prefer to use libfdk_aac for better audio quality

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index 342c76414..2037a27fa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
 
             if (string.Equals(codec, "aac", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
+                // Prefer to use libfdk_aac for better audio quality while using the custom build FFmpeg
+                if (_mediaEncoder.SupportsEncoder("libfdk_aac"))
+                {
+                    return "libfdk_aac";
+                }
                 return "aac -strict experimental";
             }