NAME
mppenc - Musepack lossy audio codec encoder
SYNOPSIS
mppenc [--options] [input_file] [output_file]
DESCRIPTION
mppenc is a Musepack lossy audio codec encoder. Musepack is a lossy audio codec specifically optimized for transparent compression of stereo audio at bitrates of 160-180 kbit/s.
INPUT FILES
- FC-F[0]
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STDIN (only RIFF WAVE files)
- FC/dev/audioF[0]
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soundcard (OSS, 44.1 kHz)
- FC*.wavF[0]
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RIFF WAVE file
- FC*.raw|cdrF[0]
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RAW PCM file (2ch, 16bit, 44.1kHz)
- FC*.pac|lpacF[0]
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LPAC file (Windows only)
- FC*.fla|flacF[0]
-
FLAC file
- FC*.apeF[0]
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Monkey's Audio file (APE extension only)
- FC*.rka|rkauF[0]
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RK Audio file (Windows only)
- FC*.szF[0]
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SZIP file
- FC*.shnF[0]
-
Shorten file
- FC*.wvF[0]
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Wavpack file
- FC.ofrF[0]
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OptimFROG file (Windows only)
Currently only 32, 37.8, 44.1 and 48 kHz, 1-8 channels, 8-32 bit linear PCM is supported. When using one of the lossless compressed formats, a proper binary must be installed within the system's $PATH.
OUTPUT FILES
- FC*.mpcF[0]
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Musepack file
- FC*.mp+|mppF[0]
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MPEGplus file (deprecated)
- FC-F[0]
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STDOUT
OPTIONS
- FC--quality 0.00F[0]
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below telephone, poor quality (~ 20 kbps)
- FC--quality 1.00F[0]
-
below telephone, poor quality (~ 30 kbps)
- FC--quality 2.00F[0] FC--telephoneF[0]
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telephone, low quality (~ 60 kbps)
- FC--quality 3.00F[0] FC--thumbF[0]
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thumb, low/medium quality (~ 90 kbps)
- FC--quality 4.00F[0] FC--radioF[0]
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radio, medium quality (~ 130 kbps)
- FC--quality 5.00F[0] FC--standardF[0] FC--normalF[0]
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normal (default), high quality (~ 180 kbps)
- FC--quality 6.00F[0] FC--extremeF[0] FC--xtremeF[0]
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extreme, excellent quality (~ 210 kbps)
- FC--quality 7.00F[0] FC--insaneF[0]
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insane, excellent quality (~ 240 kbps)
- FC--quality 8.00F[0] FC--braindeadF[0]
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braindead, excellent quality (~ 270 kbps)
- FC--quality 9.00F[0]
-
above braindead, excellent quality (~ 300 kbps)
- FC--quality 10.00F[0]
-
above braindead, excellent quality (~ 350 kbps)
In addition, quality scale is effective centesimally (i.e. --quality 4.25).
- FC--silentF[0]
-
repress console messages (default: off)
- FC--verboseF[0]
-
increase verbosity (default: off)
- FC--longhelpF[0]
-
print long help
- FC--stderr FILEF[0]
-
append messages to file
- FC--neveroverwriteF[0]
-
never overwrite existing output file (default: off)
- FC--interactiveF[0]
-
ask to overwrite an existing output file (default: on)
- FC--overwriteF[0]
-
overwrite existing output file (default: off)
- FC--deleteinputF[0]
-
delete input file after encoding (default: off)
- FC--beepF[0]
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beep when encoding is finished (default: off)
- FC--unicodeF[0]
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unicode input from console (Unix only)
- FC--tag key=valueF[0]
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add tag 'key' with 'value' as contents
- FC--tagfile key=fileF[0]
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add tags, take values from a file
- FC--tag keyF[0]
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add tags, take values from console
- FC--artist 'value'F[0]
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shortcut for --tag 'Artist=value'
- FC--album 'value'F[0]
-
shortcut for --tag 'Album=value'
Other possible keys are: debutalbum, publisher, conductor, title, subtitle, track, comment, composer, copyright, publicationright, filename, recordlocation, recorddate, ean/upc, year, releasedate, genre, media, index, isrc, abstract, bibliography, introplay, media, language...
- FC--skip xF[0]
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skip the first x seconds (default: 0.0)
- FC--dur xF[0]
-
stop encoding after at most x seconds of encoded audio
- FC--fade xF[0]
-
fadein+out in seconds
- FC--fadein xF[0]
-
fadein in seconds (default: 0.0)
- FC--fadeout xF[0]
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fadeout in seconds (default: 0.0)
- FC--fadeshape xF[0]
-
fade shape, see http://www.uni-jena.de/~pfk/mpc/img/fade.png (default: 1.0)
- FC--scale xF[0]
-
scale input signal by x (default: 1.00000)
- FC--scale x,yF[0]
-
scale input signal, separate for each channel
EXAMPLES
mppenc inputfile.wav
mppenc inputfile.wav outputfile.mpc
mppenc --radio inputfile.wav outputfile.mpc
mppenc --silent --radio --pns 0.25 inputfile.wav outputfile.mpc
mppenc --nmt 12 --tmn 28 inputfile.wav outputfile.mpc
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Jorge Salamero Sanz <[email protected][0]> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.