Thanks Robert, that's the link to the executable, but because of you I've found the SVN access. This will hopefully enable me to fix the remaining bugs and maybe add some more features
Meanwhile I've hacked 2.0.9 (34) a bit more:
- The graphics are nice looking again and I hopefully don't have to fear anymore to be beaten up by the program author because I messed up his great tool
- I fixed a few graphical design mistakes
- It seems it doesn't hang anymore if the CD is already ripped
- I've added a german localised user interface (english localisation is still present)
Known bugs:
- Remaining Time still jumps around
- Progressbar still jumps sometimes to 100% just to jump back to the real state
- Some strings aren't localised (should only affect people with german localised user interface)
But that bugs should be fixable with access to the SVN.
To Do:
- Maybe add cdparanoia as alternative ripping tool
- Maybe add Helix MP3 as speed MP3 encoder
- Localise it to more languages (I need help with this)
- Update the LAME settings help to 3.98 :
Encoding Options Help
For the most part, the recommended setting for getting high quality MP3s from LAME is --alt-preset standard, but you can mix and match from a huge number of other options. The encoding options are sent directly to LAME, and can be a little cryptic at first. Essentially, you type as many options as you like, with spaces in between them.
The equivalents for the iTunes MP3 settings are:
Good Quality: -b 128
High Quality: -b 160
Higher Quality: -b 192
For variable bit rate:
Lowest: -v -V 9
Low: -v -V 6
Medium: -v -V 4
High: -v -V 2
Highest: -v -V 0
You can combine the Variable Bit Rate and the Constant Bit Rate (e.g. -b 160) to specify a guaranteed minimum.
Adding a -h improves the quality of the encoding, but makes it take longer.
Putting it all together, if you wanted a well encoded, Medium-quality VBR file with a minimum bit rate of 128, you could use these as your encoding options:
-v -V 4 -b 128 -h
In addition to the standard options, LAME includes a number of presets:
Very High Quality: --alt-preset standard
Even Higher Quality: --alt-preset extreme
Highest Possible Quality:--alt-preset insane
iTunes-LAME implements a few extra options:
--vcomment will add version and encoding options information to empty comments fields.
--multi will run multiple encoders at once, enabled automatically on a dual-processor machine.
--delete-source will delete the source file if it is successfully encoded.The file is immediately removed, so use this with an appropriate amount of caution.
An exhaustive list of the options, pulled straight from LAME, is listed below. Avoid the Verbosity and ID3 tag sections, as display and tagging is all handled automatically.
Good luck, and happy encoding...
Maybe someone can help me with that.
Anyway, here is the last hack: iTunes LAME 2.0.9 (34) - Hack 3
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