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Aften is a simple, open-source, A/52 (AC-3) audio encoder. Aften is commandline based - GUIs for Aften are available, AftenGUI or WAV to AC3 Encoder.
From the Author:
This program started as a simple cutting-out of the AC3 encoder from FFmpeg, but then I reworked the structure of the encoder a bit. Most of the basic code is still the same though. Here are some of the things I've changed so far:
Implemented my own wav reader
Converted the fixed-point algorithms to floating-point
Rearranged the methods and structures
Added stereo rematrixing (mid/side)
Added short block MDCT and block switching
Added VBR encoding mode
Added variable bandwidth
Added more complete WAV format support
Added support for using the alternate bit stream syntax
Release 0.0.8 has mostly bug fixes since version 0.07. The versioning scheme for the Aften package has been changed to match the libaften shared library version number. A significant internal change is in the audio input module. Previous versions read WAVE files only, but for Aften 0.0.8, the audio input module was restructured to support raw PCM audio and to make it easier to provide future support for other audio formats.
