Christian, Sorry I don't think I was so clear with my explaination of what I am doing. Your requirement flac -> mp3 is really a special case of ripping, if you think of the entire chain.... normal ripping: CD -> wav -> mp3 Your case is [CD -> wav ->] flac -> wav -> mp3 Which is equivalent to: flac -> wav -> mp3 I need this too and am proposing to use a ripping tool and simply replace the cdparanoia stage with a flac decode. (and replace the CDDB with ID3info from the flac file) I was going to use rip for this as I am familiar with the script having patched in flac support and I get all the general options and multiple encoder support from the script. RGDS, Robin. ---- Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> wrote:> > Actually what you are describing it just "ripping" which I already > do > with "grip" the nice GTK frontend for ripping into flac or mp3. > > I filed a bug directly with grip to have them update the command > line > for flac, but oterwise it works real great to encode CDs directly > > into flac format. It uses cdparanoia's library to do the ripping > then puts the id3 tags into the filenames,etc... > > If grip isn't added already on the flac webpage as a supported > gui-frontend > it should be. > > What was I looking for is just the flac to mp3 script that takes > my ripped CDs into flac that I could convert into mp3. Another > use > of that is that sometime I am building compilations for my car > mp3 > player and I could just convert on the fly to mp3 from flac using > the script to build my custom cd. > > Thanks again for all your input! > > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Robin Pollard wrote: > > | Hi Christian, > | > | There is a perl script called rip (rip.sourceforge.net) that > I was > | looking to alter for a similar requirment (flacs at home -> mp3s > | on laptop). I patched flac support into it for the encoder a > couple > | of months ago. > | > | At the moment it uses cdparanoia to rip from CD but should not > be > | hard to add flac as an alternative 'ripper' to make wavs and > then > | you can use the encoder of your choice on the wav. > | > | If I get time to write the patch to rip from flac to mp3 I will > send > | you a copy but don't hold your breath :) > | > | Cheers, > | Robin. > | > | > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:32:04 -0800 (PST) > | > From: Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> > | > To: flac-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > | > Subject: [Flac-dev] FLAC to mp3 batch converter? > | > > | > > | > I'm just wondering if someone wrote a perl script to convert > | > a directory with flac files into mp3 and preserving the id3 > tag > | > from flac to mp3? > | > > | > I have two harddrives where I keep my favorite CDs in flac > and > | > others in mp3 but > | > when I get tired of them, I move them into mp3 and rather than > | > popping the > | > original CD in, it might be easier to just convert from flac > to > | > mp3 directly. > | > > | > Please cc me on your reply. clambert@sgi.com > | > > | > Let me know > | > | > >
check out http://easytag.sourceforge.net/ it doesn't do the whole flow but it may make it easy to script what you want to do. Josh --- Robin Pollard <robinpollard@onebox.com> wrote:> Christian, > > Sorry I don't think I was so clear with my explaination of what I > am doing. Your requirement flac -> mp3 is really a special case > of ripping, if you think of the entire chain.... > > normal ripping: > CD -> wav -> mp3 > > Your case is > [CD -> wav ->] flac -> wav -> mp3 > > Which is equivalent to: > flac -> wav -> mp3 > > I need this too and am proposing to use a ripping tool and simply > replace the cdparanoia stage with a flac decode. (and replace the > CDDB with ID3info from the flac file) I was going to use rip for > this as I am familiar with the script having patched in flac support > and I get all the general options and multiple encoder support from > the script. > > RGDS, > Robin. > > ---- Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> wrote: > > > > Actually what you are describing it just "ripping" which I already > > do > > with "grip" the nice GTK frontend for ripping into flac or mp3. > > > > I filed a bug directly with grip to have them update the command > > line > > for flac, but oterwise it works real great to encode CDs directly > > > > into flac format. It uses cdparanoia's library to do the ripping > > then puts the id3 tags into the filenames,etc... > > > > If grip isn't added already on the flac webpage as a supported > > gui-frontend > > it should be. > > > > What was I looking for is just the flac to mp3 script that takes > > my ripped CDs into flac that I could convert into mp3. Another > > use > > of that is that sometime I am building compilations for my car > > mp3 > > player and I could just convert on the fly to mp3 from flac using > > the script to build my custom cd. > > > > Thanks again for all your input! > > > > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Robin Pollard wrote: > > > > | Hi Christian, > > | > > | There is a perl script called rip (rip.sourceforge.net) that > > I was > > | looking to alter for a similar requirment (flacs at home -> mp3s > > | on laptop). I patched flac support into it for the encoder a > > couple > > | of months ago. > > | > > | At the moment it uses cdparanoia to rip from CD but should not > > be > > | hard to add flac as an alternative 'ripper' to make wavs and > > then > > | you can use the encoder of your choice on the wav. > > | > > | If I get time to write the patch to rip from flac to mp3 I will > > send > > | you a copy but don't hold your breath :) > > | > > | Cheers, > > | Robin. > > | > > | > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:32:04 -0800 (PST) > > | > From: Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> > > | > To: flac-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > > | > Subject: [Flac-dev] FLAC to mp3 batch converter? > > | > > > | > > > | > I'm just wondering if someone wrote a perl script to convert > > | > a directory with flac files into mp3 and preserving the id3 > > tag > > | > from flac to mp3? > > | > > > | > I have two harddrives where I keep my favorite CDs in flac > > and > > | > others in mp3 but > > | > when I get tired of them, I move them into mp3 and rather than > > | > popping the > > | > original CD in, it might be easier to just convert from flac > > to > > | > mp3 directly. > > | > > > | > Please cc me on your reply. clambert@sgi.com > > | > > > | > Let me know > > | > > | > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flac-dev mailing list > Flac-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flac-dev__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Ok! I understand perfectly what you mean now. It would be very nice to be able to replace the ripping stage with flac indeed :) Let me know if you get it to work. In the meantime, the script that Jason provided does the job I wanted. I just changed it so that it preserves the original filename from flac to mp3. On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Robin Pollard wrote: | Christian, | | Sorry I don't think I was so clear with my explaination of what I | am doing. Your requirement flac -> mp3 is really a special case | of ripping, if you think of the entire chain.... | | normal ripping: | CD -> wav -> mp3 | | Your case is | [CD -> wav ->] flac -> wav -> mp3 | | Which is equivalent to: | flac -> wav -> mp3 | | I need this too and am proposing to use a ripping tool and simply | replace the cdparanoia stage with a flac decode. (and replace the | CDDB with ID3info from the flac file) I was going to use rip for | this as I am familiar with the script having patched in flac support | and I get all the general options and multiple encoder support from | the script. | | RGDS, | Robin. | | ---- Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> wrote: | > | > Actually what you are describing it just "ripping" which I already | > do | > with "grip" the nice GTK frontend for ripping into flac or mp3. | > | > I filed a bug directly with grip to have them update the command | > line | > for flac, but oterwise it works real great to encode CDs directly | > | > into flac format. It uses cdparanoia's library to do the ripping | > then puts the id3 tags into the filenames,etc... | > | > If grip isn't added already on the flac webpage as a supported | > gui-frontend | > it should be. | > | > What was I looking for is just the flac to mp3 script that takes | > my ripped CDs into flac that I could convert into mp3. Another | > use | > of that is that sometime I am building compilations for my car | > mp3 | > player and I could just convert on the fly to mp3 from flac using | > the script to build my custom cd. | > | > Thanks again for all your input! | > | > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Robin Pollard wrote: | > | > | Hi Christian, | > | | > | There is a perl script called rip (rip.sourceforge.net) that | > I was | > | looking to alter for a similar requirment (flacs at home -> mp3s | > | on laptop). I patched flac support into it for the encoder a | > couple | > | of months ago. | > | | > | At the moment it uses cdparanoia to rip from CD but should not | > be | > | hard to add flac as an alternative 'ripper' to make wavs and | > then | > | you can use the encoder of your choice on the wav. | > | | > | If I get time to write the patch to rip from flac to mp3 I will | > send | > | you a copy but don't hold your breath :) | > | | > | Cheers, | > | Robin. | > | | > | > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:32:04 -0800 (PST) | > | > From: Christian Lambert <clambert@sgi.com> | > | > To: flac-dev@lists.sourceforge.net | > | > Subject: [Flac-dev] FLAC to mp3 batch converter? | > | > | > | > | > | > I'm just wondering if someone wrote a perl script to convert | > | > a directory with flac files into mp3 and preserving the id3 | > tag | > | > from flac to mp3? | > | > | > | > I have two harddrives where I keep my favorite CDs in flac | > and | > | > others in mp3 but | > | > when I get tired of them, I move them into mp3 and rather than | > | > popping the | > | > original CD in, it might be easier to just convert from flac | > to | > | > mp3 directly. | > | > | > | > Please cc me on your reply. clambert@sgi.com | > | > | > | > Let me know | > | | > | | > | > |