Import and transcode automatically?

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1

Hi,

I’m trying to get beets to automatically convert my music if it isnt mp3 to mp3 while it imports. Is it possible to do this and how?

here is my import & convert settings:

import:
    copy: yes
    write: yes
    resume: ask
    detail: yes

convert:
    auto: yes
    copy_album_art: yes
    embed: no
    never_convert_lossy_files: yes
    dest: /mnt/storage/Music
    format: phone
    formats:
        phone:
              command: ffmpeg -i $source -codec:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 0 $dest
              extension: mp3
2

Yep! Something like that should do it. :+1: What’s happening currently?

3

When it imports all it does is copy over the (in this case) flac files without converting them :frowning:

4

Strange! The configuration looks fine from here. If you find more evidence that would help understand the problem, such as messages in your verbose log, we may be able to help.

5

I checked the log for the import with --verbose the convert portion of the log just says this for each file in the album. The ffmpeg command definitely works as i tested on a single file to see if it worked, so I’m not sure why its saying it failed

convert: Encoding /mnt/storage/Downloads/The Fall - Extricate (2002) CD FLAC/01 - Sing! Harpy.flac
convert: Encoding /mnt/storage/Downloads/The Fall - Extricate (2002) CD FLAC/01 - Sing! Harpy.flac failed.

EDIT:
I didnt realize verbose had different levels, here is the output with -vvv

ffmpeg version 3.2.10-1~deb9u1 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 6.3.0 (Debian 6.3.0-18) 20170516
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1~deb9u1' --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libebur128 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      55. 34.101 / 55. 34.101
  libavcodec     57. 64.101 / 57. 64.101
  libavformat    57. 56.101 / 57. 56.101
  libavdevice    57.  1.100 / 57.  1.100
  libavfilter     6. 65.100 /  6. 65.100
  libavresample   3.  1.  0 /  3.  1.  0
  libswscale      4.  2.100 /  4.  2.100
  libswresample   2.  3.100 /  2.  3.100
  libpostproc    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
Input #0, flac, from '/mnt/storage/Downloads/The Fall - Extricate (2002) CD FLAC/03 - Bill Is Dead.flac':
  Metadata:
    ARTIST          : The Fall
    TITLE           : Bill Is Dead
    ALBUM           : Extricate
    DATE            : 2002
    track           : 03
    album_artist    : The Fall
    disc            : 1
    TOTALDISCS      : 1
    TOTALTRACKS     : 14
  Duration: 00:04:32.93, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 898 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
File '/tmp/tmplvnracjx.mp3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] Not overwriting - exiting
6

Hurray

Its fixed, i need to add a -y to the ffmpeg command. Thanks for your help!

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