PACPL(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation PACPL(1)NAMEpacpl - Perl Audio Converter, a multi purpose converter/ripper/tagger
SYNOPSISpacpl--to <format> <options> [file(s)/directory(s)]
DESCRIPTION
Perl Audio Converter
A Linux CLI tool for converting multiple audio types from one format to
another.
It supports the following audio formats:
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3G2, 3GP, 8SVX, AAC, AC3, ADTS, AIFF, AL, AMB, AMR, APE, AU, AVR, BONK,
CAF, CDR, CVU, DAT, DTS, DVMS, F32, F64, FAP, FLA, FLAC, FSSD, GSRT,
HCOM, IMA, IRCAM, LA, MAT, MAUD, MAT4, MAT5, M4A, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC,
MPP, NIST, OFF, OFR, OFS, OPUS, OGA, OGG, PAF, PRC, PVF, RA, RAM, RAW,
RF64, SD2, SF, SHN, SMP, SND, SOU, SPX, SRN, TAK, TTA, TXW, VOC, VMS,
VQF, W64, WAV, WMA, and WV.
It can also extract audio from the following video extensions:
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RM, RV, ASF, DivX, MPG, MKV, MPEG, AVI, MOV, OGM, OGV, QT, VCD, SVCD,
M4V, NSV, NUV, PSP, SMK, VOB, FLV, WEBM and WMV.
Parallel Processing, a CD ripping function with CDDB support, batch
conversion, tag preservation for most supported formats, independent
tag reading & writing, service menus for KDE Dolphin/Konqueror, Gnome
Nautilus script, and action scripts for Nemo/Thunar are also provided.
OPTIONS-t, --to format
set encode format for the input file(s) or directory(s). you can see a
complete list of supported encode formats by using the --formats
option.
-r, --recursive
recursively scan and convert input folder(s) to desination format.
-p, --preserve
when recursively converting a directory, preserve the input folders
directory structure in the specified output directory. such as:
pacpl--to ogg -r -p /home/mp3s --outdir /home/oggs
in the example above, let's assume the directory structure was:
/home/mp3s/Alternative
/home/mp3s/Alternative/New
/home/mp3s/Rap
/home/mp3s/Country
/home/mp3s/Techno/
the output directory will now contain:
/home/oggs/Alternative
/home/oggs/Alternative/New
/home/oggs/Rap
/home/oggs/Country
/home/oggs/Techno
with all files in each sub-folder converted to ogg.
-o, --only format
only convert files matching extenstion. this option is useful when you
have a directory or batch of files with mixed audio types and only need
to convert one specific type.
-k, --keep
do not re-encode files with extensions matching the destination
extension. instead...copy them to the output folder, or skip to the
next file.
-j, --jobs
number of simultanious jobs to run at once. the default limit is set
to 4 in pacpl.conf. You can modify this value on the fly using
--jobs=<num> or set it perminately in the configuration file
-f, --formats show a list of supported encode/decode formats.
-h, --help show the short help menu.
-l, --longhelp display the complete list of options.
--version show version and licensing information.
USER OPTIONS--defopts 1/0
to turn off default encoder options use --defopts 0. this option gives
you more control when using the --eopts command.
defopts is set to 1 by default. you can also toggle this option in
/usr/local/etc/pacpl/pacpl.conf.
--eopts options
this option allows you to use encoder options not implemented by pacpl.
an example would be:
pacpl--to mp4 --eopts="-c 44100 -I 1,2" YourFile.mp3
--dopts options
this option allows you to use decoder options not implemented by pacpl.
an example would be:
pacpl--to mpc --dopts="--start 60" YourFile.ogg
--outfile name
set the output file name to name.
--outdir directory
place all encoded files in directory.
--dryrun
show what would be done without actually converting anything. this is
a good way to trouble shoot, or to see what would be done without
actually touching your files.
--overwrite
replace the output file if it already exists.
--normalize
adjusts volume levels of audio files.
--nopts options
this allows you to specify normalize options not implemented by pacpl--delete
remove source/input file after the conversion process has finished.
--encoder encoder
specify an alternate encoder for the selected output file(s)
you can see a list of supported encoders by using the following:
pacpl--encoder format
--decoder decoder
specify an alternate decoder for the selected input file(s)
you can see a list of supported decoders by using the following:
pacpl--decoder format
-v, --verbose
show detailed information about the encoding process and what's
actually being done.
