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Piping Azid output to LAME

I am trying to decode an AC3 file directly to MP3.

So far, I have come up with this:

azid.exe -c normal -L -3db -s stereo -F pcm in.ac3 -|lame --alt-preset cbr 128 -r -s 48 - out.mp3

All I get from this is an MP3 full of noise.

Had one hell of a time finding out how to get the piping to work. A bit of Googling yielded this.

But I am stuck now. I can't figure this out.

EDIT: Say "BeSweet", and I will kill you.

EDIT2: Okay, I don't mind BeSweet, I just want to figure out how to do this myself, that's all.

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #1 –
If you do crack and switch to BeSweet (why not?), this is what the BeSweet GUI does ()

It goes something like this...(I just did this rip, so obviously change whatever you need to change)

"C:\DVD Ripping\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "d:\A_WALK_TO_REMEMBER\VIDEO_TS\walk AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -83ms.ac3" -output "d:\A_WALK_TO_REMEMBER\VIDEO_TS\walk -83ms.MP3" ) -azid( -n1 -L -3db ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 --twopass ) -lame( --alt-preset 128 )

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #2 –
I just tried piping to oggenc. Same result - noise.

This makes me think that Azid is messing something up.

@RyanVM

That is the command line for the BeSweet.exe. I have no use for that. What I would like to know is how BeSweet does it's piping.

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #3 –
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EDIT: Say "BeSweet", and I will kill you.

Headac3he 

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #4 –
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So far, I have come up with this:

azid.exe -c normal -L -3db -s stereo -F pcm in.ac3 -|lame --alt-preset cbr 128 -r -s 48 - out.mp3

All I get from this is an MP3 full of noise.

Had one hell of a time finding out how to get the piping to work. A bit of Googling yielded this.

The link you provided suggests the commandline
azid -F pcm in.ac3 - | lame -r -x -s 48 - out.mp3
Does this basic commandline work? I notice that your commandline leaves out the -x switch (Lame longhelp says -x activates "byte-swapping of input").

I'd test Midas' barebones commandline myself, but my DVD drive is out of commission so I can't obtain an .ac3 to work with.

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #5 –
Azib probably uses a switched high/low byte order. The result is indeed noise. Using -x should solve it (I'm unable to test, sorry)

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #6 –
I did try using -x, but to no avail. I also tried the basic commandline, but still no success.

Piping Azid output to LAME

Reply #7 –
You have to send bug report to Azid author, this program doesn't set stdout to binary mode and outputs garbage. You have to decode into temporary file for now and encode this temp file afterwards.

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Reply #8 –
Bug report sent.

I will keep this thread updated.

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Reply #9 –
ARG!

The mail bounced .

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Reply #10 –
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@RyanVM

That is the command line for the BeSweet.exe. I have no use for that. What I would like to know is how BeSweet does it's piping.

That's why I said that it was useful IF YOU CAVED AND SWITCHED TO BESWEET.

 
 

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That's why I said that it was useful IF YOU CAVED AND SWITCHED TO BESWEET.

I'm going to have to kill you now, RyanVM .