MP3SLIXER description
MP3SLIXER slices your mp3s in 5, 10 minutes pieces, or slices the mp3 in 125 pieces (slow!)! At the same time it does a mp3 check similar to the MP3FIXER. MP3SLIXER is an executable (running under WIN 9) program wrapped in a DOS BATCH file, which of course you could edit as you wish. Fields Marshall fmarshall@yahoo.com has greatly improved the MP3SLIXER regarding MP3 IDv1 tags, Win2k compability, enhanced DOS command line interface, and file handling, which makes the Audiobook slicing a breeze!
Also try to get your hands on Dylans "Audiobook miniFAQ", at http://www.nomadness.net/
The code is not in any way optimised, but it's working. I’m also releasing the source code. If you have any comments please let me know, or if you use it in your own application (released on the net or..?), i would appreciate if you notify me (so i could use your sw instead : - )
Click here to download MP3SLIXER 0.2 executable
Click here to download MP3SLIXER 0.2 source code
Tools used:
*C-compilator: DJGPP at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ it’s free pick it up yourself!
*Picked up some Bob Stout SNIPPETS C- code at http://www.brokersys.com/snippets/#section1group0
*Gateway 450MHz PIII, WIN 98Below Readme.txt
MP3SLIXER 0.2
MP3 slicer & Faulty mp3 frame eraser
by Fields Marshall ,05-JUN-2001
& Mattias Israelsson
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Revlog
0.2
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* Win2k support
* MP3 id3v1 tag support for each slice
* Generates subdirectory with the sliced audiobook included
* Generates m3u playlist
* Enhanced DOS command line interface
by Mattias Israelsson,10-FEB-2001
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Revlog
0.1
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Files included:
5_minute_slices.bat -wrapper for mp3slixer, slices mp3 in 5 min pieces
10_minute_slices.bat -wrapper for mp3slixer, slices mp3 in 10 min pieces
125_slices.bat -wrapper for mp3slixer, slices mp3 125 pieces
mp3slixer.exe -executable
How to execute?
Alt1:
Copy mp3 books to a temporay library
Copy 5_minute_slices.bat and mp3slixer.exe to the same library
Click on 5_minute_slices.bat under explorer in WIN9x
Alt2
Copy 5_minute_slices.bat and mp3slixer.exe to the librarys containing the mp3s of interest
Click on 5_minute_slices.bat under explorer in WIN9x
Output:
New subdirectory with the same name as the Audiobook mp3 filename
New mp3s with the same name as the original with a trailing slice number added
MP3 IDv1 tags are added to each slice
Generates m3u playlist
If MP3SLIXER finds any errors, it will fix them!
Ie. assume song Hejbaberiba.mp3
new files called:
Hejbaberiba_001.mp3
Hejbaberiba_002.mp3.....
Hejbaberiba_no_of _slices.mp3
are then added with the (if any) erronaus frames removed. The original files are not removed!
Q&A:
>>I notice that you use command-line switches. Can I specify any interval or number of slices?
-Yes slices between 2- 127,
-I.e. change the '125' in the command line "FOR %%v IN (*.mp3) DO mp3slixer.exe "%%v" -slice 125" in the "125_slices.bat"
-Minutes between 3-30
-I.e. change the '5' in the command line "FOR %%v IN (*.mp3) DO mp3slixer.exe "%%v" -minutes 5", in the -5_minute_slices.bat
>>For the fixed number of slices, wouldn't you be best to just get the file size and do an estimate of the final requirements?
>>Would seem to make more sense to me than processing the whole file twice.
>>Find file size, divide by x, then process that many bits at a time.
-Agree, it's silly! I couldn't figured out how to do that so this was the 'best' i could do for the moment!
Below: Good info cut and pasted from Peter F. Smith, http://www.geocities.com/mp3utility/
For an in-depth primer on MPEG audio frame headers and tags, a must-see is Predrag Supurovic's "MPEG Audio Compression Basics" at:
http://www.dv.co.yu/mpgscript/mpeghdr.htmAny questions? Mail me at:
email: the_plockepins@hotmail.com