Bug 11634 – MP3 Transcoding option is disabled when Lame is not present

Bug 11634 - MP3 Transcoding option is disabled when Lame is not present

Summary:

MP3 Transcoding option is disabled when Lame is not present

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Product:	Logitech Media Server
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Transcoding
Version:	7.3.3
Platform:	PC Windows XP

Importance:	-- critical (vote)
Target Milestone:	7.3.3
Assigned To:	Unassigned bug - please assign me!

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Reported:	2009-04-03 12:56 UTC by Anoop Mehta
Modified:	2009-04-06 12:14 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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With LAME installed (51.99 KB, image/jpeg) 2009-04-03 13:16 UTC, Anoop Mehta	Details
Without LAME installed (42.81 KB, image/jpeg) 2009-04-03 13:17 UTC, Anoop Mehta	Details
New screen shot (54.74 KB, image/jpeg) 2009-04-03 13:27 UTC, Anoop Mehta	Details
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Description Anoop Mehta 2009-04-03 12:56:54 UTC

When LAME.exe is not present in the MSwin32 folder of SqueezeCenter..the option to Transcode to MP3 is disabled. 

Shouldn't there still be the option to use FAAD to trasncode to mp3 when available? What about Alac for Apple Lossless, or wmadec for Windows Media? 

These all get greyed out when LAME is not installed. 


Is this the expected behavior?

Comment 1 Anoop Mehta 2009-04-03 13:16:41 UTC

Created attachment 5031 [details]
With LAME installed

Comment 2 Anoop Mehta 2009-04-03 13:17:12 UTC

Created attachment 5032 [details]
Without LAME installed

Comment 3 Anoop Mehta 2009-04-03 13:27:57 UTC

Created attachment 5033 [details]
New screen shot

Comment 4 Anoop Mehta 2009-04-03 13:28:28 UTC

I can see how this can be a bit confusing. 

My main question is why do I see FAAD/LAME to transcode to MP3. New screen shot attached. 

This makes me think that without LAME the server could still use FAAD to transcode to MP3.

Comment 5 KDF 2009-04-03 22:04:40 UTC

ANY conversion with a missing binary is greyed out (not just mp3 because of a missing LAME).  

The last screenshot doesn't seem to show any problem as it implies that lame is found because it is enabled for EVERY case.  The ability to find LAME is also shown in the bitrate limiting settings (the text will explain if lame is found or not).  Changing settings on the file types page will show errors at the top, pointing out any missing binaries in the conversion command.

The convert.conf file doesn't have any option currently for faad to trancode directly to mp3.  All of the conversion lines use faad THEN lame for mp3.

Comment 6 James Richardson 2009-04-06 08:27:43 UTC

Thanks for the explanation KDF

Comment 7 Anoop Mehta 2009-04-06 12:14:20 UTC

I think I am still confused. 

KDF if you do not mind..can you please explain why when Transcoding to MP3 it will show LAME/FAAD or LAME/ALAC?

If SC only needs LAME to trancode to MP3 why does it also show FAAD and ALAC?