Re: Problem (I think) with encoding

On Dec 9, 2007 9:08 PM, Todd Zullinger <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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).
>

Yup.
01-the_holly__the_ivy.mp3: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft
PCM, 16 bit, stereo 44100 Hz


>
> > 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.
>

 Yes, mine too.
]$ whereis lame
lame: /usr/bin/lame /usr/share/man/man1/lame.1.gz


> > 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.
>

 Audio file with ID3 version 23.0 tag, MP3 encoding
303 bytes


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

GRIP 2
grip_version 3.2.0
cd_device /dev/scd0
force_scsi
ripexename /usr/bin/cdparanoia
ripcmdline -d %c %t:[.%s]-%t:[.%e] %w
wav_filter_cmd
disc_filter_cmd
mp3exename /usr/bin/lame
mp3cmdline -h -b %b %w %m
dbserver freedb.freedb.org
ripfileformat ~/music/wav/%A/%d-%y/%t-%n.%x
mp3fileformat ~/music/ogg/%A/%d-%y/%t-%n.%x
mp3extension mp3
m3ufileformat ~/ogg/%A-%d.m3u
delete_wavs 0
add_m3u 1
rel_m3u 1
add_to_db 0
use_proxy 0
proxy_name
proxy_port 8000
proxy_user
proxy_pswd
cdupdate
user_email kizoku@natsumi
ripnice 0
mp3nice 0
mp3_filter_cmd
doid3 1
doid3v2 1
tag_mp3_only 1
id3_comment Created by Grip
max_wavs 99
auto_rip 0
eject_after_rip 0
eject_delay 0
delayed_encoding 0
delay_before_rip 0
stop_between_tracks 0
beep_after_rip 1
faulty_eject 0
poll_drive 1
poll_interval 1
use_proxy_env 0
db_cgi ~cddb/cddb.cgi
cddb_submit_email [email protected]
discdb_encoding UTF-8
id3_encoding UTF-8
id3v2_encoding UTF-8
db_use_freedb 1
dbserver2
db2_cgi ~cddb/cddb.cgi
no_interrupt 0
stop_first 0
play_first 1
play_on_insert 0
automatic_cddb 1
automatic_reshuffle 1
no_lower_case 0
no_underscore 0
allow_high_bits 0
allow_these_chars
num_cpu 1
kbits_per_sec 128
selected_encoder 2
selected_ripper 0
play_mode 0
playloop 1
win_width 430
win_height 450
win_height_edit 600
win_width_min 200
win_height_min 80
vol_vis 1
track_edit_vis 1
track_prog_vis 0
volume 253
disable_paranoia 0
disable_extra_paranoia 0
disable_scratch_detect 0
disable_scratch_repair 0
calc_gain 0

Incidentally, if I change my Rip file format to
    ~/music/wav/%A/%d-%y/%t-%n.wav     (instead of %x)
I get a better looking .mp3 in my /ogg directory.  At least it's 3014784
bytes and mplayer _will_ play it although JuK still won't.  I suppose it's
possible I'm misusing JuK; I'm new to it too.
-- 
Jack Smith

English doesn't borrow from other languages -- English follows other
languages down dark alleys and takes what it wants.

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