Mass Encoder?

[Undermind]

I'm always re-encoding my lower bitrate files to higher quality versions, but I find myself getting lazy now since it is getting quite tedious to do each file one by one, I only know of one mass encoder, but it's not really what I'm looking for, does anyone know why this feature has not really been taken advantage of yet?

[CCSDUDE]

Originally posted by Undermind
I'm always re-encoding my lower bitrate files to higher quality versions, but I find myself getting lazy now since it is getting quite tedious to do each file one by one, I only know of one mass encoder, but it's not really what I'm looking for, does anyone know why this feature has not really been taken advantage of yet?

Virtual dub does batch jobs. : )

Open Vdub then open a file...set the bitrate for video and audio along with the codec.

Then hit F4 and add the files to the list... (Taking all the videos you wanna convert and putting them in one folder then going to the batch job list's edit menu and processing a dir will work well.)

I'm sure you can figure out the rest. Only problem I've noticed is you gotta stick with one bitrate for all files in the batch.

Hope this helps.

[Undermind]

sorry if i sound stupid, but I've never used vdub, does what you suggest work on Mp3s as well?

[CCSDUDE]

Originally posted by Undermind
sorry if i sound stupid, but I've never used vdub, does what you suggest work on Mp3s as well?

Naw, not with Vdub..it needs a video stream or it wigs.

Try "CoolEdit Pro 2000" get it for cough...free...on some P2P app...lol

It does batch Mp3/wav/au/ect jobs...

If your talking about does Vdub encode to mp3...(on a video) then yes it does.

It depends on what standard windows codecs you have installed. Snag "Radium Mp3 codec" off some site (google it) and install that.

www.virtualdub.org for vdub.

Play around with vdub and in no time at all you'll have it down pat. Also DVDRhelp.com and DVD digest have loads of Vdub walk throughs for doing loads of stuff.

[Rickio]

Undermind, I sent you a PM.

EAC or CDEx will re-encode a bunch of files all at once.

But its not a good idea to re-encode low bitrate to a high bitrate.

what are you using now to re-encode your files?

[Undermind]

I've got Cool Edit 2000 and Cool Edit Pro 2.0

is Cool Edit Pro 200 a totally different app than either of these, as far as I know neither offer batch encoding, but I just might have missed it, they do offer some pretty fast encoding though

[CCSDUDE]

Originally posted by Undermind
I've got Cool Edit 2000 and Cool Edit Pro 2.0

is Cool Edit Pro 200 a totally different app than either of these, as far as I know neither offer batch encoding, but I just might have missed it, they do offer some pretty fast encoding though

You've missed it....if I recall right it's in the file menu. Batch something...sorta like a little wizard walking you through selecting files/bitrate/ect

Just remember....cooledit VBR files sometimes burn screwed up (unless ya convert to wav)

[Undermind]

Originally posted by Rickio
Undermind, I sent you a PM.

EAC or CDEx will re-encode a bunch of files all at once.

But its not a good idea to re-encode low bitrate to a high bitrate.

what are you using now to re-encode your files?


thanks man, can you please elaborate on the whole not being a good idea part and right now I just use Nero Wave Editor and sometimes Cool Edit 2000, I hear you laughing, but they work just fine for me, I've never really heard any differences and I'm pretty picky

[Rickio]

Basicly if I read you correctly. You are saying that you take a low bitrate mp3 and re-encode to a higher bitrate.

MP3 is a lossy encoding format. It throws out some of the top and lower end of the frequencies so that it can compress the music file down. Higher bitrate mp3's sound good because most of us cannot even hear what it has thrown out. But the lower bitrate mp3s have thown out quite a bit and the fact is, when you re-encode to a high bitrate. What has been thrown away cannot magically reappear. Its gone. In fact I have heard a small difference in re-encoding lower bitrates to high bitrates, but for the most part it is not a true representation of what that bitrate should sound like.

So basicly your not really getting a true for example 192kbps, it is whatever it was with a negligable small improvement. I used to do what your doing as well until I learned, got some good speakers and headphones and learned what I was doing.

also high quality traders will frown on it.

You basicly are not getting high quality files.
Keep your mp3's at whatever bitrate you get them and just try and collect high quality ones.

Honestly I used to do exactly what your doing. But its not worth all the work and its not truely correct. Lots of people can tell when a low quality rip has been re-encoded. I read that all the time on some of the music forums I go to.

Still EAC and CDEX will do what your looking for if you insist.
feel free to ask anything you wish
peace

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EAC and CDEX are the best rippers and encoders and are freeware.

Firewire is to my ears the best mp3 to audio cd burner.

I use nero when I am in a hurry and its ok but EAC and CDEX are better for working with mp3's

[Undermind]

Yeah, I've heard that before somewhere a long time ago, and it all makes sense, but I've actually heard an improvement, not saying you're wrong, I believe you, I'm just telling you what I'm hearing, I would've have stopped if I never got good results, but yeah some times I never hear a difference

[Rickio]

grab a copy of eac or cdex or both.

they will do batch jobs and are by far the best encoders.


peace

[Undermind]

CCS:

damn man I still can't find it, am I that retarded? yeah, I probably am

[Undermind]

Originally posted by Rickio
grab a copy of eac or cdex or both.

they will do batch jobs and are by far the best encoders.


peace


thanx for the input man, if I ever notice huge difference I'll quit, but for now it seems to work fine for me, I appreciate the insight always


andd CCS that goes for you too, thanx man