toolame(1)

Usage

toolame [options] <infile> [outfile.mp3]

Overview

toolame is a very fast (6x realtime on a 550mhz celeron) MPEG-1 layer 2 audio encoder with a command-line syntax nearly identical to that of the lame MPEG-1 layer 3 audio encoder. Because of patent issues surrounding the layer 3 encoder, the ability of most mpeg audio players to play layer 2 files, and the similarity in command-line syntax, toolame makes a very good drop-in replacement for lame and other layer 3 encoders under most circumstances.

Options

-h,: Show summary of options.

-s sfrq,: input sample rate in kHz (default is 44.1).

-a: downmix from stereo to mono.

-x: force byte-swapping of input.

-m mode,: channel mode: s/d/j/m (default is j).

-p psy,: psychoacoustic model 1/2 (default is 1).

-b br,: total bitrate in kbps (default is 192).

-v lev,

vbr mode

-5 constant bitrate file at the lowest allowable
0 raises average bitrate by about 5%
5 raises average bitrate by about 20%
10 raises average bitrate by about 50%
15 raises average bitrate by about 75%

-f: fast mode (turns off psy model).

-q num,: quick mode. only calculate psy model every num frames.

-d emp,: de-emphasis n/5/c (default is n).

-c: mark as copyright.

-o: mark as original.

-e: add error protection.

-r: force padding bit/frame off.

Limitations

The input file must have 16 bits per sample.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 2 times.

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