Specify AAC Options -- More Info, Please
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:26 am
I recently started using AAC instead of LAME MP3 to export multiple tracks. Compared to the LAME export options, I find the single slider to be somewhat puzzling. Using numbers from 10 to 500 as a figure of merit doesn't give me any point of reference to say, iTunes or even some kind of average bitrate. I realize that AAC uses variable bitrates, but certainly the configuration UI could give me something to hang my hat on.
Even if the current slider UI were to be retained, it might be beneficial to display some kind of subjective indication of the kind of quality being produced (such as "telephone", "AM", "FM", "CD", "studio", or maybe "medium", "standard", "extreme", "insane"), that would update as the user moves the slider through the ranges.
Barring that, a prominent table in the documentation that describes what the numeric setting yields, quality-wise or size-wise would be appreciated.
Even if the current slider UI were to be retained, it might be beneficial to display some kind of subjective indication of the kind of quality being produced (such as "telephone", "AM", "FM", "CD", "studio", or maybe "medium", "standard", "extreme", "insane"), that would update as the user moves the slider through the ranges.
Barring that, a prominent table in the documentation that describes what the numeric setting yields, quality-wise or size-wise would be appreciated.