diff --git a/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go b/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
index 0936201a..67e9997c 100644
--- a/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
+++ b/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
@@ -209,16 +209,27 @@ func initMedias(conn *rtsp.Conn) {
 	for key, value := range conn.URL.Query() {
 		switch key {
 		case streamer.KindVideo, streamer.KindAudio:
-			for _, value := range value {
+			for _, name := range value {
+				name = strings.ToUpper(name)
+
+				// check aliases
+				switch name {
+				case "COPY":
+					name = "" // pass empty codecs list
+				case "MJPEG":
+					name = streamer.CodecJPEG
+				case "AAC":
+					name = streamer.CodecAAC
+				}
+
 				media := &streamer.Media{
 					Kind: key, Direction: streamer.DirectionRecvonly,
 				}
 
-				switch value {
-				case "", "copy": // pass empty codecs list
-				default:
-					codec := streamer.NewCodec(value)
-					media.Codecs = append(media.Codecs, codec)
+				// empty codecs match all codecs
+				if name != "" {
+					// empty clock rate and channels match any values
+					media.Codecs = []*streamer.Codec{{Name: name}}
 				}
 
 				conn.Medias = append(conn.Medias, media)
diff --git a/pkg/streamer/media.go b/pkg/streamer/media.go
index 5a6be1bb..c7dd30c3 100644
--- a/pkg/streamer/media.go
+++ b/pkg/streamer/media.go
@@ -129,22 +129,6 @@ type Codec struct {
 	PayloadType uint8
 }
 
-func NewCodec(name string) *Codec {
-	name = strings.ToUpper(name)
-	switch name {
-	case CodecH264, CodecH265, CodecVP8, CodecVP9, CodecAV1, CodecJPEG:
-		return &Codec{Name: name, ClockRate: 90000}
-	case CodecPCMU, CodecPCMA:
-		return &Codec{Name: name, ClockRate: 8000}
-	case CodecOpus:
-		return &Codec{Name: name, ClockRate: 48000, Channels: 2}
-	case "MJPEG":
-		return &Codec{Name: CodecJPEG, ClockRate: 90000}
-	}
-
-	panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported codec: %s", name))
-}
-
 func (c *Codec) String() string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("%d %s/%d", c.PayloadType, c.Name, c.ClockRate)
 	if c.Channels > 0 {