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Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:44 pm
by Morris
1.3.4
Looking for a way to set the MP3 export parameters in a chain.
(would like to save at 48k rather than 128k)
Someone pointed me to Edit, Preferences, File Formats.... but this does not exist in 1.3.4.
I would be happy with setting a default.
Any idea how to do this?
Morris
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:57 am
by Gale Andrews
File > Export... , select MP3 Files in "Save as type" then click Options button and choose 48 kbps in the Quality dropdown. Press OK, cancel the Export File dialogue, then apply your chain.
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:38 am
by Morris
Thanks....
Tried and it did not seem to "stick". Finally after many tries and reverting to 1.3.3 it worked.
I will try on a second machine to see if I have the same problem.
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 4:05 pm
by mafj
Got the same problem...
I cannot see a reason why it is not possible to type in lame command line parameters in the ExportMP3's 'Parameter' edit box...
Going back to 1.3.3
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:12 pm
by Gale Andrews
mafj wrote:Got the same problem...
I cannot see a reason why it is not possible to type in lame command line parameters in the ExportMP3's 'Parameter' edit box...
Going back to 1.3.3
You can export MP3s at the command line using (external program), but only with the File > Export commands. What version are you going back from and what exactly can't you do there that you want to do? I know it's a deficiency you cannot edit parameters for export commands when you edit a chain... but you can't do that in 1.3.3 either.
I tested repeatedly changing the MP3 bit rate in Options, then applying a chain including the ExportMP3 command a few days ago. It works in the current Beta (1.3.12). If it doesn't work for you in 1.3.12, then it's most likely an old LAME version is to blame. Get 1.3.12, then LAME 3.98.2 from
http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/ .
Gale
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:00 pm
by joedoe
I have the same problem using "Audacity ® 1.3.12-beta (Unicode)" and the LAME 3.98.2 (for Audacity) encoder. The Edit Parameters button in Edit Chains opens no dialogue for ExportMp3.
Joe
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:23 pm
by steve
When you use MP3 export in Chains, it will use the settings that you last used for MP3 export.
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:24 am
by somenick
Weird place for such a setting, shouldn't this be set in parameters ?
Thanks for the reply though, solved my issue.
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:11 pm
by steve
somenick wrote:Weird place for such a setting, shouldn't this be set in parameters ?
I agree.
This has been mentioned previously but it's not yet on the "Feature Requests" page of the Audacity wiki.
You might like to suggest it as a specific feature request by posting here:
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewforum.php?f=20
Re: Export MP3 through chain settings
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:41 pm
by Gale Andrews
steve wrote:somenick wrote:Weird place for such a setting, shouldn't this be set in parameters ?
I agree.
This has been mentioned previously but it's not yet on the "Feature Requests" page of the Audacity wiki.
It does have some votes but they were on a separate "Automation" wiki page for more advanced automation methods. I've moved votes for improvements to the existing "Chains" batch processing feature back to
Feature Requests so they are more visible. Somenick's vote has been added there.
Gale