whatmp3 is a small script to create mp3 torrents out of FLACs.
Depends on mktorrent, lame/oggenc/ffmpeg/neroAacEnc+neroAacDec, and metaflac.
Configuration is handled at the top of the file in the configuration section.
Running whatmp3 on its own won't do too much. You need to specify the lame or oggenc flags you want to convert with, and the directories you want to convert.
--320 --V2 --V0 --Q8 --ALAC --FLAC...
encode to 320, V2, V0, or whatever else specified in 'enc_options' in the file
--original
create torrent for original FLACs
--help
print help message and quit
--verbose
increase verbosity (default false)
--moveother
move other files in flac directory to torrent directory (default true)
--output="PATH"
specify output directory for torrents
--zeropad
zeropad tracklists (default true)
--dither
dither FLACs to 16/44 before encoding (default false)
--passkey="PASSKEY"
specify tracker passkey
--tracker="TRACKER"
specify tracker address to use (default "http://tracker.what.cd:34000")
--notorrent
do not generate a torrent file (default false)
--threads=NUM
run NUM encoding threads (default 1)
--replaygain
enables replaygain (default false); please note replaygain is not allowed on what.cd
--upload
uploads torrents to What.CD after creating them
Minimally, you need a passkey, a tracker, and an encoding option to create a working torrent to upload
If you would like to upload that torrent after creating it, you will additionally need the mechanize library and a What.CD username and password.
You need to add your torrent passkey and output directory in order to make the .torrent file to upload to What.CD:
passkey = "YOUR PASSKEY HERE"
To upload the torrent after creating it, specify your What.CD username and password like so:
username = "USERNAME"
password = "PASSWORD"
This will convert OSI - Office of Strategic Influence to V2 and V0:
whatmp3 --V2 --V0 OSI\ -\ Office\ of\ Strategic\ Influence
This will convert Porcupine Tree - Deadwing and Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
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to 320 CBR, V0, and V2 (the "perfect three"):
whatmp3 --320 --V2 --V0 Porcupine\ Tree\ -\ Deadwing Porcupine\ Tree\ -\ In\ Absentia
.torrent files will be created in your output directory.
This will encode a FLAC release to V0, V2, 320, Q8, and AAC (by default), and then upload torrents for FLAC, V0, V2, 320, Q8, and AAC to What.CD:
whatmp3 --original --upload Various\ - 1996\ - Icelandic\ Folk\ Music\ [FLAC]
The --original option should only be specified if the release does not yet exist on What.CD. If you are adding new formats or a different release, do not use the --original option. Instead, specify the '[Add format]' URL when prompted for the upload URL.
This will dither a 24 bit FLAC release to V0 and 16 bit FLAC, and upload to What.CD:
whatmp3 --dither --upload --V0 --FLAC "Led Zeppelin - I (Classic 200) (PBTHAL Vinyl Rip 2010) 192kHz"
Threading is supported since version 3.0; use the --threads NUM option (or set max_threads):
whatmp3 --threads 2 --V2 "Enslaved - Isa"
whatmp3 also supports a few command line flags as of 2.0, use --verbose or -v to print extra messages:
whatmp3 --verbose --V2 Nightingale\ -\ I