Batch convert (decode) audio into multiple formats with ffmpeg












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I have a directory with a bunch of CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) wave-files.



How can I batch decode those into different formats (lets say FLAC, OGG and MP3) using ffmpeg?




Update: here are the commands one by one as suggested by @StephenHarris



ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.mp3

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.flac





audio ffmpeg mp3 flac ogg







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    Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
    – Stephen Harris
    Dec 10 at 0:56






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    @StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 0:58






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    @StephenHarris done :-)))
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 1:37
















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I have a directory with a bunch of CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) wave-files.



How can I batch decode those into different formats (lets say FLAC, OGG and MP3) using ffmpeg?




Update: here are the commands one by one as suggested by @StephenHarris



ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.mp3

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.flac





audio ffmpeg mp3 flac ogg







share|improve this question




















  • 2




    Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
    – Stephen Harris
    Dec 10 at 0:56






  • 1




    @StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 0:58






  • 1




    @StephenHarris done :-)))
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 1:37














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I have a directory with a bunch of CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) wave-files.



How can I batch decode those into different formats (lets say FLAC, OGG and MP3) using ffmpeg?




Update: here are the commands one by one as suggested by @StephenHarris



ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.mp3

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.flac





audio ffmpeg mp3 flac ogg







share|improve this question















I have a directory with a bunch of CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) wave-files.



How can I batch decode those into different formats (lets say FLAC, OGG and MP3) using ffmpeg?




Update: here are the commands one by one as suggested by @StephenHarris



ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.mp3

ffmpeg -i input.wav output.flac





audio ffmpeg mp3 flac ogg




audio ffmpeg mp3 flac ogg






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  • 2




    Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
    – Stephen Harris
    Dec 10 at 0:56






  • 1




    @StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 0:58






  • 1




    @StephenHarris done :-)))
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 1:37














  • 2




    Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
    – Stephen Harris
    Dec 10 at 0:56






  • 1




    @StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 0:58






  • 1




    @StephenHarris done :-)))
    – nath
    Dec 10 at 1:37








2




2




Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
– Stephen Harris
Dec 10 at 0:56




Take it step by step. How would you convert one file? If you can work out how to convert one wav file into flac, into ogg, into mp3 (3 separate commands) then we can add a loop around it. So "what command would you use to convert wav to flac?" "what command would convert wav to ogg?" "What command would convert wav to mp3?"
– Stephen Harris
Dec 10 at 0:56




1




1




@StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
– nath
Dec 10 at 0:58




@StephenHarris, thanks, just working it out :-)
– nath
Dec 10 at 0:58




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1




@StephenHarris done :-)))
– nath
Dec 10 at 1:37




@StephenHarris done :-)))
– nath
Dec 10 at 1:37










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ffmpeg accepts multiple output formats. Set the input file.format with -i followed by the output file.format: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg output.mp3 output.flac




Batch conversion:



As a simple one liner with putting each format in a separate folder:



mkdir mp3 ogg flac; for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "./mp3/${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "./ogg/${i%.*}.ogg" "./flac/${i%.*}.flac"; done


Decode all into one folder:



for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.ogg" "${i%.*}.flac"; done


-b:a 320000 sets the bitrate for the decoding of mp3 and ogg and can be adjusted (the bitrate is measured in bits/sec so 320kbit/s equals 320000).




thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33766147 for the parameter-expansion






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    Using GNU Parallel you can run:



    parallel ffmpeg -i {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.wav ::: ogg mp3 flac
    

    
{1} = replacement string for first input source
    
{1.} = replacement string for first input source with extension removed
    
{2} = replacement string for second input source
    
::: *.wav = input source 1
    
::: ogg mp3 flac = input source 2


    This will use all your cores.






