TAudioConverter 0.9.7-Multithreaded Audio Converter-Extractor CD ripper

[bilditup1]

Quits with a meaningless log when I try to feed an 8ch, 24-bit wav (decoded from 6.1 DTSHD with Arcsoft/eac3to) for use with qaac. Use of the same file with qaac directly is just fine.

[jkauff]

Quits with a meaningless log when I try to feed an 8ch, 24-bit wav (decoded from 6.1 DTSHD with Arcsoft/eac3to) for use with qaac. Use of the same file with qaac directly is just fine.
Did you specify 24 bit on the UI? We've already established that the "Same as source" setting doesn't work properly.

[ozok]

Update:
--0.6
-Added: Files without an audio stream will not be added to list
-Added: Summary will be added to log
-Removed: "Custom Options" tab
-Removed: enc_fhgaac.dll, libmp4v2.dll and nsutil.dll (Please see \Tools\fhgaacenc\Readme.txt)
-Fixed: Selecting "Bit Depth" as "Original" did not have any effect
-Fixed: If encoding stopped and re-started progress window shows wrong info
-Fixed: Some audio only files could not be encoded (thx to jkauff and soneca)
-Fixed: If output folder does not exist, it will be created (thx to Meeko)
-Fixed: Some VOB files caused "x not integer" error (thx to Rollin)
-Updated: QAAC to 2.09
-Updated: OpusEnc to build using libopus 1.0.2

[bilditup1]

Did you specify 24 bit on the UI? We've already established that the "Same as source" setting doesn't work properly.

No, I specifically changed that setting to 16-bit. No joy.

[ozok]

Quits with a meaningless log when I try to feed an 8ch, 24-bit wav (decoded from 6.1 DTSHD with Arcsoft/eac3to) for use with qaac. Use of the same file with qaac directly is just fine.
What settings are you using? Can you send log.txt?

[ozok]

Update:
--0.6.1
-Added: Support for 3gp files (thx to Rollin)
-Fixed: "m4a" will be used instead of "aac" when extracting streams (thx to Rollin)
-Fixed: Copied streams will be extracted to their own folders
-Fixed: Created temp. wav files will be always little-endian (thx to Rollin)

[bilditup1]

What settings are you using? Can you send log.txt?

LOL, works now on version 0.6.1. I didn't try it on 0.6 but I'm assuming the changes were made for that. This'll be much more convenient than piping from eac3to to qaac, though I suppose I'll have to keep doing that until your program can decode TrueHD and DTS-MA.
I love the polish of this program though. Nice updating, pretty straightfwd UI...good stuff man.

[ozok]

Update:
--0.6.2
-Added: Support for Monkey's Audio and TTA codecs
-Added: Support for 3ga files (thx to botface)
-Added: More tag fields for Opus
-Added: Option to reset number of process to ideal value
-Fixed: Wma and 3gp files could not be drag&dropped
-Fixed: Problems while extracting FLAC and AMR streams from videos (thx to Rollin)
-Fixed: MPC quality value was not saved
-Fixed: "Year" tag converted to "Date" for FLAC files
-Fixed: Wrong "Year" tag was passed to Lame.exe
-Updated: AlphaControls to 8.13
-Updated: QAAC to 2.10

[soneca]

New version, cool! :)

[soneca]

Some problems with the percentage bar(converting large files) and distortion gui after conversion finished.
I'll do some more tests, no time.:o

[hubblec4]

hi ozok

have you planed to add support for HD-Audio like DTS-HD MA, DTS-Hi Res or TrueHD?

[ozok]

Hello,

FFMpeg seems to be able to decode these kinds of files. However, I don't know much about these file types, so, any sample would be very welcome.

[bilditup1]

Hello,

FFMpeg seems to be able to decode these kinds of files. However, I don't know much about these file types, so, any sample would be very welcome.

AFAIK ffmpeg can't deal with DTS-MA properly. The guides tell us to use eac3to in conjunction with the Arcsoft decoder (specifically you need to use version 1.1.0.0. or 1.1.0.1 if you want to be able to decode 6.1 properly - matters for a few big titles like LOTR EE).

[ozok]

I tried some TrueHD samples and FFMpeg worked fine. I didn't have a chance to test DTS-MA samples yet.

[tebasuna51]

ffmpeg only can decode the 'core' (standard DTS) from DTS-HD (MA or HR).

[ozok]

Update:
--0.7
-Added: A new GUI layout
-Added: Skins
-Added: Support for TAK codec
-Added: Support for m2ts and thd files
-Added: Support to copy TrueHD streams
-Added: Option to disable CPU and Memory usage bars
-Added: A few minor improvements/additions
-Removed: Predefs
-Fixed: "Date" was not passed to QAAC (thx to Stop the Noise)
-Updated: AlphaControls to 8.14

[jkauff]

New UI looks great!

