Thanks to you both for the information. I'll give the metadata tags a look, and check out mp3val.
-Terry > > > Terry, > > Usually when I have issues with MP3's not importing via dropboxes it has > to do with issues with the MP3 header/metadata information not > conforming to standard. > > Generally when importing MP3's I'll run them through mp3val first, which > is a small little piece of software that will look for common issues > with headers and metadata in an MP3 file and fix it. > > Lorne Tyndale > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > We use several Dropboxes to ingest our syndicated programming. It > normally > > works very well, but we had an issue yesterday where a file import > failed. > > > > Here's what's in the log: > > > > Mar 12 17:28:41: Deleting cuts from cart 999989 > > Mar 12 17:28:41: Importing file "281_1-1_20210311_198698.mp3" [Ralph > Nader > > Radio Hour Ep 366] to cart 999989 ... Mar 12 17:29:08: Audio Converter > > Error: Internal Error, skipping > > /home/rd/kuchota/TEST/Ralph-Nader/281_1-1_20210311_198698.mp3... > > > > I was able to get the Dropbox to work again by selecting 'Reset' for that > > particular Dropbox, but I'm hoping to learn more about what caused it > and > > how to prevent it from happening in the future. > > > > Any insight into what caused this would be greatly appreciated. I'm also > > open to hearing any strategies that may exist to mitigate playout issues > > when there are errors like this. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Terry O'Connor > > WDRT-Viroqua, WI > > > > > > -- > > > > *Phone:* 638-9378 > > *Email: *te...@wdrt.org > > *Hours: *8AM - 3PM Tue/Wed/Fri, 8AM - 11AM > Thu.<hr>_______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:28:07 +1300 > From: Robert Jeffares <jeffares.rob...@gmail.com> > To: rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > Subject: Re: [RDD] Dropbox Audio Converter Error > Message-ID: <54459560-188b-52a3-4254-7b3baa0b9...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I have had the same experience with mp3's generated by programs that > insist on promoting themselves in the mp3 tags. > > Some very expensive news / network software seems to do it just to be > difficult. > > Setting all tags blank, gets rid of characters which upset rdimport. > > Remember there are several types of tags. mp3 has more standards than a > Roman army. > > regards > > > Robert > > On 24/03/21 10:01 am, Lorne Tyndale wrote: > > Terry, > > > > Usually when I have issues with MP3's not importing via dropboxes it has > > to do with issues with the MP3 header/metadata information not > > conforming to standard. > > > > Generally when importing MP3's I'll run them through mp3val first, which > > is a small little piece of software that will look for common issues > > with headers and metadata in an MP3 file and fix it. > > > > Lorne Tyndale > > > -- *Phone:* 638-9378 *Email: *te...@wdrt.org *Hours: *8AM - 3PM Tue/Wed/Fri, 8AM - 11AM Thu.
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