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    ffmpeg accepts multiple output formats. Set the input file.format with -i followed by the output file.format: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg output.mp3 output.flac




    Batch conversion:



    As a simple one liner with putting each format in a separate folder:



    mkdir mp3 ogg flac; for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "./mp3/${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "./ogg/${i%.*}.ogg" "./flac/${i%.*}.flac"; done


    Decode all into one folder:



    for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.ogg" "${i%.*}.flac"; done


    -b:a 320000 sets the bitrate for the decoding of mp3 and ogg and can be adjusted (the bitrate is measured in bits/sec so 320kbit/s equals 320000).




    thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33766147 for the parameter-expansion






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      ffmpeg accepts multiple output formats. Set the input file.format with -i followed by the output file.format: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg output.mp3 output.flac




      Batch conversion:



      As a simple one liner with putting each format in a separate folder:



      mkdir mp3 ogg flac; for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "./mp3/${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "./ogg/${i%.*}.ogg" "./flac/${i%.*}.flac"; done


      Decode all into one folder:



      for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.ogg" "${i%.*}.flac"; done


      -b:a 320000 sets the bitrate for the decoding of mp3 and ogg and can be adjusted (the bitrate is measured in bits/sec so 320kbit/s equals 320000).




      thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33766147 for the parameter-expansion






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        ffmpeg accepts multiple output formats. Set the input file.format with -i followed by the output file.format: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg output.mp3 output.flac




        Batch conversion:



        As a simple one liner with putting each format in a separate folder:



        mkdir mp3 ogg flac; for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "./mp3/${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "./ogg/${i%.*}.ogg" "./flac/${i%.*}.flac"; done


        Decode all into one folder:



        for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.ogg" "${i%.*}.flac"; done


        -b:a 320000 sets the bitrate for the decoding of mp3 and ogg and can be adjusted (the bitrate is measured in bits/sec so 320kbit/s equals 320000).




        thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33766147 for the parameter-expansion






        share|improve this answer














        ffmpeg accepts multiple output formats. Set the input file.format with -i followed by the output file.format: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.ogg output.mp3 output.flac




        Batch conversion:



        As a simple one liner with putting each format in a separate folder:



        mkdir mp3 ogg flac; for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "./mp3/${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "./ogg/${i%.*}.ogg" "./flac/${i%.*}.flac"; done


        Decode all into one folder:



        for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.mp3" -b:a 320000 "${i%.*}.ogg" "${i%.*}.flac"; done


        -b:a 320000 sets the bitrate for the decoding of mp3 and ogg and can be adjusted (the bitrate is measured in bits/sec so 320kbit/s equals 320000).




        thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33766147 for the parameter-expansion







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            Using GNU Parallel you can run:



            parallel ffmpeg -i {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.wav ::: ogg mp3 flac
            

            
{1} = replacement string for first input source
            
{1.} = replacement string for first input source with extension removed
            
{2} = replacement string for second input source
            
::: *.wav = input source 1
            
::: ogg mp3 flac = input source 2


            This will use all your cores.






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            • thanks for your reply, would you mind explaining the line?
              – nath
              Dec 16 at 3:25
















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            Using GNU Parallel you can run:



            parallel ffmpeg -i {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.wav ::: ogg mp3 flac
            

            
{1} = replacement string for first input source
            
{1.} = replacement string for first input source with extension removed
            
{2} = replacement string for second input source
            
::: *.wav = input source 1
            
::: ogg mp3 flac = input source 2


            This will use all your cores.






            share|improve this answer























            • thanks for your reply, would you mind explaining the line?
              – nath
              Dec 16 at 3:25














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            Using GNU Parallel you can run:



            parallel ffmpeg -i {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.wav ::: ogg mp3 flac
            

            
{1} = replacement string for first input source
            
{1.} = replacement string for first input source with extension removed
            
{2} = replacement string for second input source
            
::: *.wav = input source 1
            
::: ogg mp3 flac = input source 2


            This will use all your cores.






            share|improve this answer














            Using GNU Parallel you can run:



            parallel ffmpeg -i {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.wav ::: ogg mp3 flac
            

            
{1} = replacement string for first input source
            
{1.} = replacement string for first input source with extension removed
            
{2} = replacement string for second input source
            
::: *.wav = input source 1
            
::: ogg mp3 flac = input source 2


            This will use all your cores.







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