EAC and Lame: Difference between revisions
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* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''. | * Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''. | ||
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that. | * Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that. | ||
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME. | * Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.exe''' that you unzipped earlier. | ||
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''. | * Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''. | ||
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page). | * Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page). | ||
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* Set file extension to .mp3 | * Set file extension to .mp3 | ||
* Locate '''wapet.exe''' | * Locate '''wapet.exe''' | ||
<font style="font-size:smaller">%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m"</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:blue"> | <font style="font-size:smaller">%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m"</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:blue">LAME.exe</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d | ||
<font style="color:blue">'''Note 1:''' | <font style="color:blue">'''Note 1:''' LAME.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.</font> | ||
<font style="color:green">'''Note 2:''' If you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]], the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.</font> | <font style="color:green">'''Note 2:''' If you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]], the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.</font> | ||
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Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters: | Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters: | ||
LAME. | LAME.exe --alt-preset 128 %s %d | ||
..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters: | ..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters: | ||
LAME. | LAME.exe --alt-preset standard %s %d | ||
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example: | You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example: | ||
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So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be: | So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be: | ||
LAME. | LAME.exe --alt-preset 192 %s %d | ||
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option. | It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option. | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 11 October 2005
Software Needed
Installation
Note: This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow this guide.
- Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory that EAC is in.
Configuration
- Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
- Click the EAC menu and select Compression Options.
- Click the External Compression Tab, and put a check box in use external program for compression.
- Change Parameter Passing Scheme to User Defined Encoder.
- Change Use file extension to .mp3 if not already that.
- Click the Browse button and locate the LAME.exe that you unzipped earlier.
- Remove the ticks from Use CRC check, Add ID3 tag and check for external programs return code.
- Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the Bit rate drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).
- In the Addtional command line options box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
No Tags:
-V 2 --vbr-new %s %d
ID3v1:
-V 2 --vbr-new --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d
ID3v2:
-V 2 --vbr-new --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d
ID3v1 and ID3v2:
-V 2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d
APEv2: (requires wapet.exe)
- Set file extension to .mp3
- Locate wapet.exe
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" LAME.exe -V 2 --vbr-new %s %d
Note 1: LAME.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.
Note 2: If you wanted to change the LAME preset, the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.
Note 3: If you are using LAME version 3.95.1+, please note that --alt-preset is no longer used, it is now just --preset
Note 4: The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:
LAME.exe --alt-preset 128 %s %d
..and if you select High quality EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:
LAME.exe --alt-preset standard %s %d
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the %r placeholder, For Example:
--alt-preset %r %s %d
So, if you selected 192 kBit/s in the Bit Rate drop-down list, the command line would be:
LAME.exe --alt-preset 192 %s %d
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line unless you use the %r placeholder. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the %r option.
