Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 14:42:14 +0700 From: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Convert .flac and .ape to mp3 Message-ID: <20180108074214.GC52639@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> In-Reply-To: <20180106165220.b722e6f0.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20180104163421.GA15692@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180104175156.440fa0c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180106063934.GA32231@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180106165220.b722e6f0.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 13:39:34 +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote: > > Polytropon wrote: > > > > What do you convert ape and flac audio files to mp3 with? > > > > > > > > multimedia/ffmpeg does not seem to support encoding to mp3 (only > > > > decoding), what else could I try? > > > > > > Huh? I'm using ffmpeg regularly to convert from mp4 or flv _to_ mp3, > > > this works quite well. Maybe you need to install an additional encoder, > > > plugin, or library if you're lacking mp3 support? > > > > > > % ffmpeg -i example.flv example.mp3 > > > > > > It does what it says on the can. Works for years. :-) > > > > > > With ffmpeg's mp3 support, you should be able to convert from flac > > > or ape in a similar manner. > > > > I'm somewhat disappointed because ffmpeg does not seem to be able to > > split flac/ape files according to cue file, or extract track names > > therefrom and insert them into the mp3 file. > > I wish there would be some "magical MP3 split" that acts upon > a specified silence (for example, 3 seconds) Theoretically you should not need to use magic when you have .cue files at hand. > and splits the > file into "tracks" that could then be renamed... and id3 tags written into them... > > There are two articles which I occassionally refer to, > indead of saying "don't use spaces". :-) > > David A. Wheeler: > Filenames and Pathnames in Shell: How to do it correctly > http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/filenames-in-shell.html > > David A. Wheeler: > Fixing Unix/Linux/POSIX Filenames: > Control Characters (such as Newline), Leading Dashes, and Other Problems > http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/fixing-unix-linux-filenames.html > > Those articles will provide you with the most robust > solution - and: no, just adding "quotes" isn't sufficient > in most cases. :-) Thanks, I'll read those. > > Also note: If you're starting to extract information from > an ID3 tag and want to turn that into a directory and filename > structure, you might find other characters than just spaces > that "misbehave" in shell context. At present I have an opposite task. -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN AS43859
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