How to encode with lame and have output moved to new directory.
In Linux I can do this:mkdir recoded for f in *.mp3; do lame -b 32 "$f" ./recoded/"${f%.mp3}.mp3"; done
So far in Windows 10 I have been able to run this from the directory that holds lame:FOR %X IN (C:\Users\johnn\Desktop\test\\*.mp3) DO lame -b 32 %XThese are all recording of podcasts. Moving down to -b 32 does not affect my ability to listen to people talk, but it does significantly reduce the size of the files. When I run the above code I end up with file.mp3.mp3 in the same directory as the original file. What do I need to do to end up with file.mp3 in a sub-directory of the directory which contains the original files. In this case C:\Users\johnn\Desktop\test\recoded
Thank you and I hope my question was clear.
Pretty sure the command line options don't change between LAME ports, so the more-or-less direct port of your shell script would be: CD /D C:\Users\johnn\Desktop\test MD Recoded REM Just going to assume lame is in this "test" directory, or in your PATH FOR %X IN (*.mp3) DO lame -b 32 "%X" ".\recoded\%~nX"
Thank you for your help. I truly appreciate it.
What does the /D do?Yes lame is in path. When I type lame -v in the command line I get:
C:\Users\johnn>Lame -v LAME 64bits version 3.99.5 (http://lame.sf.net) usage: Lame [options] <infile> [outfile] <infile> and/or <outfile> can be "-", which means stdin/stdout. Try: "Lame --help" for general usage information or: "Lame --preset help" for information on suggested predefined settings or: "Lame --longhelp" or "Lame -?" for a complete options list
Your script worked like a charm. I only had to add %~nX.mp3" or the encoded files lacked an extension. Thank you again!message edited by GrouchyGaijin
Changes the current drive, if required. It's needed because DOS, which this is loosely emulating, has a current directory for each drive. Note that just about every CMD command has its own help, accessed by the /? switch. cd /? for /? cmd /?I thought lame was already adding .mp3 to the output, but if not, you can simplify the FOR down to:
FOR %X IN (*.mp3) DO lame -b 32 "%X" ".\recoded\%X"How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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