Ffmpeg

[MJS61]

Will there be an option to ever use FFMPEG instead of LAME. I have compared both and find files sound better with FFMPEG. I have created a script to use but like the convenience of dbpoweramp as I am a huge fan and a long time supporter. Here is my PowerShell script if interested to see.

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing

$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Audio Converter - Multi Format"
$form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(750, 490)
$form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$form.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 10)
$form.BackColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::NavajoWhite

# Source folder controls
$lblSrc = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label -Property @{ Text = "Source Folder:"; Location = '20,20'; Size = '120,24' }
$txtSrc = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox -Property @{ Location = '150,20'; Size = '400,24' }
$btnBrowse = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button -Property @{ Text = "Browse"; Location = '570,19'; Size = '100,26'; BackColor = 'LimeGreen' }

# Output folder controls (OPTIONAL)
$lblOut = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label -Property @{ Text = "Output Folder (optional):"; Location = '20,50'; Size = '170,24' }
$txtOut = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox -Property @{ Location = '200,50'; Size = '350,24' }
$btnOutBrowse = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button -Property @{ Text = "Browse"; Location = '570,49'; Size = '100,26'; BackColor = 'Gold' }

$lblSample = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label -Property @{ Text = "Sample Rate:"; Location = '20,90'; Size = '120,24' }
$comboSample = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox -Property @{ Location = '150,90'; Size = '100,24'; DropDownStyle = 'DropDownList' }
$comboSample.Items.AddRange(@("44100", "48000")); $comboSample.SelectedIndex = 1

$lblBitrate = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label -Property @{ Text = "Bitrate:"; Location = '270,90'; Size = '60,24' }
$comboBitrate = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox -Property @{ Location = '340,90'; Size = '100,24'; DropDownStyle = 'DropDownList' }
$comboBitrate.Items.AddRange(@("93k", "128k", "256k", "320k")); $comboBitrate.SelectedIndex = 3

$chkVBR = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox -Property @{ Text = "Use VBR"; Location = '460,90'; Size = '100,24'; Checked = $false }
$chkMeta = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox -Property @{ Text = "Copy Metadata"; Location = '150,120'; Size = '160,24'; Checked = $true }

$lblFormat = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label -Property @{
Text = "Output Format:"
Location = '20, 160'
Size = '120,24'
Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 10, [System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
}

$comboFormat = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
$comboFormat.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(150, 160)
$comboFormat.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(210, 28)
$comboFormat.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 10, [System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Regular)
$comboFormat.FlatStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle]::Standard
$comboFormat.BackColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::White
$comboFormat.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::Black
$comboFormat.DropDownWidth = 250
$comboFormat.Items.AddRange(@("MP3", "FLAC", "ALAC", "APE", "OGG", "OPUS", "WAV", "WMA"))
$comboFormat.SelectedIndex = 0

$radID3v1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton -Property @{ Text = "ID3v1"; Location = '400,160'; Size = '70,24' }
$radID3v2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton -Property @{ Text = "ID3v2.3"; Location = '470,160'; Size = '90,24'; Checked = $true }

$panel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Panel -Property @{ Location = '20,200'; Size = '700,170'; AutoScroll = $true; BorderStyle = 'Fixed3D' }
$list = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox -Property @{ Dock = 'Top'; Height = 170 }
$list.Add_SelectedIndexChanged({ $list.TopIndex = $list.Items.Count - 1 })
$panel.Controls.Add($list)

$btnConvert = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button -Property @{ Text = "Convert"; Location = '20,390'; Size = '100,34'; BackColor = 'LimeGreen' }
$btnReset = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button -Property @{ Text = "Reset"; Location = '130,390'; Size = '100,34'; BackColor = 'LimeGreen' }

$lblFooter = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$lblFooter.Text = "Form Created By: Mark Snyder - All Rights Reserved!"
$lblFooter.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(370, 420)
$lblFooter.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(350, 18)
$lblFooter.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::Black
$lblFooter.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 7, [System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Regular)
$lblFooter.TextAlign = 'MiddleRight'

$form.Controls.AddRange(@(
$lblSrc, $txtSrc, $btnBrowse,
$lblOut, $txtOut, $btnOutBrowse,
$lblSample, $comboSample,
$lblBitrate, $comboBitrate,
$chkVBR, $chkMeta,
$lblFormat, $comboFormat,
$radID3v1, $radID3v2,
$panel, $btnConvert, $btnReset,
$lblFooter
))

$fd = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$btnBrowse.Add_Click({ if ($fd.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK') { $txtSrc.Text = $fd.SelectedPath } })

