This small script is for former Windows useres, who want to convert their not DRM "protected" wma's to mp3s.
Why?
- some portable music players don't support it
- it's micro$oft. isn't that enough 
?
Requirements:
mplayer ,win32 codecs and lame
but remember: every de- and recoding usually results in a loss of quality, so if you have the original CD,
rip it again, and do not recode the wma's to mp3's.
Open a Terminal
Type:
Code:
cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
Type:
Code:
gedit convert\ wma\ to\ mp3
# Paste the following code into the file:
Code:
#! /bin/sh
# wma to mp3 script by mtron
zenity --info \
--text="this script converts all wma files in the current folder
to mp3s and puts them in the folder output
all lame command line options can be set in the next step.
usage:
lame -m s: for stereo mp3 output
lame -m s V 3-4-5: for stereo mp3 output with VBR"
# Dialog box to choose output quality
FORMAT=`zenity --list --title="Choose mp3 output quality" --radiolist --column="Check" --column="Quality (editable)" --editable "" "lame -m s" "" "lame -m s -V 3" "" "lame -m s -V 4" "" "lame -m s -V 5"`
if [ $FORMAT -eq ""]; then
zenity --error --text="mp3 output quality not defined or no wma file found
usage:
lame -m s: for stereo mp3 output
lame -m s V 3-4-5: for stereo mp3 output with VBR
type: lame --longhelp
for all command line options "
exit 1
fi
mkdir -p output
cp *.wma output
cd output
# How many files to make the progress bar
PROGRESS=0
NUMBER_OF_FILES=`find -iname "*.wma"`
let "INCREMENT=100/$NUMBER_OF_FILES"
#remove spaces
(for i in *.wma; do mv "$i" `echo $i | tr ' ' '_'`; done
#remove uppercase
for i in *.[Ww][Mm][Aa]; do mv "$i" `echo $i | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`; done
#Rip with Mplayer / encode with LAME
for i in *.wma ; do
echo "$PROGRESS";
echo "# Re-Coding $i";
mplayer -vo null -vc dummy -af resample=44100 -ao pcm:waveheader $i && $FORMAT audiodump.wav -o $i;
let "PROGRESS+=$INCREMENT"
done
#convert file names
for i in *.wma; do mv "$i" "`basename "$i" .wma`.mp3";
done
rm audiodump.wav
let "PROGRESS+=$INCREMENT"
) | zenity --progress --title "$Recoding...encoding..." --percentage=0
Save the file, and quit gedit.
Back in the terminal type:
Code:
chmod +x convert\ wma\ to\ mp3
navigate in nautilus to the folder containing the wma's, right click, choose "scripts" and "convert wma to mp3"
it takes ca. 3 min for one wma. This script will not delete your wma's. all mp3 will be put to the new created folder output. (check that your user has write support in the directory!)
you can set the lame encoder settings in the zenity dialog box. all lame switches are supported, like
lame -m s: for stereo mp3 output
lame -m s V 3-4-5: for stereo mp3 output with VBR"
Credits: to c m
Have fun!