ENCODER OPTIONS--bitrate num
set the bitrate to num. default is 128. this option does not apply to
all formats.
--freq num
set the frequency to num. default is 44100. this option does not
apply to all formats.
--channels num
set the number of audio channels in the output file to num. this
option does not apply to all formats.
--effect str
see sox(1). this option only applies to the following:
AIFF, AU, SND, RAW, VOC, SMP, AVR, and CDR
--fcomp num
set flac compression level to num. fastest -0, highest -8, default -2
1 = fast
2 = simple
3 = medium (default)
4 = high
5 = extra high,
--acomp num
set ape compression level to num.
1000 = fast
2000 = normal
3000 = high (default)
4000 = extra high
5000 = insane
--oggqual num
set ogg quality level to num. -1, very low and 10 very high, default 3
--spxqual num
set speex quality level to num. 0-10, default 8 (use --bitrate <num>
when using ffmpeg/avconv as encoder)
--aacqual num
set aac, mp4, m4a, or m4b quality level to num. default 300
--mpcqual str
set mpc/mpp quality level to str.
thumb low quality/internet, (typ. 58... 86 kbps)
radio medium (MP3) quality, (typ. 112...152 kbps - default)
standard high quality (dflt), (typ. 142...184 kbps)
xtreme extreme high quality, (typ. 168...212 kbps)
--ofmode str
set off/ofr/ofs compression mode to str. normal, extra, and extranew
modes are recommended for general use. available options are:
fast
normal (default)
high
extra
best
highnew
extranew
bestnew
--ofopt str
set off/ofr/ofs optimization level to str.
specify the optimization level in the engine. In order to achieve
optimal compression at all sample types, sample rates, and audio
content, the core compression engine has the possibility to find the
optimal values for its parameters, at the cost of slightly increased
compression time only. The default recommended value is fast. do not
use normal (or even high or best) for this parameter unless encoding
time does not matter and you want to obtain the smallest possible file
for a given compression mode. The difference between the optimize
levels fast and best (which is up to three times slower than fast) is
very small, generally under 0.05%, but may be also larger in some rare
cases. Note that the none optimize level is forced by the encoder to
fast optimize level for the extra, best, highnew, extranew, and bestnew
modes.
available options are:
none
fast (default)
normal
high
best
--bratio num
set bonk down sampling ratio. default 2
--bquanl num
set bonk quantanization level. default 1.0
--bpsize num
set bonk predictor size. default 128
TAGGING OPTIONS
note:
tagging outside of the encoding process can only be performed on the
following audio types:
MP3
OGG
FLA
FLAC
--artist str
set artist information to str.
--title str
set title information to str.
--track num
set track information to num.
--year num
set year/date information to num.
--album str
set album information to str.
--genre str
set genre information to str.
--comment str
set comment information to str.
--taginfo file
show tagging information for file. multiple files can be specified at
once.
RIPPING OPTIONS--rip num/all
rip selected tracks separated by comma or all from current disc.
pacpl--rip all --to flac
pacpl--rip 1,3,9,15 --to flac
--nocddb
disable cddb. use this option if you do not want tagging based on
cddb.
--noinput
disable cddb interactivity. this is enabled by default.
--nscheme str
set naming scheme to str. default is %ar - %ti
available options are:
%ar = artist
%ti = song title
%tr = track
%yr = year
%ab = album
eg: --nscheme="(%tr)-%ti"
--device device
set device to device. default is /dev/dvd
--cdinfo
show cddb information for current disc.
SEE ALSOsox(1)ffmpeg(1)lame(1)oggenc(1)oggdec(1)flac(1)shorten(1)faac(1)faad(1)mpcenc(1)mpcdec(1)mplayer(1)speexenc(1)speexdec(1)sndfile-convert(1)normalize(1)cdparanoia(1)opusenc(1)opusdec(1)wavpack(1)ffmpeg(1)mplayer(1)avconv(1)BUGS
Report all bugs to Philip Lyons (vorzox@gmail.com)
LICENSING
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Philip Lyons (vorzox@gmail.com)
perl v5.20.3 2016-02-18 PACPL(1)
