I've recently built a new PC with Win7 64-bit. Have installed foobar2000 V1.0b3. I'd like to be able to convert FLAC files to WMA format. Can someone confirm/correct the steps to accomplish this listed below?
1. Find Windows Media Encoder 9: is this the latest version of the encoder?
2. Should I install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the encoder?
3. I understand about configuring the commandline encoder in fb2k as I've had this working on an older 32-bit WinXP machine, but there appears to be some wrinkle about 32-bit vs. 64-bit that means my old commandline won't work. Can someone explain which files need to be copied to the fb2k folder and how the commandline should then be structured?
4. Do tags convert over properly?
Thanks.
I'd recommend using dBpoweramp (http://www.dbpoweramp.com) and it's broad codec support (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm) - totally free, if you don't need MP3 encoding.
@grommet: Thanks for the suggestion but I've been using fb2k forever and would like to stick with it for now.
I installed the 64-bit version (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CC41218D-7E37-4546-BF0B-1276959EE3EF&displaylang=en) of Windows Media Encoder 9. Copied the cscript.exe file from \windows\system32 to foobar directory. Used the following settings:
Encoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\cscript.exe
File extension: wma
Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMCmd.vbs" //NoLogo -silent -input %s -output %d -profile a128
All seems to work very well.
Encoder: C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\cscript.exe
File extension: wma
Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMCmd.vbs" //NoLogo -silent -input %s -output %d -profile a128
Thanks mate works for me, I was trying to change the parameters for Q90 but line from your config seems a bit differ.
I have changed "-profile a128" to "-a_setting Q98_44_2" from this thread (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=47759)
Now my parameters line looks like:
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMCmd.vbs" //NoLogo -silent -input %s -output %d -a_setting Q98_44_2
- it works but I'm not sure is it wrong or wright syntax ... any suggestions?
mmm...
I'm asuming you are using WMA for mobile phone from docomo or soft-bank, am I right?
If by chance it is so, could you please also suggest software for song transfer to phone? (Mine has no MTP mode : (((curently I'm using m-sync but it doesn't work proper) Sorry for offtop, PM me please if there are any
- it works but I'm not sure is it wrong or wright syntax ... any suggestions?
When you specify a WME preset "profile" it includes instructions for what codec and encoding mode are to be used. Your full custom parameters should look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMCmd.vbs" //NoLogo -silent -input %s -output %d
-a_codec WMA9STD -a_mode 2 -a_setting Q98_44_2
WMA9STD is the default codec so you can leave this part out if you wish. I think you need the mode switch otherwise the default is CBR unless the Q setting overrides this.
See this page for WME switches:
http://www.goelweb.com/software/zune_suppo...d_line_use.html (http://www.goelweb.com/software/zune_supported_content/windows_media_encoder_command_line_use.html)
Sorry, can't help with your question about transferring files.
If by chance it is so, could you please also suggest software for song transfer to phone? (Mine has no MTP mode : (((curently I'm using m-sync but it doesn't work proper) Sorry for offtop, PM me please if there are any
Separate discussion but it'll depend on which phone you have as to what methods can be used to transfer files to it
Use this one, easy and effective: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=90519 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=90519)
For lossless:
wmaencode.exe
wma
-input - -output %d -c lsl
For Pro (50%):
wmaencode.exe
wma
-input - -output %d -q 50 -c pro
For Standard (75%):
wmaencode.exe
wma
-input - -output %d -q 75 -c std
For Voice (IIRC):
wmaencode.exe
wma
-input - -output %d -b 20 -c voice
Thanks to everybody