CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

[jacobacci]

Hi all,
Based on the working encoder.txt for qaac I have tried to make one for fhgaacenc.exe from Winamp:

https://github.com/tmkk/fhgaacenc/downloads

I put all the needed files from Winamp + fhgaacenc.exe into dbpoweramp's encoder directory. My encoder.txt looks like this

[codec]
.m4a
fhgaacenc.exe

[msgifnoencoder]
Before using this encoder a seperate component must first be installed from https://sites.google.com/site/qaacpage/ .

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Variable Bite Rate: Quality 1 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 1 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 2 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 2 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 3 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 3 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 4 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 4 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 5 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 5 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 6 (~XXkbps)
--vbr 6 
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Bit Rate (CBR)

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Constant Bit Rate: 8 Kbps
--cbr 8
Constant Bit Rate: 16 Kbps
--cbr 16 
Constant Bit Rate: 24 Kbps
--cbr 24 
Constant Bit Rate: 32 Kbps
--cbr 32 
Constant Bit Rate: 48 Kbps
--cbr 48 
Constant Bit Rate: 56 Kbps
--cbr 56 
Constant Bit Rate: 64 Kbps
--cbr 64 
Constant Bit Rate: 80 Kbps
--cbr 80 
Constant Bit Rate: 96 Kbps
--cbr 96 
Constant Bit Rate: 128 Kbps
--cbr 128 
Constant Bit Rate: 144 Kbps
--cbr 144 
Constant Bit Rate: 160 Kbps
--cbr 160 
Constant Bit Rate: 192 Kbps
--cbr 192 
Constant Bit Rate: 224 Kbps
--cbr 224 
Constant Bit Rate: 256 Kbps
--cbr 256 
Constant Bit Rate: 320 Kbps
--cbr 320 
Constant Bit Rate: 384 Kbps
--cbr 384
Constant Bit Rate: 448 Kbps
--cbr 448
Constant Bit Rate: 512 Kbps
--cbr 512
Constant Bit Rate: 576 Kbps
--cbr 576
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LE AAC (not VBR)
--profile le
HE AAC (not vbr)
--profile he 
HEV2 AAC (not vbr)
--profile hev2 

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MPEG-4 container

ADTS container
--adts

[clistring]
-o "[outfile]"

[highestqualitydecode]


[maxchannels]
8

When I run the decoder, it works, but at the end it gives an error about not being able to write tags to the target file.
Does anyone have and idea where my encoder.txt might be wrong?
Thanks a lot

EDIT: I added -noidtag to encoder.txt to get rid of the tagging error. Now I am getting the following error:
"Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [dEncoder::EncodeBlock]"

[jacobacci]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

Update:
I have checked all the input parameters of fhgaacenc.exe with a simple batch file and they all work as described. A fully working m4a file is produced.
I have adapted the infile / outfile parts of encoder.txt as follows:

[codec]
.m4a
fhgaacenc.exe

[msgifnoencoder]
Before using this encoder a seperate component must first be installed from [url]https://sites.google.com/site/qaacpage/[/url] .

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Quality (VBR)

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Variable Bite Rate: Quality 1 (~24kbps)
--vbr 1 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 2 (~56kbps)
--vbr 2 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 3 (~80kbps)
--vbr 3 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 4 (~96kbps)
--vbr 4 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 5 (~128ps)
--vbr 5 
Variable Bite Rate: Quality 6 (~144kbps)
--vbr 6 
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Bit Rate (CBR)

