Aften is an audio encoder which generates compressed audio streams based on ATSC A/52 specification. This type of audio is also known as AC-3 or Dolby® Digital and is one of the audio codecs used in DVD-Video content.

Features:

• Converts PCM source audio into AC-3 audio
• Allows for setting of production metadata such as dialogue level, downmix levels, and extended bitstream information
• Supports RAW, WAV, AIFF, and CAFF input file formats
• Supports single multi-channel or multiple mono source files
• Includes several optional pre-processing filters
• Uses multi-threading and assembly optimizations to speed up encoding

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