MP3 converter for OSX in one click with auto fill ID3 TAG
How many times did you need to convert an MP3 on the fly, senza dover passare per i vari MAX o qualsiasi altro convertitore audio, where to manually enter the file, convert, close etc.. etc.. ? 🙂
Spreader is, using a thing called LAME Framework for Quicktime, that allows you to save an audio file using QuickTime (which, usually, save in .aiff or similar formats), take advantage of this API to interact with Quicktime.
Having come, about a year ago, in contact with Art Gillespie of shifting bits (who knows iDrum?), we came to a small application that, going to right click on a mp3, going to appear in ACTION AUTOMATOR.
He has been involved interaction with the LAME framework, developing in the xcode file LAMEAutomator.action, and I did the rest, thanks to the shell (but what is missing in the Windows bash?) , fink e ad Automator per il workflow.
LAME (at least the version we have now reached) has a serious defect, and that blows away any id3 tag, during conversion. That your file whether or not the tag, Then, you can be sure that a conversion finished within your file there will be no.
Fortunately, you can use the program id3v2 to write the tag via Terminal.
What then is the idea? In general, the mp3 files are in the form ARTIST – Title.mp3 (and in case it is not, and his name was 01_ARTIST.TITLE[BLAH-09].album.mp3, you try to rename it and give it the shape ARTIST – Title.mp3 :P), Then, immediately after the conversion of the X files using LAME and Automator, id3v2 may take the name of the file, break it into two parts ARTIST and TITLE, and fill in the relevant id3 tag (anyone who has an iPod or uses iTunes, will not make less of ID3 tag). To do this, it was enough to fill id3v2 and go and put together in the Workflow to mp3 converter (is a file of a few kb, it matters little that was compiled with PPC).
When the conversion of all selected files is complete, il sintetizzatore vocale di OSX avvisa dicendo che la conversione è completata (seen that there are panels that indicate the status, but is available apendo Console).
To recap, just select the right button one or more mp3 files (possibly the type ARTIST – Title.mp3), select the action Automator Lame converter, and a panel will appear where you can set the kbps of the destination file. Without this, must wait for the message announcing the successful conversion.
The destination file will contain the tag Artist and Title compile correctly.
To download (Leopard o Tiger) you need to go in my usual linux/osx repository , Cartella OSX, MP3_LAME_converter_by_flapane_and_artgillespie.com folder and select the zip file on the OS in use.
To install it (versions of Tiger and Leopard), unzip the zip file, open Terminal and go to the folder where you have unpacked the file, and type: sudo install.sh
update 5/5/2010: Added installer for Snow Leopard, will be sufficient to install the contents of the two DMG.
If necessary (I do not believe) restart the computer, and right-clicking on an mp3 file should look like the button to make the conversion.
Tested on both iBook with Tiger MBP with Leopard.
Who wants to try and bring back your comment for any problems?