total noob... Mp4 question

[brisdog]

I am trying convert some files to Mp4... I downloaded the codec, but I do not see Mp4 as a choice in DBpoweramp converter.
Clue me in...( i did try to find the answer...honest...no luck.)

[neilthecellist]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

I am trying convert some files to Mp4... I downloaded the codec, but I do not see Mp4 as a choice in DBpoweramp converter.
Clue me in...( i did try to find the answer...honest...no luck.)

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=7583

[ChristinaS]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

I am trying convert some files to Mp4... I downloaded the codec, but I do not see Mp4 as a choice in DBpoweramp converter.
Clue me in...( i did try to find the answer...honest...no luck.)

Downloaded, yes, but did you also install whatever you downloaded?
Then of course, follow the other thread.

[LtData]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

And, as always, make sure you installed everything to the same directory. Does the mp4 codec show up in dMC Configuration? (Start --> Programs --> dbPowerAmp Music Converter --> Configuration --> dMC Configuration)

[neilthecellist]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

If it doesn't, reinstall. And if that doesn't work, tell us which codecs you downloaded, exactly.

[brisdog]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

thanks everyone... I will dig into it and see what I did!
I can't find the "configuration" folder.
Dbpoweramp shows up under "illustrate" in my program file... and there is no config file in there.
BD

[LtData]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

There isn't a config exe to use. What you have to do is run MusicConverter.exe with <config> tag. For instance, I installed dMC to C:\Program Files\dbpowerAmp so my shortcut is (note the use of quotes due to the space in "program files":
"C:\program files\dbPowerAmp\MusicConverter.exe" <config>
And the "Configuration" folder should be in the start menu folder.

[brisdog]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

thanks again for the help !
and pardon my "noobiness"
I found the codec..it was here:
C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\Compression
and it is called "m4a (FAAC CLI).dll"
is that the correct one??
apparently not many applications can "play" it.

[LtData]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

Yes, that is the correct file. Do you see Mp4 under "Compression Codecs" in dMC Configuration?

[brisdog]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

nope... just the one I mentioned...and some others.
I am learning that WMA might be the way to go for size and reasonable quality.
Db gives so many choices within that type,,, that will need some learning!
BD

[ChristinaS]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

You should have an entry in your programs when you look from Start, called dMC Configuration, inside the dBpowerAMP folder.

That is of course a shortcut to what LtData is saying.

Once you do run that program, you can scroll down to see all the codecs that are installed, first for Writing and then for Reading.

[brisdog]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

hi Christina
AHH HA....... now I see what you guys have been trying to tell me.... found the config bit. and the codec's are there but not one saying mp4 ... I do have m4a which is the same???......

[LtData]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

Yea, same thing, just different extension. Do you see an option to encode to m4a? Also, you should be able to change the default encoding extension somewhere, but I don't know where.

Edit: Found it. Go to the folder containing the FAAC Codec [C:\program files\illustrate\dbpoweramp\compression\m4a (FAAC CLI) in your case] and open up options.txt. Change "m4a" to "mp4" and save the file.

[neilthecellist]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

and that solves it all, LtData?

[brisdog]

Re: total noob... Mp4 question

hmmm... that looks possible... it will have to wait till tomorrow... I gotta crash.
early day at work...... stay tuned, and thanks for the help
BD