@@ -200,12 +200,33 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.<
Now open the downloaded ZIP file with your favourite file archive software (we recommend using 7-Zip or WinRAR) and navigate to the "win32" sub-directory.
-
Finally, extract all the three files neroAacDec.exe
, neroAacEnc.exe
and neroAacTag.exe
into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. LameXP.exe
, is located.
+
Finally, extract all the three files neroAacDec.exe
, neroAacEnc.exe
and neroAacTag.exe
into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. the LameXP.exe
, is located.
Note: By default, the LameXP installation directory is either C:\Program Files (x86)\MuldeR\LameXP
or C:\Program Files\MuldeR\LameXP
. However, this can be changed by the user during the setup process.
Once the required Nero AAC files have been put into the proper place, simply restart LameXP in order to enable the AAC encoding support!
- QAAC/Apple AAC Encoder
-TODO
+ QAAC (Apple AAC) Encoder
+Getting the Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder ready involves two separate steps: In the first place we will install the QAAC encoder, and in the second place we will install the Apple AAC encoder libraries.
+ Install QAAC Encoder
+First of all, you need to download the QAAC application, which provides a CLI font-end to the Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder. QAAC is provided as an Add-in for LameXP and is available from the following locations:
+
+
Now open the downloaded ZIP file, e.g. LameXP.qaac-addin.yyyy-mm-dd.zip
, with your favourite file archive software (we recommend using 7-Zip or WinRAR) to find the required QAAC program files.
+Note: The LameXP software generally expects the latest version of the QAAC add-in; and the QAAC add-in is designed to work with the latest version of the LameXP software.
+
+
Please extract all the three files, the program qaac.exe
plus its DLLs libsoxr.dll
and libsoxconvolver.dll
, into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. the LameXP.exe
, is located.
+Note: By default, the LameXP installation directory is either C:\Program Files (x86)\MuldeR\LameXP
or C:\Program Files\MuldeR\LameXP
. However, this can be changed by the user during the setup process.
+
+ Install Apple AAC Encoder Libraries
+Next, the actual Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder libraries, which are part of the so-called "Apple Application Support" package, need to be installed on your computer. QAAC can not work without these libraries!
+The required "Apple Application Support" package is included, for example, in the official setup packages of QuickTime or iTunes for Windows, which can be obtained from the Apple web-site free of charge:
+
+
Since you usually do not want to install the complete QuickTime (or iTunes) software on your computer, please only download the QuickTime (or iTunes) setup package, but do not actually run the installer!
+Instead, open the QuickTimer setup program, i.e. QuickTimeInstaller.exe
, with your favourite file archive software (we recommend using 7-Zip or WinRAR) and extract the required AppleApplicationSupport.msi
package.
+
Tutorial (Step-by-Step Guide)
This tutorial will teach you, step by step, how to convert your audio files using the LameXP software. The tutorial assumes that LameXP is already installed on your computer.
Source Files
diff --git a/doc/Manual.md b/doc/Manual.md
index 1651c0c2..c2da28b4 100644
--- a/doc/Manual.md
+++ b/doc/Manual.md
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Now open the downloaded ZIP file with your favourite file archive software (we r
![Figure](img/lamexp/setup_3b.png)
-Finally, *extract* all the three files ``neroAacDec.exe``, ``neroAacEnc.exe`` and ``neroAacTag.exe`` into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. ``LameXP.exe``, is located.
+Finally, *extract* all the three files ``neroAacDec.exe``, ``neroAacEnc.exe`` and ``neroAacTag.exe`` into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. the ``LameXP.exe``, is located.
*Note:* By default, the LameXP installation directory is either ``C:\Program Files (x86)\MuldeR\LameXP`` or ``C:\Program Files\MuldeR\LameXP``. However, this can be changed by the user during the setup process.
@@ -220,10 +220,45 @@ Finally, *extract* all the three files ``neroAacDec.exe``, ``neroAacEnc.exe`` an
Once the required Nero AAC files have been put into the proper place, simply *restart* LameXP in order to enable the AAC encoding support!
-### QAAC/Apple AAC Encoder ###
+### QAAC (Apple AAC) Encoder ###
-**TODO**
+Getting the Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder ready involves *two* separate steps: In the first place we will install the QAAC encoder, and in the second place we will install the Apple AAC encoder libraries.
+#### Install QAAC Encoder ####
+
+First of all, you need to download the [QAAC](https://github.com/nu774/qaac) application, which provides a CLI font-end to the Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder. QAAC is provided as an *Add-in* for LameXP and is available from the following locations:
+
+*
+*
+
+
+Now open the downloaded ZIP file, e.g. ``LameXP.qaac-addin.yyyy-mm-dd.zip``, with your favourite file archive software (we recommend using [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) or [WinRAR](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm)) to find the required QAAC program files.
+
+*Note:* The LameXP software generally expects the **latest** version of the QAAC add-in; and the QAAC add-in is designed to work with the **latest** version of the LameXP software.
+
+![Figure](img/lamexp/setup_4a.png)
+
+
+Please *extract* all the three files, the program ``qaac.exe`` plus its DLLs ``libsoxr.dll`` and ``libsoxconvolver.dll``, into the LameXP installation directory. That is the directory where your LameXP executable file, i.e. the ``LameXP.exe``, is located.
+
+*Note:* By default, the LameXP installation directory is either ``C:\Program Files (x86)\MuldeR\LameXP`` or ``C:\Program Files\MuldeR\LameXP``. However, this can be changed by the user during the setup process.
+
+![Figure](img/lamexp/setup_4b.png)
+
+#### Install Apple AAC Encoder Libraries ####
+
+Next, the actual Apple/QuickTime AAC encoder libraries, which are part of the so-called "Apple Application Support" package, need to be installed on your computer. QAAC can *not* work without these libraries!
+
+The required "Apple Application Support" package is included, for example, in the official setup packages of *QuickTime* or *iTunes* for Windows, which can be obtained from the Apple web-site free of charge:
+
+*
+
+
+Since you usually do **not** want to *install* the complete QuickTime (or iTunes) software on your computer, please only *download* the QuickTime (or iTunes) setup package, but do **not** actually *run* the installer!
+
+Instead, open the QuickTimer setup program, i.e. ``QuickTimeInstaller.exe``, with your favourite file archive software (we recommend using [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) or [WinRAR](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm)) and *extract* the required ``AppleApplicationSupport.msi`` package.
+
+![Figure](img/lamexp/setup_4c.png)
Tutorial (Step-by-Step Guide)