[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
kjg Wrote: Isn't that what transcoding is? :) I think the difference in this case is that FLAC decoding, being lossless, just restores the original data, which would then be encoded in WMA. I would only consider it transcoding if you are going from one lossy compression to another. The issue with transcoding is that it compounds compression artifacts, but with FLAC, there ain't no such artifacts, so regardless of the semantics of whether or not we call it transcoding, going from FLAC to WMA is no worse than just ripping to WMA. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
It seems as though dbPowerAmp will transcode FLAC to all types of WMA. Check them out at http://www.dbpoweramp.com/. tamanaco wrote: I looked and searched (as much as I could) in the Hydrogenaudio forum and the foobar forum for specific instructions on converting lossless Flac to loosy VBR WMA, but I could not find specific instructions. Is anyone out there using foobar to conver Flac to VBR WMA? If you are, can you please post the version of foobar that you're using and the settings? I'm still waiting for a answer to a post I placed in the MediaCoder forum regarding the error that I'm getting with that tool. There's gotta be a better way to do this. Too many forums... too many posts... too many folks expecting everyone to be an expert. Folks in the Hydrogenaudio forum are not too friendly to those that are searching for answers related to wma. All I get is pressure to switch to mp3 and use Lame. Maybe this is good advise for some, but is not what I want to do. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
kjg Wrote: Isn't that what transcoding is? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcoding i always assumed real transcoding was a one step process and didn't involve just decoding and re-encoding. But thinking about it, you are right. doing it in one process would be horrendously difficult if not impossible. anyway, this is getting OT and pointless :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
kjg Wrote: It seems as though dbPowerAmp will transcode FLAC to all types of WMA. Thanks kjg, yes, DbpowerAMP transcodes FLAC to WMA. Unless I find a better alternative, it looks like I'll be ripping to FLAC using EAC and then selecting (clicking) a subset of these files using explorer and right-clicking the selected files to invoke Dbpower to convert them to WMA. I was looking for a tool(s) or script that could work in conjunction with EAC to rip the full album to FLAC and a full set or subset of the songs of the same CD to WMA in a few clicks. My assumptions, correct me if I'm wrong, was that the tools suggested here (MediaCore, foobar and Mareo) would coordinate these tasks, to some degree, with EAC. I'm just looking for a way to streamline the process as it's taking a long time to rip all my CDs. My next task is to give Mareo a few twists. Thanks again... -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
tamanaco Wrote: Another question: Can someone tell me if it is necesary to trancode Flac to another looseless format before I can convert it to WMA? I'm starting to suspect that the WME does not transcode directly from Flac. I'm new at this audio file conversion stuff. Wouldn't make a difference. What FooBar (or any other app you are using to transcode) is actually just decoding and re-encoding seamlessly. The FLAC file is being decoded by flac.exe and the resulting data is being pumped into the encoder that is generating the WMAL file. I use the flac2mp3.pl Perl script to transcode my FLAC files to MP3. When i open the task manager i see both flac.exe and lame.exe consuming processor cycles. This will be roughly the same with whatever software you use. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
funkstar wrote: I use the flac2mp3.pl Perl script to transcode my FLAC files to MP3. When i open the task manager i see both flac.exe and lame.exe consuming processor cycles. This will be roughly the same with whatever software you use. I bet lame is using considerable more CPU than flac! R. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
Robin Bowes Wrote: I bet lame is using considerable more CPU than flac! indeed. FLAC isn't exactly demanding for a 1.6ghz Centrino laptop to decode :) but it does illustrate that you are not *really* transcoding one format into another, but decoding and then re-encoding. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
funkstar wrote: Robin Bowes Wrote: but it does illustrate that you are not *really* transcoding one format into another, but decoding and then re-encoding. Isn't that what transcoding is? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcoding ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
