From: Julien <None>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 15:00:07 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Changed conversion profiles. Copy embedded image, use 320 CBR for mp3
X-Git-Url: https://git.poda.fr/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ed07ca81afe8cf0809b26b6c27cbe90a906891da;p=converter.git

Changed conversion profiles. Copy embedded image, use 320 CBR for mp3
---

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c08164b..f275bfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ This directory is to be used as DJ software or phone music library.
 
 Using GUI:
 
-`convert.py`
+`converter.py`
 
 Using CLI:
 
-`convert.py C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetConvertedDirectory`
+`converter.py C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetConvertedDirectory`
 
-`convert.py --profile aiff --jobs 4 --trim --converter C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetDirectory`
+`converter.py --profile aiff --jobs 4 --trim --converter C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetDirectory`
 
-`convert.py -p flac -j 8 -t -c C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetDirectory`
+`converter.py -p flac -j 8 -t -c C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe C:\PlaylistDirectory C:\TargetDirectory`
 
 ### Supported library playlist extensions
 
 - **m3u**
 - **xspf**
 
-### Supported extension profiles
+### Supported extension profiles (--profile option)
 
 - **mp3** (default)
 - **aiff**
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ Using CLI:
 
 - **m3u**
 
-### Options
+### Additional options
 
-- **converter**: Path to music file converter. For example `C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe`.
-- **trim**: Trim track numbers from file names.
-- **jobs**: Number of parallel tasks to run (Multithreading).
+- **converter**: Path to music file converter. For example `C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe`. Default: `ffmpeg`.
+- **trim**: Trim track number from output file names. Default: `No`.
+- **jobs**: Number of parallel tasks to run. Default: `1`.
 
 Music files are only replaced if their library version is more recent than their target directory version.
 
 Target directory playlist files are only replaced if their content changed.
 
-All files are converted with an external transcoder. As of now the only supported one is **ffmpeg**: https://ffmpeg.org/
+All files are converted with an external transcoder. The only supported one is **ffmpeg**: https://ffmpeg.org/
 
 No data is ever written outside the target directory. Transcodes are only performed on lossless files, other files are simply copied.
diff --git a/converter.py b/converter.py
index b87a7cd..6d5ae59 100755
--- a/converter.py
+++ b/converter.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 '''
 BSD 3 License
-Copyright 2025 Julien Selamme
+Copyright 2026 Julien Selamme
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
@@ -77,15 +77,18 @@ class ConvertProfile:
         self.converterArgs: list[str] = list()
 
     def init(self, profileName: str) -> bool:
-        # -n to not overwrite any existing file.
-        # -ar 44100 for 44.1 kHz audio output.
-        # -fps_mode vfr to drop frames which cannot be
-        #               properly contained in the output file.
+        # "-n" to prevent overwriting any existing file.
+        # "-ar 44100" for 44.1 kHz audio output.
+        # "-fps_mode vfr" to drop frames which cannot be
+        #                 properly contained in the output file.
+        # "-codec:v copy" to copy the integrated image from source
+        #                 instead of converting it to png (default encoder).
         commonFlags: list[str] = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "error",
-                                  "-n", "-ar", "44100", "-fps_mode", "vfr"]
+                                  "-n", "-ar", "44100", "-fps_mode", "vfr",
+                                  "-codec:v", "copy"]
 
-        # -sample_fmt s16 for 16 bits audio output.
-        # -write_id3v2 1 to write metadata in aiff files.
+        # "-sample_fmt s16" for 16 bits audio output.
+        # "-write_id3v2 1" to write metadata in aiff files.
         if profileName == "aiff":
             self.name = "aiff"
             self.targetExtension = ".aiff"
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ class ConvertProfile:
                                   + ["-f", "aiff", "-sample_fmt", "s16",
                                      "-write_id3v2", "1"])
             return True
+        # "-sample_fmt s16" for 16 bits audio output.
         elif profileName == "flac":
             self.name = "flac"
             self.targetExtension = ".flac"
@@ -103,15 +107,14 @@ class ConvertProfile:
             self.converterArgs = (commonFlags
                                   + ["-f", "flac", "-sample_fmt", "s16"])
             return True
-        # -q:a 0 to set mp3 variable bitrate.
+        # "-b:a 320k" for CBR 320 kbps.
         elif profileName == "mp3":
             self.name = "mp3"
             self.targetExtension = ".mp3"
             self.convertExtensions = [".aiff", ".flac", ".wav"]
             self.copyExtensions = [".mp3"]
             self.converterArgs = (commonFlags
-                                  + ["-f", "mp3",
-                                     "-c:a", "libmp3lame", "-q:a", "0"])
+                                  + ["-f", "mp3", "-b:a", "320k"])
             return True
         else:
             return False