Post AT4gnMp0HHV6CbJFIm by xpil@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AT4gnMp0HHV6CbJFIm by xpil@fosstodon.org
2023-02-26T14:45:27Z
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Convert all flac files in the current folder to mp3 format, then delete the original flac files:find . -name "*.flac" -exec ffmpeg -i {} -ab 160k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 {}.mp3 \; -exec rm {} \;(assuming you have ffmpeg installed)
(DIR) Post #AT4gnNKCPISDlLu9vU by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T14:51:54Z
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@xpil why would you ever do such a thing!
(DIR) Post #AT4hklN0eOTxQJXOUq by xpil@fosstodon.org
2023-02-26T15:01:55Z
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@wolf480pl Because (A) I am not an audiophile and (B) I usually carry my music with me, offline, on my smartphone, and size matters.
(DIR) Post #AT4hvZTZDHpVifl5jk by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T15:04:37Z
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@xpil you could just use opus and get 2x the quality for the same file size compared to mp3...
(DIR) Post #AT4iINpQgTUYFwrW7s by xpil@fosstodon.org
2023-02-26T15:08:20Z
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@wolf480pl Never heard of the opus thing. Will it survive me? MP3 format surely will so I'm sticking with it. Also, "2x quality" makes no sense here whatsoever as I hear absolutely no difference between flac and mp3 version so...
(DIR) Post #AT4iWgsycuMxPoLNIm by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T15:11:23Z
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@xpil ok, 2x less file size at the same quality?Opus is the codec youtube uses, which suggests that most things support it. It's been around for 10 years and it's doing fine.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)
(DIR) Post #AT4j4BdtILQ2MUG9eC by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T15:17:15Z
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@xpil also, if you're really concerned with the files outlasting you, and being preserved for some museum or sth, I think not deleting the FLACs would make more sense.
(DIR) Post #AT4j4ybRGFZYD4UO80 by xpil@fosstodon.org
2023-02-26T15:16:46Z
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@wolf480pl thanks. In this case I may consider opus as soon as Poweramp starts recognising it. Interestingly, it can play ogg / oga files but doesn't currently support them in the library.
(DIR) Post #AT4jSSGX8pyorruFge by xpil@fosstodon.org
2023-02-26T15:21:21Z
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@wolf480pl I still care about disk space though :)
(DIR) Post #AT4jykLNSlPMCdZOBU by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T15:27:31Z
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@xpil where should I ship a 3TB drive for you? :P