audioconvert! the new super script to convert audio files! :)
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audioconvert! the new super script to convert audio files! :)
hi gals, hi dudes!
this is my first post to this forum! i hope it's the right section!
i just made a script that converts audio files from wav, ogg, mp3, mpc, flac, ape or wma into wav, ogg, mp3, mpc, flac or ape! all with a right click of the mouse! that is, if you're usin' nautilus or rox. it was designed for nautilus, but it also works on rox, and of course as a standalone bash script. it uses zenity to show progress bars and ask questions
this is the freshmeat link: freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert/ there you will find the latest version, the cvs version, and the link to the homepage!
please test it and give me feedback on the homepage on how it works, point me out bugs, make suggestions on how to improve it, and please test it on fluxbox and such, to see if it can be installed as a file manager script there, too!
there is a documentation file in the cvs version i hope you can enjoy this as all the rest of us!
aac support comin' soon!
uh, by the way. if someone wants to help me out with more translation, you're more than welcome to do so! you can either post'em here or in the savannah homepage as a patch! or send'em to me by email! by the way, don't forget to tell me your email address and possibly your name, or at least your nickname, so i'll put you in the changelog!
i already have italian, english, brazilian portuguese, and i need someone to complete french. all the other translations are more than welcome!
Originally posted by biophysics Why about some screenshots?
i know, i know, i'm workin' on it i mean, i already have one, but it's like two hundred kbs bigger than freshmeat maximum size, and i don't have gimp, so i can't convert it will probably use my brother's machine, which runs windoz, but at least it's got adobe photoshop on it, so i can convert it.
or do you know of any other programs lighter than gimp that i could emerge on my computer?
by the way, do you like the script? also, could you help me out finish the french translation? it's incomplete!
many new features, includin': it's now a lot easier to convert large groups of files. for instance, at the very beginnin' a question asks if we want to edit the metatags for each file or not, so we can say no and let the files convert. right after that, quality of compression is only asked once, before compressions take place, and it's used for all the group of files.
there still is a question askin' for each file if we want to convert it or not, but i think i'll make it optional in 0.2.1, so convertin' large groups of files will then become a snap of fingers!
dutch, french, to be completed, and brazilian portuguese translations added. german translation comin' soon!
and gals and dudes, i will soon post some screenshots. really. on the freshmeat page. so check it out every once in a while!
audioconvert version 0.2.1 is out! visit http://freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert to download it! a new feature has been added so that now it's possible to convert large groups of files with three or four clicks! support for flac metatags has been added! and now the script is available in german, too, thanks to lukaz!
keep in mind that new translations, or updates to translations, since there are a few new variables to translate, are more than welcome! as of now we have: italian, dutch, english, french, german, brazilian portuguese! submit more if you feel like, and don't forget to give me your email address, so i can quote you in the changelog!
thank you very much for your feedback, but please give me a lot more on how it works, and what features you would like included!
for biophysics and windowsrefugeex. a screenshot is now available! enjoy!
Nice script. Only real complaints are that the grammer in the messages and in the documentation could be better. Other than that, your scrip is great! Usful for converting to .wav befor burning a CD. Been looking for a way to convert audio in bulk for a while. Thanks for the help!
version 0.2.2 is out! visit http://freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert to download it! many new features are in, includin': artist and album metatag fields are now remembered through multiple files. added two checks to make sure the input files are supported and the user has the right codecs to decode them. now a message informs the user the conversion has been completed. updated french translation. spanish translation added.
i want to remember you that more translations and updates to existin' translations are more than welcome! as of now we have: english, italian, french, brazilian portuguese, dutch, german and spanish!
i hope you guys enjoy the new features, point me out to bugs, and keep givin' me the great feedback you gave me so far!
for everyone who's had issues so far: are the issues still present in this new release?
for duvalgo. are there many grammar imprecisions? check out if they're still there in the new version! anyway i'm really happy you enjoy the script!
version 0.2.3 is out! check out http://freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert to download it! new features include: a message warns about which codec is missin'. it's now possible to pass metatags on from one file to another. void metatags are now recognized and treated. updated german and spanish translations!
as usual i remind y'all that translations and updates to translations are always very welcome, as i want this script to be as widespread as possible!
thankyou very much for your feedback, keep it up and i'll keep answerin' your concerns!
version 0.2.4 is out! go to http://freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert to download it! the new features include: files with dots in their name are now recognized, thus supported. completely rewrote filetype checks for efficency. this means, the program now runs faster! polish translation added. bug fixes!
as usual i remind you that any new translation or updates to existin' translations are more than welcome! i want this program to be as international as possible! also any suggestion to improvements, pointin' bugs out and all kind of feedback are always welcome!
that's it for now. keep givin' me the awesome feedback you've been givin' me so far, and i'll keep answerin'!
ciao!
edo
Last edited by thetroublemaker; 10-09-2005 at 07:56 AM.
raid517. it is possible, and a dude even made the service menu for me. but i still have to look into it. i'll try and do it for the next version, along with a nautilus install script! so keep listenin', and in the meantime, try the new version out, and let me know what you think!
version 0.3.0 is out! i've been workin' on it for a while and now... the long awaited aac support has arrived! you can now convert from any format into aac, or from aac into any format, preserve or edit the tags... everythin' you used to do with audioconvert, except now it's with aac support, too!
as usual new translations are always welcome! as of now we've got many, but they need updatin'! so if any of you speaks one of the translated languages and finds that some messages are not bein' translated, please send me the updates, and i'll include you in the credits!
and keep givin' me the awesome feedback you've been givin' so far! try audioconvert!
Originally posted by duvalgo Nice script. Only real complaints are that the grammer in the messages and in the documentation could be better. Other than that, your scrip is great! Usful for converting to .wav befor burning a CD. Been looking for a way to convert audio in bulk for a while. Thanks for the help!
There are still people who convert audio to wav before burning CDs? Thanks to Nero, I have done that... in.. like 8 years...maybe 10. I had though all the burning software did it by now, hadn't even thought about it in years. I do need a batch conversion, though for ogg and aac from mp3, and this seems to be something I should try for that.
version 0.3.1 is out! you can download it from here: http://freshmeat.net/projects/audio-convert. new features include: rewrote the question askin' process. instead of a series of questions we now have a checklist with options! changed checks for two codecs. rewrote a function for efficiency. created an installer. updated the readme. updated english, italian and dutch translations. bugfixes.
as usual, new features suggestions, pointin' bugs out, new translations, new translated readme's, and updates to existin' translations are more than welcome! we really need someone to update the spanish readme, for instance. but all the other things i listed are very much needed!
i would like to thankyou for all of your awesome feedback! keep it up, and i'll keep my work up too!
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