EAC MP3 compression setup problem Options

[Curious]

I have installed the latest beta for EAC (b3) and the latest LAME (3.99) and I am having difficulty setting up the user defined encoder for encoding. I followed the wiki instructions and inputted the -V0 setting in the additional command-line section and my output is nothing. I have the wav file, but not the MP3 file. I tried to use the LAME encoding selection with CBR at 320 kbs and I have an MP3 file, but I can't use the additional parameters in this setting as the original -b320 setting seems to take precedent over the additional settings. I figure that I'm doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out.

[db1989]

Did you read the “important note” stating that version 1 of EAC uses new placeholders in the command-line? If you are using the old ones, that may explain your problem.

[Curious]

Did you read the “important note” stating that version 1 of EAC uses new placeholders in the command-line? If you are using the old ones, that may explain your problem.

Thanks for the reply. I did read that section and the examples are given when one hovers over the empty field for additional command-line options. However, the example it states are numbers (presumably CBR?) and I am trying to get the highest VBR setting. My first attempt at that example failed so I thought "%" was a typo that represented a character my computer didn't recognize. So after re-reading the section referenced above, I tried %bitrate% -V0, but it closed down LAME. At least it seemed to activate LAME.exe before crashing whereas previous attempts did not yield anything. Since the encoding worked for the LAME encoding section that produced the 320 kbs file, I am guessing that the LAME.exe file is fine. I have tried various permutations to get -V0 to work (%bitrate%-V0, %bitrate% - V 0, %bitrate%V0, etc) and none of them yielded a LAME -V0 encoded MP3. Could someone perhaps give the command that I can place into the command-line option that would get -V0? For some reason, I just can't get it to work. Thanks.

[db1989]

Ah, no, all I meant was the placeholders for %source%, %destination%, tagging fields, etc. The one for bitrate has no place in a standard VBR command-line.

Could someone perhaps give the command that I can place into the command-line option that would get -V0?

It would be very similar to the ones listed here, choosing amongst them depending on your preferred tagging method (see below), but with -V2 replaced with -V0 and any placeholders replaced with their updated (1.0b2 onwards) counterparts.

Really, to help, I think we’ll need more information. Exactly what command-line are you currently using? Are you having LAME or EAC write tags to your files? It could be useful if you also post a screenshot of your settings, along the lines of this one.

[Curious]

I actually updated from beta 1 and from LAME 3.98.2 to see if that was the problem, but it wasn't since I am still unable to encode -V0 using EAC. I was trying to have EAC do the tagging (which worked for the LAME encoding selection vs. the user defined encoding) since there was a selection in the menu to do that. I don't know how to do screen snapshots so I am unable to provide an image of my set up.

For the command-line input, I have tried -V0, - V 0, -V 0 as well as the stated inputs from above. I simply have not gotten the user defined encoder option to work and the LAME encoder option only gives up to average bitrate of 192 kbs for the VBR setting (-V2). Perhaps EAC is only able to support up to -V2 settings?

This post has been edited by Curious: Oct 25 2011, 22:26

[db1989]

Again, what is your exact command-line? Much of the reason that I asked was to confirm that you have replaced %s and %s with %source% and %destination%.

I was trying to have EAC do the tagging (which worked for the LAME encoding selection vs. the user defined encoding)

Then remove any tagging options—for example --tt, --ta, etc.—in your command-line (which, again, we could still do with seeing!)

Perhaps EAC is only able to support up to -V2 settings?

Not at all. What possible reason could there be for that behaviour?

This post has been edited by db1989: Oct 25 2011, 22:35

[Curious]

Again, what is your exact command-line? Much of the reason that I asked was to confirm that you have replaced %s and %s with %source% and %destination%.

It is just -V0. There isn't any other features I wanted on my MP3's. The tagging option is checked on the External Compression tab above the "Test encoder" button. Bitrate is at 320 kbs, but I understood that this value isn't important when you set your own bitrate. You're right, there would be no reason to limit it to -V2.

I'll try to install a screen shot software.

[Curious]

I have the snipping tool, but I noticed that I can't upload images. I guess I have to have an http link. Any way to upload an image file without subscribing to Photobucket or Flicker or some other service?

[kwanbis]

http://imgur.com/

[Curious]

http://imgur.com/

Awesome. How does that site pay for server operations? At any rate, here is the snapshot (please disregard the cursor next to -V0):

[kwanbis]

don't you have to add the source at least after -V0? as in -V0 %source%? and better(?) yet: -V0 %source% %dest%.

This post has been edited by kwanbis: Oct 26 2011, 06:38

[Curious]

don't you have to add the source at least after -V0? as in -V0 %source%? and better(?) yet: -V0 %source% %dest%.

Bingo! That was it. I would have never figured that out since I never had to add further commands in Razorlame. Thank you.

[db1989]

Even if that were not in the guide that you apparently used, I did imply it several times. Oh well!

[Curious]

Even if that were not in the guide that you apparently used, I did imply it several times. Oh well!

Thanks for all your help. I don't know enough about line commands to understand what needed to be written in the field. Everyone's help led me to where I need to go. Thanks again.

[db1989]

I’m glad you got it sorted, and I hope the forum and Knowledgebase (even if some bits of it are outdated!) can continue to be helpful.