Command-line WMA encoder

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Command-line WMA encoder

2011-08-30 21:13:37

Here is command-line WMA encoder. Inspired by this thread.
Requirements: Windows XP or later, Window Media Codecs installed.

Usage examples:

WmaEncode --codec lossless in.wav out.wma
WmaEncode -c lsl in.wav out.wma

WmaEncode --codec pro --quality 90 in.wav out.wma
WmaEncode -c pro -q 90 in.wav out.wma

WmaEncode --mode vbr2pass --bitrate 128 in.wav out.wma
WmaEncode -m vbr2pass -b 128 in.wav out.wma

...etc.

Sources included. Don't expect them to be well-commented though.

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changelog:
0.2.9c: another minor fix in WAV parsing.
0.2.9b: minor fixes in WAV parsing. Sources are attached as a separate file.
0.2.9a: new switches -c, -m, -i, -s (short versions of --codec, --mode, --ignorelength, --silent)
0.2.9: maintenance update
0.2.8: allows 2-pass mode for stdin by default
0.2.7: progress indicator added
0.2.6: raw PCM input added

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #1 – 2011-08-30 23:02:03

Any source?

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #2 – 2011-08-31 15:43:47

The sources will be uploaded later. Want to add comments, etc.
Maybe someone will find bugs in the program meanwhile...

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #3 – 2011-08-31 19:23:45

thanks a lot...
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #4 – 2011-08-31 23:42:16

Cool, just was wondering since it would be nice to make a WMAdrop

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #5 – 2011-09-02 16:24:59

Version 0.2.5 was uploaded. Several bugs were fixed, probably new added.
Sources included.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #6 – 2011-09-03 17:40:37

thanks a lot...
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please, could you enable (add) wma/wmv input support? this is very handy for quick wma/wmv multichannel transcoding to wma stereo!
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you don't have to do something special...WMEncoder has support for .wav and .wmv/.wma input (and pcm in .avi too)...all you have to do is to allow it...

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #7 – 2011-09-03 17:48:14

Quote from: b66pak on 2011-09-03 17:40:37

you don't have to do something special...WMEncoder has support for .wav and .wmv/.wma input (and pcm in .avi too)...all you have to do is to allow it...

Where and what should be allowed?

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #8 – 2011-09-03 18:03:27

with WMEncoder installed on WinXP i can do this:

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cmd /c cscript.exe "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\wmcmd.vbs" -input audio6.wma -output audio2.wma -audioonly -a_codec WMA9PRO -a_mode 0 -a_setting 256_48_2_24

this is a proof that WMEncoder can decode .wmv/.wma...

this line is identical:

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WMAEncode --codec pro --mode cbr --bitrate 256 --out-channels 2 audio6.wma audio2.wma

but i get:

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Not a valid WAV file

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #9 – 2011-09-03 18:29:44

All right, but my program doesn't use Windows Media Encoder at all - it uses functions from Wmvcore.dll.
For my encoder to read WMA/WMV files, another reading functions should be added to the program, and I have no plans to do this.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #10 – 2011-09-04 17:05:27

please, can you add support for raw pcm input?

suggestion for syntax:

--raw: signals raw pcm input
--in-samplerate n: sets intput format with n samples per second
--in-channels n: sets intput format with n channels
--in-bitdepth n: sets intput format with n bits per sample

to avoid confusion maybe "--priority" should become "--lowpriority"
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #11 – 2011-09-04 20:32:45

Mono now working. Thanks!

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #12 – 2011-09-06 15:18:55

Version 0.2.6, with raw PCM input support.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #13 – 2011-09-06 18:00:08

thanks a lot...
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #14 – 2011-09-13 17:54:13

Version 0.2.7: progress report was added by request. Also added --silent switch to disable it.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #15 – 2011-09-13 17:57:56

thanks a lot...
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #16 – 2011-09-16 19:50:37

Thank you so much! Microsoft inexplicably has completely removed any command line support in their wma encoder running under Windows 7.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #17 – 2011-09-19 18:48:19

thanks a lot...
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #18 – 2011-09-24 14:20:26

Once more many thanks for this encoder, i use it very often, its a shame something like this wasn't made by MS himself, using wme was useless and uncomfortable for me, as i always wanted only audio conversion.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #19 – 2011-11-03 17:28:58

thanks a lot...change log?
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #20 – 2011-11-22 01:00:05

WMA TAG Does not support unicode (UTF-8) text

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #21 – 2011-11-22 14:39:55

The tags are of type WMT_TYPE_STRING ("null-terminated Unicode string"). And Unicode in Windows means UTF-16.

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #22 – 2011-12-25 18:35:55

thanks a lot...
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Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #23 – 2011-12-25 18:52:56

Thank you very much for development

Command-line WMA encoder

Reply #24 – 2011-12-30 12:43:50

Thanks alot, i was waiting for this type of app!