FFmpeg (MacPorts) - libfaac missing, need new audio encoder

Question

I am so confused.

I am trying a quite simple FFMpeg command to transcode a movie file to a x264/AAC mp4 file via the command line (for Vimeo upload). (Mountain Lion/Macports)

ffmpeg -i INPUT.AVI -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -preset hq -s hd720 -b 5000k -ar 44100 -ab 320k OUTPUT.mp4

Problem: FFMpeg cannot find the libfaac library. I have read it has recently been taken out. True? I also have read that I better use NeroAACEnc or libvo_aacenc anyways as they might be better quality-wise.

How do I:

1. Add NeroAACEnc and/or libvo_aacenc to my system?
2. What is the correct command line to invoke one of these when they are installed? I have seen solutions with pipes etc.

Command line, Linux and Unix work is all a bit new to me, so I cannot work out what internet is telling me to do. Macports confuses me a bit too.

Looking forward to your pro help here.

Here is the complete iTerm2 output:

ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -preset hq -s hd720 -b 5000k -ar 44100 -ab 320k OUTPUT.mp4
ffmpeg version 0.11.1.git Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Aug  4 2012 11:25:44 with clang 4.0 ((tags/Apple/clang-421.0.57))
  configuration: --prefix=/opt/local --enable-swscale --enable-avfilter --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libmodplug --enable-libvpx --enable-libspeex --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --cc=/usr/bin/clang --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --arch=x86_64 --enable-yasm
  libavutil      51. 65.100 / 51. 65.100
  libavcodec     54. 41.100 / 54. 41.100
  libavformat    54. 17.100 / 54. 17.100
  libavdevice    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
  libavfilter     3.  2.100 /  3.  2.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
  libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : mp42
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: mp42isomavc1
    creation_time   : 2012-04-27 12:10:05
    encoder         : HandBrake 0.9.6 2012022800
  Duration: 00:00:32.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3241 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 3074 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 30 tbr, 90k tbn, 180k tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-04-27 12:10:05
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, mono, s16, 164 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-04-27 12:10:05
Please use -b:a or -b:v, -b is ambiguous
Unknown encoder 'libfaac'

Answer 1

With slhck's help, I found the missing libfaac solution. I had to reinstall the ffmpeg macport with the following variant chosen to allow libfaac to install (which has been taken out of the standard package due to licensing issues)

sudo port install ffmpeg +nonfree

...will install libfaac as well.