lame mp3 what am I doing wrong

[russdev]

ok got lame mp3 and trying to encode an mp3 at higher bitrate from command line..

 

so done

 

c:\lame\lame.exe -b 80 -cbr -m s c:\edugeek_radio\20060516hifi.mp3 test.mp3

 

But for some reason mp3 still comes out as the original mp3's bitrate etc

 

ideas

 

Russ

[Geoff]

Lame will refuse recode at a higher bitrate if there's no point. Re-encode using the original wav file.

[russdev]

havnt got orginal wav file

 

that is why i am doing it i get mp3 in 64k mono and need it in 80kbs stero for project working on and need to be done via command line anyideas..

 

Russ

[Geoff]

Decode to wave, then back to mp3. You'll lose data. But it should still sound ok.

[russdev]

ok then how do you decode back to wav

 

Russ

[Geoff]

The hillariously unobvious --decode command line option:

 

lame --decode somefile.mp3 somefile.wav

 

[russdev]

well of course doh

 

russ

[russdev]

ok

 

decoded mp3 and reencoded wav using command abiove and still goes at lower bitrate anyideas now

 

russ

[E1uSiV3]

is 80kbps even a "true" bitrate? i would have thought the closest was 96

[russdev]

it is once project gets final bitrate will be 64 or what ever just at moment it needs to be 80

 

russ

[E1uSiV3]

Can i ask why it currently needs to be 80kbps first (i know it dont help you fix it im just intruiged)

[russdev]

as until i get server changed it ignores files not encoded at 80

[russdev]

got it missed a - on cbr should be --cbr and that worked when doing mp3 to mp3 as well

 

Russ

[DMcCoy]

Ah, mp3 to mp3 - a crime against humanity I believe

 

I suppose its ok if you are desperate and its for portable use