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Constant Bit Rate: 8 Kbps
--cbr 8
Constant Bit Rate: 16 Kbps
--cbr 16 
Constant Bit Rate: 24 Kbps
--cbr 24 
Constant Bit Rate: 32 Kbps
--cbr 32 
Constant Bit Rate: 48 Kbps
--cbr 48 
Constant Bit Rate: 56 Kbps
--cbr 56 
Constant Bit Rate: 64 Kbps
--cbr 64 
Constant Bit Rate: 80 Kbps
--cbr 80 
Constant Bit Rate: 96 Kbps
--cbr 96 
Constant Bit Rate: 128 Kbps
--cbr 128 
Constant Bit Rate: 144 Kbps
--cbr 144 
Constant Bit Rate: 160 Kbps
--cbr 160 
Constant Bit Rate: 192 Kbps
--cbr 192 
Constant Bit Rate: 224 Kbps
--cbr 224 
Constant Bit Rate: 256 Kbps
--cbr 256 
Constant Bit Rate: 320 Kbps
--cbr 320 
Constant Bit Rate: 384 Kbps
--cbr 384
Constant Bit Rate: 448 Kbps
--cbr 448
Constant Bit Rate: 512 Kbps
--cbr 512
Constant Bit Rate: 576 Kbps
--cbr 576
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44
low quality (smaller file)
808080

[label]
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44
high quality (larger file)
808080

[combo]
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auto
 
LE AAC (CBR)
--profile le
HE AAC (CBR)
--profile he 
HEV2 AAC (CBR, max 64k)
--profile hev2 

[combo]
180
66
110
1
MPEG-4 container

ADTS container
--adts

[clistring]
-i "[infile]" -o "[outfile]"

[highestqualitydecode]


[maxchannels]
8

Music Converter runs, but very quickly (in 27ms) and produces a file of 0 bytes size.

The debug log of Music Converter is as follows:

