Encoding with faac as an Other Encoder

Keywords: grip 3.3.0 faac encode aac

Gday

Grip 3.3.0

I want to encode my old cd collection as AAC file format. I am having
diffiuclty setting up an encoder - faac.

(see http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=FAAC#What%20the%20FAAC??)

Of course, if there is a better way, I am all ears, but, to continue on
with my problem...

I have tried

Encoder Executable: /usr/bin/faac
Encoder Command-line: --mpeg-vers 4 -b '%b' --title '%t-%n' --artist
'%a' --album '%d-%A-%y' -o '%m.%xaac' '%m'
Encoder file extension : <empty>
Encode file format: ~/Music/%A/%d/%n%x

I cannot for the life of me convince it to work.
I have created a script, which I called 'faac.sh' which contains the
following  :-

    #!/bin/bash
    exec >> /tmp/faac.log 2>&1
    echo "=================="
    date
    echo "$0 $*"
    /usr/bin/faac $*
    theResult=$?
    date
    echo "=================="
    exit $?


whose output ends up being (after I reverse slash quote the quotes)

Encoder Executable: /usr/bin/faac
Encoder Command-line: --mpeg-vers 4 -b \'%b\' --title \'%t-%n\' --artist
\'%a\' --album \'%d-%A-%y\' -o \'%m.%xaac\' \'%m\'
Encoder file extension : <empty>
Encode file format: ~/Music/%A/%d/%n%x

    ==================
    Sun Jun 12 14:08:19 CST 2005
    /usr/bin/faac.sh --mpeg-vers 4 -b 128 --title '01-N.W.O.' --artist
    'Ministry' --album 'Psalm 69-Ministry-1992' -o
    '/home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo.aac'
    '/home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo'
    Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
    FAAC 1.24

    Cannot encode several input files to one output file.
    Sun Jun 12 14:08:19 CST 2005
    ==================

I even tried removing all the -- options and putting a ls command in the
script, at which point, it decided to not complain about multiple input
files but then could not find the file at all...

Encoder Executable: /usr/bin/faac
Encoder Command-line:  -b '%b' -o '%m.%xaac' '%m'
Encoder file extension : <empty>
Encode file format: ~/Music/%A/%d/%n%x

    ==================
    Sun Jun 12 14:17:05 CST 2005
    /usr/bin/faac.sh --mpeg-vers 4 -b 128 -o
    /home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo.aac
    /home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo
    total 8
    drwxrwx---  2 root vfat 4096 Jun 12 14:17 .
    drwxrwx---  3 root vfat 4096 Jun 12 11:56 ..
    Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
    FAAC 1.24

    /home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo: No such file or directory
    Couldn't open input file /home/lyall/Music/ministry/psalm_69/nwo
    Sun Jun 12 14:17:05 CST 2005
    ==================


Any help would be appreciated.

...Lyall

I am really confused.



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