Command Line Batch/Script Anyone??

2002-07-01 19:49:34

I would like to be able to have a batch file or perl script do the encoding for me in windows, but I haven't figured out how to get this to work.

Basically, I just want to start the encoding from a batch file and specify the input and output directory, encode everything using APS, then when it's done, go back and do a second encode using a lower bitrate for my portable.

If I can get the first half to work, the second part is academic. Is there an option for selecting an input and output directory? I can't seem to get this to work.

Thanks.

Command Line Batch/Script Anyone??

Reply #1 – 2002-07-02 03:10:01

The bones of what you want are in perl script LAMEB, downloadable at http://www.lameb.fsnet.co.uk/

Command Line Batch/Script Anyone??

Reply #2 – 2002-07-02 09:12:55

@echo off
if "%1"=="" goto end
if "%2"=="" goto end
if "%3"=="" goto standard
for %%f in (%1*.wav) do lame --alt-preset 100 %%f
move /y %1*.mp3 %3
:standard
for %%f in (%1*.wav) do lame --alt-preset standard %%f
move /y %1*.mp3 %2
:end

Windows batchfile syntax is maybe not the most intuitive, but I wouldn't say it's rocket science either.

Command Line Batch/Script Anyone??

Reply #3 – 2002-07-02 12:22:36

You 'da man!! Thanks for that batch file. Also, thanks to the previous poster for the link to LameB.

I think that I can now do this.

It would be great if LAME had a command line option for selecting a directory. Heck, if the WMA encoder can do it, surely LAME could.

Command Line Batch/Script Anyone??

Reply #4 – 2002-07-04 16:40:15

For Linux there are a lot of perl scripts available (ripit etc...) which let you encode a bunch of cds all at once. Unfortunatly EAC (for Windows) does not support a command line mode. Therefore you can't control your ripping proccess through a single perl script which is bad imho.