Bug 945987 is related, which is why I mentioned it in this bug. But I don't believe it's the same; it seems to me that 945987 is referring to the inability to change encoding settings from the GUI. But it doesn't deal specifically with the problem that VBR headers aren't added to MP3.
This problem is mentioned in the comments for that bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/945987/comments/28), but I couldn't find a separate bug report submitted for it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220764 Title: Rhythmbox does not add VBR headers when ripping CDs to MP3 Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When ripping CDs to MP3 using Rhythmbox, by default they are VBR, because this is the default preset that is used in /usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs (cbr=false). The problem is that the VBR headers aren't added to the MP3 files, for example: $ mp3val 01\ -\ Gregory\ Alan\ Isakov\ -\ Dandelion\ Wine.mp3 Analyzing file "01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3"... WARNING: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": VBR detected, but no VBR header is present. Seeking may not work properly. INFO: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": 9559 MPEG frames (MPEG 1 Layer III), +ID3v2, no VBR header Done! This causes most programs to report incorrect track lengths, including Rhythmbox itself and Ubuntu's default Nautilus file manager. This seems to be a huge oversight considering this is the default behavior using the default apps. I'm not sure when this started because I only use the LTS versions of Ubuntu, but I know it wasn't a problem in 10.04, because it was using a gstreamer pipeline with xingmux as opposed to gstreamer presets, which from what I understand don't support xingmux (which I believe adds the VBR headers). I currently have to fix any MP3s that I generate with Rhythmbox like so: sudo apt-get install vbrfix cd /path/to/mp3s find . -type f -iname '*.mp3' -exec vbrfix {} {} \; rm vbrfix.log vbrfix.tmp This bug is related to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/945987 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: rhythmbox-data 2.96-0ubuntu4.3 [modified: usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs usr/share/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.gep] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-39.60~precise1-generic 3.5.7.17 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-39-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 4 09:54:54 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: rhythmbox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/1220764/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