I looked and searched (as much as I could) in the Hydrogenaudio forum and the foobar forum for specific instructions on converting lossless Flac to loosy VBR WMA, but I could not find specific instructions. Is anyone out there using foobar to conver Flac to VBR WMA? If you are, can you please post the version of foobar that you're using and the settings? I'm still waiting for a answer to a post I placed in the MediaCoder forum regarding the error that I'm getting with that tool. There's gotta be a better way to do this. Too many forums... too many posts... too many folks expecting everyone to be an expert. Folks in the Hydrogenaudio forum are not too friendly to those that are searching for answers related to wma. All I get is pressure to switch to mp3 and use Lame. Maybe this is good advise for some, but is not what I want to do. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
tamanaco Wrote: I think I read somewhere that EAC can be configured to Rip to more than one format at time. Does anyone know where I can find detailed information on how to do this? I use MAREO http://www.webearce.com.ar/ - its free and very configurable. Like EAC itself, it takes a little setting up but once you've done it you don't need to worry about it again. Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
opaqueice, ceejay, thanks... I'll be playing with these tools as soon as I get a chance. I'll do anything (except paying someone else) to reduce the number of steps/time I need to rip my CDs. Currently, I have a four step process. 1.- Rip CD to flac using EAC 2.- Use foobar to add Replaygain 3.- Use WMP to get the album art 4.- (new step) Using one of the tools recommended here to rip or convert a subset of the albums' tracks to WMA for my DAP. 5.- Move/Copy the resulting ripped files to the Slimserver and to the laptop I use to copy music to my DAP I'm currently using two laptops and my Slimserver computer to rip 3 cds at a time. Sometimes while ripping one CD and moving to the next computer I forget if I have already removed the leading/trailing silence gaps or if I have already used foobar to add Replaygain. Beside the tools suggested here, I'm also going to look at Album Art Aggregator to see if it saves me some time. It would be nice if someone out there has already found a way to make the five steps above a ONE-CLICK process after inserting the CD. I know that for the wma subset I'd have select which songs I want for my DAP, but that should make my nightmare a two step process. So far I've been spending most of my time off ripping CDs... The wife is starting to question the wisdom of digitizing all these CDs at the cost of my (our) summer leisure time. Last words out of her mouth... When are you going to find time to LISTEN to the music? -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
tamanaco Wrote: I think I read somewhere that EAC can be configured to Rip to more than one format at time. Does anyone know where I can find detailed information on how to do this? Yes, on the god like knowledge base that is hydrogen audio - http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php - check the WiKi and the forums. -- dangerous_dom dangerous_dom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
MAREO is a great tool for ripping to multiple formats automatically (I rip to FLAC and VBR mp3 for portables). Can be a little tricky to get setup but once setup requires no maintenance, it just works in the background getting the job done. I set it to send FLACs to one directory and MP3s to a separate one, then I use the MP3 directory for my portable devices. Won't foobar convert to wma for you (I've used it to batch-convert FLAC to MP3 successfully)? -- joncourage SlimServer Version: 6.5b1 - 6939 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Player Firmware Version: 41 SB3 Audio Note DAC 3.1x Sig Levinson 383 integrated Amphion Argons joncourage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tool to convert flac to wma
tamanaco Wrote: I have already ripped about 150 CDs out of my 500+ CDs library to flac using EAC. Now I'm looking for recommendations on a tool or tools to convert some of the flac files to wma vbr to use in my portable DAP. Preferably a free tool... if available. I think I read somewhere that EAC can be configured to Rip to more than one format at time. Does anyone know where I can find detailed information on how to do this? Using flac the process of digitizing my library is taking more time than I thought. I would like to kill two birds with one stone if possible. I want to rip the full CDs to flac and a subset of the tracks (the songs I want in my dap) to wma. Thanks mediacoder (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/) is a very nice, free tool for transoding which supports FLAC and WMA among many formats. You can easily batch transcode groups of files, which may be more convenient than trying to rip to two formats at once. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24987 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