Splitting Command Line:Done
->->  [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<-  [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
Decodes  [clDecoder::Get]
BatchID  [clDecoder::Set]
->->  [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
  Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\fhgaacenc (Winamp).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 'D:\RF My Music\My Music Archive\2a CD 44.1\7notemode\Test\1.wav' for read access: Opened
  Reading Audio Information
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::Initialize]
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::Initialize]
  ->->  [clRIFFHandler::Initialize]
    clRIFFHandler::CalcAllChunks: Ok
  <-<-  [clRIFFHandler::Initialize]
  ->->  [clRIFFHandler::ScanFile]
    clRIFFHandler::CalcAllChunks: Ok
      RIFF Header 'RIFF'  Length: 77956208  FormType 'WAVE'
      Got Chunk 'fmt '  Length: 16  RiffSizeLeft: 77956196  ChunkPosition: 12
      Got Chunk 'data'  Length: 77616000  RiffSizeLeft: 77956172  ChunkPosition: 36
      Got Chunk 'LIST'  Length: 138  RiffSizeLeft: 340164  ChunkPosition: 77616044
      Got Chunk 'id3 '  Length: 340018  RiffSizeLeft: 340018  ChunkPosition: 77616190
    clRIFFHandler::CalcAllChunks: Ok
  <-<-  [clRIFFHandler::ScanFile]
  Read Audio Information
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::ReadIDTags]
    ->->  [clWaveDecoder::PullOutFMTnDATA]
      Finding 'fmt ' chunk.
      Finding 'data' chunk.
      Assigning 'fmt ' chunk to WFX
    <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::PullOutFMTnDATA]
    ->->  [clRIFFLISTChunk::InitFrom]
      Found Correct INFO ID, decoding LIST chunk:
    <-<-  [clRIFFLISTChunk::InitFrom]
    10 ID Tags:
			Album: Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes
			Album Artist: 7notemode
			Artist: 7notemode
			Genre: Jazz
			Title: Not Stella
			Track: 01
			Year: 2012
			_albumart_1_Front Album Cover: DATA Length: 339816   ......JFIF.....H.H..
			_riff_1: DATA Length: 4   fmt 
			_riff_2: DATA Length: 4   data
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::ReadIDTags]
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::FillAudioProps]
	Audio Quality: CD  (Lossless)
	Encoder Settings: PCM
	Wave Header: Wave Format PCM
	Channel Mapping: Left, Right
	Sample Count: 19,404,000
	Riff Chunks: 'fmt ' 16 bytes,  'data' 74.02 MB,  'LIST' 138 bytes,  'id3 ' 333 KB
	ID Tag: LIST & ID3
	Contains: Album Art, ID Tag[LIST & ID3]
	Gapless: Yes
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::FillAudioProps]
  Writing Audio Information
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
    Audio Length: 440000 mili-seconds  77616000 bytes  1411 kbps
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
  Written Audio Information
  Preparing to Decode
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::PrepareToDecodeAudio]
    Calling ACMDecoder.CreateNewConverter
    Compressed WFX (on file): Format Tag: 1  Channels: 2  Bits per Sample: 16  Samples Per Second: 44100  Bytes Per Second: 176400  Block Align: 4  CB Size: 0
    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
    Setting Position in File
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::PrepareToDecodeAudio]
  Prepared Decoding
<-<-  [clDecoder::Open]
SendOverReplayGainTags  [clEncoder::Get]
->->  [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
  Converting to 'D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a' encoder settings ' -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\fhgaacenc (Winamp)\fhgaacenc.exe" -cli_cmd="--vbr 4  -i {qt}[infile]{qt} -o {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="0,3,0,0"'
  Using Encoder 'C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\fhgaacenc (Winamp)\fhgaacenc.exe'
  Command Line '--vbr 4  -i "D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a.tmp.wav" -o "D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.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: No
  dBpoweramp Writing Tags: Yes
<-<-  [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
Encoding To: fhgaacenc (Winamp)
Encoder Cmd Line:  -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\fhgaacenc (Winamp)\fhgaacenc.exe" -cli_cmd="--vbr 4  -i {qt}[infile]{qt} -o {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="0,3,0,0"
============= CONVERSION BEGIN =============
============= CONVERSION END =============
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
->->  [dBCoreConverter::CloseDecoder]
->->  [clDecoder::Close]
  ->->  [clWaveDecoder::Close]
  <-<-  [clWaveDecoder::Close]
<-<-  [clDecoder::Close]
->->  [clEncoder::EndConversion]
  Running program after conversion 'C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp\encoder\fhgaacenc (Winamp)\' Command Line: 
  Program completed
<-<-  [clEncoder::EndConversion]
  File Size Check (before overwrite final): 0 bytes   Filename: D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
  Conversion completed in 78 mili-seconds x5641 realtime encoding
  File Size Check (core converter exit): 0 bytes   Filename: D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a

Thanks a lot for any feedback.

[Spoon]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

Run dBpoweramp configuration and enable the debug log, it will show command line passed to the encoder.

[jacobacci]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

Run dBpoweramp configuration and enable the debug log, it will show command line passed to the encoder.

The debug log is in my last post.

[Spoon]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

This is your command line:

--vbr 4 -i "D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a.tmp.wav" -o "D:\RF My Music\Converted2\7notemode\Improvisations in five, seven and twelve notes\01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a"

Recreate the wave file and try to encode manually with your command line above

[jacobacci]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

I am baffled where the strange filename "01-Not Stella.m4a.tmp.m4a.tmp.wav" comes from. I can't find anything in my encoder.txt that would suggest such a filename.
If I run a conversion with qaac (instead of fhgaacenc) the debug log contains the correct filename "01-Nor Stella.wav" and the conversion runs fine. The two encoder.txt files used in each case are essentially the same.
????????

[Spoon]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

It is just a temp file which the encoder creates to write the wave file to prior to encoding.

[jacobacci]

Re: CLI encoder error with fhgaacenc.exe

Thanks, Spoon
your suggestion pointed me in the right direction. fhgaacenc.exe only requires [Infile] [Outfile] and not -i [Infile] -o [Outfile] like qaac. I did not read the documentation accurately enough.
Conversion running ... Processed 885 of 38430 files
So far so good.