[ozok]

Update:
--0.7.1
-Added: Setup and portable versions
-Added: Bit depth will be shown in audio tracks list
-Added: Settings window
-Added: Option to disable creating folder structing
-Added: Folder structure creating will now create all folders
-Added: "Comment" tag "TAudioConverter" will be added if source "Comment" tag is empty
-Added: Support for AMR files
-Added: Option to select between Id3v1 and Id3v2 for Lame (thx to gottkaiser)
-Added: Shell content menu extension
-Fixed: File list scroll bars not showing
-Fixed: "Comment" tag was not copied (thx to botface)
-Fixed: Lame progress was not captured properly
-Updated: FFMpeg

[ozok]

Update:


--0.7.2
-Added: option to extract embedded artworks to output folder (jpg, png) (thx to gottkaiser)
-Added: A better command creation algorithm
-Added: Info balloon will now show encoding time and speed
-Added: More skins
-Added: Some shortcuts (del, shift+del etc)
-Added: Option to select between extensions for aac output (thx to kokuyo)
-Added: Support for m4b and aac files
-Fixed: Adding files with shell content menu will be disabled while encoding
-Fixed: Could not write tags to TAK files (thx to jkauff)
-Fixed: Change log could not be viewed with installer version

[ozok]

Update:
--0.7.3
-Added: Folder drag&drop support
-Added: Edit colors will now match skin color
-Added: Copying artwork is disabled by default
-Added: Support for tak files (thx to carpman)
-Added: Log will be cleared after each encode
-Fixed: TAudioConverter will not delete files in its folder
-Fixed: Files' sample rates were changed even if user disabled it (thx to carpman)
-Fixed: Reverted to MediaInfo version 0.7.56 in order to fix "invalid float operation" error
-Updated: AlphaControls to 8.15
-Updated: Monkey's Audio to 4.11
-Updated: QAAC to 2.12
-Reverted: MediaInfo to 0.7.56

[ozok]

Update:

--0.7.4
-Added: NeroAACEnc and NeroAACTag support
-Added: Seperated each process' and TAC's logs
-Added: Option to disable skinning
-Added: New skin "AlterMetro"
-Added: Saving logs on close is disabled by default
-Improved: File adding and command line creating performance
-Fixed: Set Lame VBR max value to 9
-Fixed: Moving items up/down could cause some problems
-Updated: AlphaControls to 8.16
-Updated: QAAC to 2.13

[cengizhan]

There is a bug with temp folder detection. if you copy taudio's program folder to another user's acount, program gives this message: 'cannot create temp folder' and then exits.
it will better if you put an option to use system temp folder or custom folder. if user selects system temp folder, program should disable input box and get the temp folder name from operating system whenever it has run.

[ozok]

@cengizhan I am guessing you are using portable version. I will come up with a solution for that.

[cengizhan]

@cengizhan I am guessing you are using portable version. I will come up with a solution for that.

Yes, i am using portable version. :thanks:

[ozok]

How does that (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9617171/TAudioConverter_portable.7z) one work for you? Please note that this is portable version exe. It uses currents system's temp folder instead of the one on settings.ini file.

[iSunrise]

ozok, really great work on the audio converter! I especially love the GUI, you sure did a beautiful job with that.

I have a feature request:

I want to be able to convert FLAC to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) and ALAC to FLAC, including preserving all meta-data. If you include this, we could also convert FLAC multi-channel to ALAC multi-channel with your great software. This is pretty useful, because in the Apple world, FLAC cannot be played back natively and FLAC-support is more widespread.

ALAC support is also included in ffmpeg library, so it shouldn´t take too much time to include that into TAudioConverter.

Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!

[ozok]

@iSunrise I will look into that. Thanks for the suggestion.

[cengizhan]

Another bug. Program always creates the output folder when it is started. It should not create until encoding is started or when "same as source" is selected.

[ozok]

@iSunrise try this one: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9617171/TAudioConverter.7z

@cengizhan fixed it, you may try the link above. Portable TAC will not create output folder at start and both portable and installer versions will not try to create output folder if "same as source" is checked.

[cengizhan]

@cengizhan fixed it, you may try the link above. Portable TAC will not create output folder at start and both portable and installer versions will not try to create output folder if "same as source" is checked.

Thanks. But another problem surfaced. :(
copy audio function usually produces 0kb m4a files with mp4 files downloaded from youtube.

[ozok]

Can you send me mediainfo output of that file? TAC's log would be welcome, too.

[cengizhan]

Can you send me mediainfo output of that file? TAC's log would be welcome, too.

