Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

[mad_dr]

Hello,

I've spent some time scouring the forums for a solution to my issue but haven't been successful so would appreciate some pointers.

I have the full version of DB Poweramp, bundled with an AVA RS3 server. The server is set to rip my CDs to M4A and put them into a folder on my WHS like so:

C:\shares\M4A\artist1\album1\track1.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist1\album1\track2.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist1\album2\track1.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist1\album2\track2.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist2\album1\track1.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist2\album1\track2.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist2\album2\track1.m4a
C:\shares\M4A\artist2\album2\track2.m4a

This works perfectly for me.

I have the tried to setup the DSP for Autoencoder to automatically use the M4A files to create MP3 files and put them in a different share, located like this:

C:\shares\MP3\artist1\album1\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist1\album1\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist1\album2\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist1\album2\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist2\album1\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist2\album1\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist2\album2\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\artist2\album2\track2.mp3

I'd like it to keep all of the album artwork and tag information the same as the M4A versions so it's basically just duplicating the whole file tree from C:\shares\M4A, converting it to MP3 and dumping it in C:\shares\MP3.

I'm struggling with the line in the autoencoder.txt file which chooses the file naming structure. The one with [TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][][][]origpath/origfile

I can't seem to get it configured how I need to because although it's clearly 'seeing the source M4A files (yay!) and is creating the output files in the right main-directory (C:\shares\MP3 - yay!) I seem to be able to only get one of the following:

1. It creates a folder in the C:\shares\MP3 folder (excellent!) but it ALSO preserves the whole file path from the original, so it ends up like:
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist1\album1\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist1\album1\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist1\album2\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist1\album2\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist2\album1\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist2\album1\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist2\album2\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist2\album2\track2.mp3

Or else, it creates a folder in the C:\shares\MP3 folder strips off all of the original folders, including the artist folder, so it ends up like this:
C:\shares\MP3\album1\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\album1\track2.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\album2\track1.mp3
C:\shares\MP3\album2\track2.mp3
(Basically the C:\shares\MP3 folder is filled with a big list of albums, but not separated into Artist folders.

I guess I'm looking for a happy medium - can anyone please paste in here exactly what this line shoud look like in my autoencoder.txt file. I'm sure I can't be far off but it's eluding me at the moment. Any help appreciated.

Thanks!
Andy

[Spoon]

Re: Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

Try:

[TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][origpath][][][]\[origfile]

[mad_dr]

Re: Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

Thanks Spoon.

I have a feeling that's what it was set to originally when it was stripping off the artist folder but of course I'll give it a try when I'm at home this evening. I tried to reduce the number of [TRIMFIRSTFOLDER]s that were in the string but that's when it began to go wrong for me!

So I tried removing ALL of the [TRIMFIRSTFOLDER]s hoping it would mirror the M4A folder but that's when it started putting it in there as C:\shares\MP3\shares\M4A\artist1\album1 etc...

So I added them back in one at a time and it all got very confusing...

Will have a go this evening and let you know.

[mad_dr]

Re: Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

Hmm - still no joy Spoon.

Here's the line from my autoencoder.txt file:

"[TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][origpath][][][]\[origfile]"

It's still stripping off too many folders (it's stripping off the artist name parent folder that the album folders should be in). So it's still leaving me with
C:\shares\MP3\album1 rather than
C:\shares\MP3\artist1\album1

Should I take out one of the [TRIMFIRSTFOLDER]s? To leave it as:

"[TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER]origpath][][][]\[origfile]"?

Thanks!

[Spoon]

Re: Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

Take off a [TRIMFIRSTFOLDER] and []

[mad_dr]

Re: Autoencoder.txt - Conversion to MP3 (Folder structure)

Hmm - I thought I replied to this, but I must not have! Your last post (above) worked perfectly. For anyone else who is interested or has the same problem, the line in my file now says:

"[TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][TRIMFIRSTFOLDER][origpath][][]\[origfilename]"

Thanks Spoon!
Andy