Re: Problem (I think) with encoding

Jack Smith wrote:
> When I rip a CD I get mp3 files without the ID3 info during the rip
> step and mp3 files with _only_ the ID3 info in the encode step.
>
> The Rip file format is
>    ~/music/wav/%A/%d-%y/%t-%n.%x
> using cdparanoia.  This produces perfectly good playable mp3 files
> in the ~/music/wav directory with no tag info.

Those are wav files, not mp3 files.  They may have a .mp3 extension
because you've used .%x in the rip file format instead of the default
.wav.  And many linux players will use the content type rather than
the file extension, so they work with a wav file name .mp3.  You can
verify this with the file command (file ~/music/wav/some/file.mp3).

> I am using lame as the encoder and my Encoder command-line is
>    -h -b %b %w %m

What is Encoder executable set to?  Is it a full path to the lame
command?  If so, does lame exist at that path?  I have mine set to
/usr/bin/lame.

> My Encode file format is
>    ~/music/ogg/%A/%d-%y/%t-%n.%x

mp3's in ~/music/ogg?  Didn't the pedants tell you that you're not
allowed to do that? ;)

> and it produces a very short mp3 file in the ~/music/ogg directory.
> If I pull it into JuK I see all the ID3 info but it won't play.

A typical cause of this is that your encoder executable isn't set
right.  Those files basically are just empty mp3's with an id3 tag.
They're most likely 128 bytes in size.  Again, check with the file
command to see what it says.  I believe it can differentiate between a
proper mp3 and an empty mp3 with an id3 tag, but I'm basing that on
memory.

In any case, triple check your settings.  If that doesn't turn up any
clues, post your ~/.grip config file.

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