting MP3 to AAC Format

[Brian104]

Hi,
I am a new user and need help. I am trying to convert an MP3 file to an AAC file. I thought that I had gone through the process of downloading and installing the NERO AAC encoder files, but when I click the MP3 file I want to convert, I immediately and get a message warning me that “a separate encode must first be installed”. Then when I try to encode, I just end up with an empty file in the specified directory. When I click on the “encoder” button it says “no encoder specified” and when I click to locate encoder, nothing appears in the menu structures it defaults to. I went ahead and copied the “codecs” section of the configuration file to clipboard, and pasted the results below (looks to me like all codecs are installed, but I might be reading it incorrectly). If someone would please let me know what I am doing wrong and what I need to do to get it to work I would really appreciate your help. Thanks!

Codecs Installed


Encoders (write)

[aac to m4a]
.m4a
[m4a Optimize]
[m4a to aac]
.aac
[Multi Encoder] Release 4
AAC (Advanced Audio Compression)
.aac
Aiff Release 11
.aif
Apple Lossless Release 14
.m4a
FLAC Release 14 (FLAC 1.2.1)
.flac
m4a Nero (AAC) Release 10
.m4a
m4b (Audio Book)
.m4b
mp3 (Lame) Lame 3.98.4
.mp3
Test Conversion
Wave Release 14.2
.wav
Windows Media Audio 10 Release 7 (WMA Pro 10)
.wma


Decoders (read)

Advanced Audio Compression Decoder
.aac
Aiff Decoder
.aif, .aifc, .aiff
CD Decoder Release 14.2
.cda
FLAC Decoder
.flac
m4a / mp4 Decoder
.m4a, .m4b, .mp4
Monkeys Audio Decoder
.ape
mp3 Decoder Release 14.2
.m2a, .mp1, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpga, .mpx
Wave Decoder Release 14.2
.bwf, .wav
WavPack Decoder
.wv
Windows Media Audio Decoder
.asf, .asx, .wma, .wmv, .wvx


Install on Demand

Ogg Vorbis .ogg
Real Audio (Helix) (read only) .ra
Midi (read only) .mid
Shorten (read only) .shn
Musepack (read only) .mpc

[Spoon]

Re: Problems Converting MP3 to AAC Format

After you install the Nero AAC encoder (from Codec Central) the help file shows where a 2nd component (from nero.com) must be downloaded and installed, you have done this also?