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mixed HN is broadly pleased that FFmpeg’s long-criticized native AAC encoder may finally become much better, especially for people who need AAC for video workflows. But much of the thread quickly pivots to Opus: commenters see Opus as the quality leader, while acknowledging AAC’s entrenched compatibility in streaming, Apple/ — latest discussion,
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  1. FFmpeg’s AAC encoder gets a full rewrite▲ 447 · 149 commentsin 2 episodes: · 2:44 · 8:44