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 12.5 MiB
Duration : 4mn 6s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 428 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:25
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:25
gsst : 0
gstd : 246501
gssd : BADC20621HH1358493283513263
gshh : r4---sn-4g57kn7d.c.youtube.com

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L2.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 4mn 6s
Bit rate : 319 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 2 372 Kbps
Width : 480 pixels
Height : 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.074
Stream size : 9.34 MiB (74%)
Title : (C) 2007 Google Inc. v08.13.2007.
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:26
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:26

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 4mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 107 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 135 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 3.13 MiB (25%)
Title : (C) 2007 Google Inc. v08.13.2007.
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:25
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-31 08:03:26



This is the program's log
--------------------------------------------
[27.1.2013 18:49:50] Starting encoding process
[27.1.2013 18:49:50] Command lines:
-y -i "D:\000.mp4" -vn -acodec copy -map 0:1 "D:\000.m4a"
--------------------------------------------


----Encoding Summary----
-Number of processes: 4
-Copy tags: True
-Extract artwork: False
+Audio
-Copying audio
Temp: C:\Users\cengizhan\AppData\Local\Temp\TAudioConverter\
Output: D:\profil\Belgeler\TAC\
----Encoding Summary----

[27.1.2013 18:49:51] TAudioConverter could locate all the output files
[27.1.2013 18:49:51] TAudioConverter converted files with speed x (Converted 00:00:00 in 00:00:00).

[iSunrise]

@iSunrise try this one: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9617171/TAudioConverter.7z
Wow, that was fast, thanks!

I have tested FLAC to ALAC-conversion with samples taken from here:
http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-downloads-testfiles.aspx

FLAC -> ALAC:
The good news is that it works perfectly fine with 2-channel FLACs up to 24bit, 192kHz or 5-channel FLACs up to 88.2kHz - so all the converted samples play lossless in ALAC.

One problem though, embedded metadata and front cover are not preserved (it will even be re-written for some strange reason, which is bad):

FLAC
http://www.abload.de/img/test192flacufkdt.png

ALAC
http://www.abload.de/img/test192alacvij9q.png

[GMJCZP]

Hi:
Interestingly this application. Does ripping CD's?

[ozok]

@GMJCZP no it does not, file to file conversion only.

@iSunrise at the moment TAC can only extract artwork to a single file. I am planning to improve it in the future. About "artist" tag being repeated, TAC passes info gathered by mediainfo so I do not have much control over it.

@cengizhan, it is really strange. Looks like ffmpeg cannot extract stream properly. Can you send me the video link so I can take look at it myself?

[ozok]

Problems with cengizhan's video stems from the fact that mediainfo and ffmpeg sometimes report different ID for audio tracks. As a workaround, I added an option -"Assume all videos have single audio track"- to "Settings" window. If you select this, no ID information will be sent to ffmpeg and first audio track will be copied.

You can get portable TAC.exe from this (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9617171/TAudioConverter_portable.7z) link.

[iSunrise]

@iSunrise at the moment TAC can only extract artwork to a single file. I am planning to improve it in the future. About "artist" tag being repeated, TAC passes info gathered by mediainfo so I do not have much control over it.
OK, I will post that to the MediaInfo developer, so he can fix it, but before I post and report, I checked MediaInfo myself to know what I can report to him.

Here´s a screenshot of MediaInfo 0.7.61.

http://www.abload.de/img/mediainfo_test192flacnxsuk.png

Judging by the screenshot, MediaInfo reads everything out perfectly, apart from the Artist Name field:

MediaInfo -> Metadata:

- Album -> Album Title
- Track Name -> Track Title
- Track name/Position -> Track Number
- Track name/Total -> Total Tracks
- Performer -> Performer
- Genre -> Genre
- Recorded date -> Date
- DISCTOTAL -> Total Discs

It seems that MediaInfo is missing the Artist Name field for whatever reason and TAC for some reason interprets Performer as Artist Name, that´s also why the Performer field is empty in the converted file.

Can you at least preserve the other fields that MediaInfo reads out correctly? I am gonna talk to the MediaInfo developer about the missing Artist Name info in MediaInfo.

[GMJCZP]

@GMJCZP no it does not, file to file conversion only.

Ozok Thanks for your quick reply.
It is contemplated in the future add the option to make rips Audio CDs?

[ozok]

@iSunrise TAC's workflow for artist/performer is like this.

-Artist tag is read with "Performer" parameter from MediaInfo which is defined as "Main performer/artist of this file" in MediaInfo guide.
-Performer tag is read with "Album/Performer" parameter from MediaInfo which is defined as "Album performer/artist of this file" in MediaInfo guide.
-If artist tag is empty, performer is used. Else, artist is used.

