Re: [Bug-gnupod] gnupod_addsong convert FLAC to v 0 mp3 on the fly

[H. Langos]

Hi Eric,

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 03:14:03PM -0500, eric himmelreich wrote:
> I'm trying to use gnupod_addsong to convert FLAC to v 0 mp3 files on the fly
> and add them to my ipod.  The command I'm using is this:
> 
> gnupod_addsong.pl -m /mnt/ipod/ /path/to/album/*.flac --decode=flac
> --reencode=0
> Its not working.  


The "--decode" option takes the format that you want to decode "into", not
the format that you decode from.... confusing... i know :-)

> If I pass in --decode=mp3, it appears to work, but how can
> I be sure its encoding (using LAME) a v0 quality?

For one, you could read the code and add debug output if and where you wanted 
to. (gnupod_convert_FLAC.pl)

Or you can look at the output of "ps auxw | grep lame" while the conversion is 
running. Chances are the command line options to lame will show up.

Or you can take one FLAC file, strip the meta data, call it "a.flac" and copy 
it 
to "b.flac". Now add "a.flac" with "--reencode=0" and add "b.flac" with 
"--reencode=9". Then you use gnupod_search.pl to show you where on the
device the file ended up, and compare the files in size and in sound 
quality.

You see theres more than one way to skin a cat.

Cheers
-henrik