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Each directory has a single album inside, and along with the ogg files one m3u playlist for that album.
The conversion is setup to relocate the converted files onto a new partition like:
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\TRACK1.OGG
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\TRACK2.OGG
etc..
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\ALBUM33.m3u
converted to E:\MP3\ALBUM33\TRACK1.MP3
converted to E:\MP3\ALBUM33\TRACK2.MP3
I was running a batch convert for some hours before I realized that by selecting both "ogg" & "m3u playlist" (from the converting drop box), that the process was converting all tracks in order and then going back to the first track in the album and converting each track for a second time as they were listed inside the playlist. It was converting every track twice!
When I selected ogg and m3u playlist I was expecting it to convert the ogg files and then convert the m3u playlist *file* by creating a new m3u playlist file for the new mp3 tracks on the E: partition. I was looking for a replica of the original m3u that would now list the mp3 tracks rather than the ogg tracks.
Now I have unchecked m3u playlist and only have ogg selected and the overall time remaining is 50% of what it was when it was going to run the conversion on each file twice. :P
My question: is there any way to copy and rebuild the m3u files to for the converted files (change the listings from ogg to mp3) in dbpoweramp at the time of conversion?
The solution I have been going with at the moment is to make a zip file that adds any m3u files (retaining subdirectory structure) from D:\OGG\ALMUM???\*.m3u... it ignores the D:\OGG structure and keeps the Album folder structure.
Unzip that file onto the E: partition and then run a text editor (UltraEdit) to search and replace the string ".ogg" with ".mp3" in any m3u files found on the E: partition.
It is quick and automated but it isn't 100%. There were (and could be more) album folders in the converted partition that had to be renamed to correct an error.
In those cases when the playlists are unzipped any playlist for an album that has had its folder renamed lands in a directory with the original name.
Any input will be appreciated.
Thanks
The conversion is setup to relocate the converted files onto a new partition like:
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\TRACK1.OGG
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\TRACK2.OGG
etc..
original file on D:\OGG\ALBUM33\ALBUM33.m3u
converted to E:\MP3\ALBUM33\TRACK1.MP3
converted to E:\MP3\ALBUM33\TRACK2.MP3
I was running a batch convert for some hours before I realized that by selecting both "ogg" & "m3u playlist" (from the converting drop box), that the process was converting all tracks in order and then going back to the first track in the album and converting each track for a second time as they were listed inside the playlist. It was converting every track twice!
When I selected ogg and m3u playlist I was expecting it to convert the ogg files and then convert the m3u playlist *file* by creating a new m3u playlist file for the new mp3 tracks on the E: partition. I was looking for a replica of the original m3u that would now list the mp3 tracks rather than the ogg tracks.
Now I have unchecked m3u playlist and only have ogg selected and the overall time remaining is 50% of what it was when it was going to run the conversion on each file twice. :P
My question: is there any way to copy and rebuild the m3u files to for the converted files (change the listings from ogg to mp3) in dbpoweramp at the time of conversion?
The solution I have been going with at the moment is to make a zip file that adds any m3u files (retaining subdirectory structure) from D:\OGG\ALMUM???\*.m3u... it ignores the D:\OGG structure and keeps the Album folder structure.
Unzip that file onto the E: partition and then run a text editor (UltraEdit) to search and replace the string ".ogg" with ".mp3" in any m3u files found on the E: partition.
It is quick and automated but it isn't 100%. There were (and could be more) album folders in the converted partition that had to be renamed to correct an error.
In those cases when the playlists are unzipped any playlist for an album that has had its folder renamed lands in a directory with the original name.
Any input will be appreciated.
Thanks
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