This is the solution I came up with, because it seemed to work with my files. Also I did my best to transfer as much tags as possible from source to destination. But some encoders accept less tag fields than others.

@GMJCZP I can't speak certain on this. I am, however, planning to use bass library for decoding purposes and there seems to be a CD ripper component for that library. So, I might implement CD ripper in the future.

[jkauff]

@GMJCZP I can't speak certain on this. I am, however, planning to use bass library for decoding purposes and there seems to be a CD ripper component for that library. So, I might implement CD ripper in the future.
ozok, you mentioned earlier that you won't be able to spend much time on TAC after February. There are very good free CD rippers out there that use the wonderful AccurateRip database, and I'd hate to see you spend your time on ripping functionality. I use dbPoweramp for ripping, and I used to use their conversion program before yours came along. I hope you just continue making TAC, which IMO is already the best GUI audio converter available, even better with the limited time you have available.

[ozok]

@jkauff I was just trying to say that after implementing bass library as decoder, it'd not be that difficult to implement a CD ripper :). Of course first priorty is still file to file encoding.

I sincerely thank for your interest in TAC.

[ozok]

Update:

--0.7.5
-Added: Support for ALAC (thx to iSunrise)
-Added: TAC will now show file's full path and file size when clicked
-Improved: Audio extraction (thx to cengizhan)
-Improved: FFMpeg will be used for audio track detection for video files
-Fixed: Output folder will be created only when necessary (thx to cengizhan and o-l-a-v)
-Fixed: "Reset" button for temp directory did not work
-Fixed: For portable version TAC will use current system's temp folder (thx to cengizhan)
-Fixed: Nero options were not disabled if "Copy Audio" option was selected
-Updated: FFMpeg to latest static build from http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

With this update, copying audio from videos should work without a problem.

[jkauff]

A caution for those of you using the SoX resampler with TAC. There's a new version of SoX out today, and ozok thought it might be possible to manually replace the files he distributes with the new files. I did some quick testing, and found a problem with my downsampled files being truncated.

I'd recommend you stick with the version that comes with TAC until ozok has time to test the new version.

[ozok]

Update:
--0.7.6
-Added: Support for WMAEncoder
-Added: Changed "Copy Audio" to "Extract Audio"
-Added: Selecting "Extract Audio" will disable all the codec-related controls (thx to o-l-a-v)
-Added: Donation button
-Added: SoXr library will be used for resampling (thx to jkauff)
-Added: New icon set
-Fixed: SoX effects/filters were not applied because created temp files were not uniquely named
-Fixed: Volume effect info was shown in summary even if it was not enabled
-Fixed: Speed will be shown correctly for "Extract Audio" option
-Fixed: Progress was wrong if SoX effects were enabled
-Fixed: WAV output could not be created due to empty file name
-Updated: SoX to 14.4.1
-Updated: AlphaControls to 8.17
-Updated: QAAC and refalac to 2.15
-Updated: FFmpeg to latest static build from ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ (thx to Zeranoe for libsoxr support)

[soneca]

--0.7.6

Thank you!:)

[tuqueque]

¡AMAZING tool!... The best audio encoder I've seen... And I've seen/tested A LOT of those.

Besides Foobar2000, this is the first tool I see that can convert into OPUS format. Thank you very much for this great piece of awesomeness!

tuqueque.

[ozok]

Thanks for the comments. Please feel free send bug reports.

[ozok]

Update:
--0.7.7
-Added: NeroAACTag will be used to write tags to files encoded with FHGAAC
-Added: FFMpeg will be used for AC3 encoding (thx to lvqcl)
-Added: Option to copy external artwork (jpg, jpeg and png)
-Added: Option to download lyrics for converted files from http://www.lyricstime.com/
-Added: Option to enable/disable adding suffix to created folders (thx to javmaclean)
-Added: Option to rename extracted artwork to match file's name
-Removed: Aften

http://taudioconverter.sourceforge.net/

Any feedback about lyricdownloader would be welcome.

[detmek]

Maybe its just me but I noticed a few problems with TAudioConverter 0.7.7.
1. When skins are enabled and I start conversion GUI gets messed up:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19804113/Forumi/Slike/Doom9/002.png
No problems if I disable skinning:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19804113/Forumi/Slike/Doom9/004.png
2. Even if I select Output foder Same as source (checkbox) TAC tries to open last specified folder in the box when post-encdoed action is Open output folder. And if that folder does not exist TAC throws error message.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19804113/Forumi/Slike/Doom9/003.png

[ozok]

@detmek
1. I am aware of this bug but it most probably caused by skin component. I'll report this bug to them.
2. Thanks, I'll fix it asap.