Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Encode/MP3


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Nov 25, 2012, 11:43:59 PM (6 years ago)
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llogan
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  • Encode/MP3

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    1 To encode VBR mp3 audio with FFmpeg, using libmp3lame library, we would specify a command like this:
     1To encode VBR mp3 audio with `ffmpeg`, using libmp3lame library, we would specify a command like this:
    22{{{
    3 ffmpeg -i input.wav -aq 2 out.mp3
     3ffmpeg -i input.wav -q:a 2 out.mp3
    44}}}
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    6 Option "-aq" needs a parameter, that tells FFmpeg something about expected "audio quality" (of course, this parameter has a different meaning for each audio encoder used, and we are now describing the libmp3lame encoder).
     6Option `-q:a` needs a parameter, that tells `ffmpeg` something about expected "audio quality". This parameter has a different meaning for each audio encoder used, and we are now describing the libmp3lame encoder.
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    8 The table for LAME option "-V <num>" is shown here (and that option is mapped to FFmpeg's "-aq" option):
    9 [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME#VBR_.28variable_bitrate.29_settings]
     8The table for LAME option `-V <number>` is shown here (and that option is mapped to the `-q:a` option in `ffmpeg`): [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME#VBR_.28variable_bitrate.29_settings VBR (variable bitrate) settings for LAME].
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    11 {{{
    12 Switch        Kbit/s        Bitrate range kbit/s
    13 -b 320        320           320 CBR
    14 -V 0          245           220...260
    15 -V 1          225           190...250
    16 -V 2          190           170...210
    17 -V 3          175           150...195
    18 -V 4          165           140...185
    19 -V 5          130           120...150
    20 -V 6          115           100...130
    21 -V 7          100            80...120
    22 -V 8           85            70...105
    23 -V 9           65            45...85
    24 }}}
     10||= Switch =||= Kbit/s =||= Bitrate range kbit/s =||
     11|| -b 320 || 320 || 320 CBR ||
     12|| -V 0 || 245 || 220...260 ||
     13|| -V 1 || 225 || 190...250 ||
     14|| -V 2 || 190 || 170...210 ||
     15|| -V 3 || 175 || 150...195 ||
     16|| -V 4 || 165 || 140...185 ||
     17|| -V 5 || 130 || 120...150 ||
     18|| -V 6 || 115 || 100...130 ||
     19|| -V 7 || 100 || 80...120 ||
     20|| -V 8 || 85 || 70...105 ||
     21|| -V 9 || 65 || 45...85 ||
    2522
    26 So, in our example above, we selected "-aq 2", meaning we used LAME's option "-V 2", which gives a VBR mp3 audio in the range of 170-210 kbit/s.
     23So, in our example above, we selected `-q:a 2`, meaning we used LAME's option `-V 2`, which gives a VBR mp3 audio in the approximate range of 170-210 kbit/s.
    2724
    28 If you want constant bit rate (CBR) mp3 audio, instead of using "-aq" option, you need to use "-ab" option to set the preferred "audio bit rate" in bps, like "-ab 256k" if you want 256 kbit/s audio.
     25If you want constant bit rate (CBR) mp3 audio, instead of using `-q:a` option, you need to use the `-b:a` option to set the preferred "audio bit rate" in bits per second, like `-b:a 256k` if you want 256 kbit/s audio.