$fdOut = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$btnOutBrowse.Add_Click({ if ($fdOut.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK') { $txtOut.Text = $fdOut.SelectedPath } })

$btnReset.Add_Click({ $btnConvert.Enabled = $true; $list.Items.Clear(); $list.Items.Add("Ready for another batch.") })

function Get-FFmpeg($srcPath) {
$tryFFmpeg = Join-Path $srcPath 'ffmpeg.exe'
if (Test-Path $tryFFmpeg) { return $tryFFmpeg }
$ffDlg = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
$ffDlg.Filter = "ffmpeg.exe|ffmpeg.exe"
$ffDlg.Title = "Locate ffmpeg.exe"
if ($ffDlg.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK') { return $ffDlg.FileName }
return $null
}

$btnConvert.Add_Click({
$src = $txtSrc.Text.Trim()
$outDir = $txtOut.Text.Trim()
if (-not (Test-Path $src)) {
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Select a valid source folder.")
return
}

# If output folder is blank, use source folder
if (-not $outDir) { $outDir = $src }
elseif (-not (Test-Path $outDir)) {
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Output folder does not exist.")
return
}

$ffmpegPath = Get-FFmpeg $src
if (-not (Test-Path $ffmpegPath)) {
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("ffmpeg.exe not found.")
return
}

$inputFiles = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $src -File | Where-Object {
$_.Extension -match '^\.(flac|wav|m4a|aiff|ogg|ape|mp3|wma|opus)$'
}
if ($inputFiles.Count -eq 0) {
$list.Items.Add("No supported audio files found.")
return
}

$btnConvert.Enabled = $false
$list.Items.Clear()
$list.Items.Add("Converting files...")

foreach ($f in $inputFiles) {
$srcFile = $f.FullName
$format = $comboFormat.SelectedItem.ToLower()
$ext = switch ($format) {
"mp3" { ".mp3" }
"flac" { ".flac" }
"alac" { ".m4a" }
"ape" { ".ape" }
"ogg" { ".ogg" }
"opus" { ".opus" }
"wav" { ".wav" }
"wma" { ".wma" }
}

# Skip if file already has the output extension
if ($f.Extension -ieq $ext) {
$list.Items.Add("Skipped (already $ext): $($f.Name)")
continue
}

$outFileName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($f.Name) + $ext
$dest = Join-Path $outDir $outFileName
$args = @('-i', "`"$srcFile`"", '-ar', $comboSample.SelectedItem, '-ac', '2', '-vn', '-y')

switch ($format) {
"mp3" {
if ($chkVBR.Checked) {
$args += @('-qscale:a', '2')
} else {
$args += @('-ab', $comboBitrate.SelectedItem)
}
if ($radID3v2.Checked) { $args += @('-id3v2_version', '3') }
elseif ($radID3v1.Checked) { $args += @('-write_id3v1', '1') }
$args += @('-c:a', 'libmp3lame')
}
"flac" { $args += @('-c:a', 'flac') }
"alac" { $args += @('-c:a', 'alac') }
"ape" { $args += @('-c:a', 'ape') }
"ogg" { $args += @('-c:a', 'libvorbis') }
"opus" { $args += @('-c:a', 'libopus') }
"wav" { $args += @('-c:a', 'pcm_s16le') }
"wma" { $args += @('-c:a', 'wmav2') }
}

if ($chkMeta.Checked) { $args += @('-map_metadata', '0') }
$args += "`"$dest`""

try {
$process = Start-Process -FilePath $ffmpegPath -ArgumentList $args -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru
if ($process.ExitCode -eq 0 -and (Test-Path $dest)) {
$kb = [math]::Round((Get-Item $dest).Length / 1KB, 1)
$list.Items.Add("✓ Converted to $($ext): $(Split-Path $dest -Leaf) ($kb KB)")
} else {
$list.Items.Add("✗ Failed: $($f.Name)")
}
} catch {
$list.Items.Add("✗ Exception: $($f.Name) - $_")
}
$list.TopIndex = $list.Items.Count - 1
}

$list.Items.Add("✓ All conversions complete.")
$btnConvert.Enabled = $true
$list.TopIndex = $list.Items.Count - 1
})

[void]$form.ShowDialog()

[Spoon]

>$args += @('-c:a', 'libmp3lame')

FFMPEG uses Lame also.

[MJS61]

I meant to mention that FFMPEG has encoder options to make the quality better and doesn't appear you can do that with dbpoweramp using LAME

[Spoon]

Lame is lame, what options are you specifically using?