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File format conversion bug/issue?
syndromeofadown:
--- Quote ---I also noticed that when splitting ape+cue albums into tracks in .flac, the timestamps in the cue isn't followed properly, resulting in cut off beginnings of tracks so badly I started using an external program to do it instead.
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I just did a few conversions of flac CDimages to flac, and ape CDimages to flac. No issues on any of them. The tracks start and stop exactly where they should.
--- Quote ---One more thing I will add to this topic that isn't new, is when doing these conversions if the resulting filenames are too long the conversion fails. There is no warning, there just aren't any files made. At minimum a warning would be nice, or the option to truncate the filename could be useful. Currently I move all CD images to the root of the drive for conversions to minimize the length. A workaround could be to enable long filenames but i have not tried it. Sometimes the resulting filenames can be quite unruly like [Artist] - [Year] - [Album] - [some number] - [Country] - [Track #] - [Name].
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MC names the converted tracks "[CDimage filename] ([Track #] - Name])". So the issue is mostly when the CDimage filename is long to begin with, then when this is added to long names and subfolders the conversion (used to?) fail without notification. I do think the current naming convention does make sense. I just tested some long file names and it appears they no longer fail, they now are named "Temporary Convert File - 2892 (1)". This works for me as the tags are there and the filenames can be easily renamed based on them, but having [track #] - [name] would be preferable.
Sorry to distract from the original post about the original file not being deleted. In my latest tests the original file remained after each conversion when it should have been deleted.
I am using latest windows version. 28.0.80.
LilyAarseth:
--- Quote from: JimH on November 01, 2021, 01:11:10 pm ---That sounds like the cue files aren't accurate.
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When I used medieval cue splitter it worked just fine, but when MC did it, it cut off a lot, same files.
--- Quote from: syndromeofadown on November 02, 2021, 12:03:33 am ---I just did a few conversions of flac CDimages to flac, and ape CDimages to flac. No issues on any of them. The tracks start and stop exactly where they should.
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I haven't tested for a while so maybe it is fixed now, I converted all of my .ape rips to flac and stopped using the format entirely
Outlaw Audio:
--- Quote from: LilyAarseth on November 02, 2021, 04:06:15 pm ---When I used medieval cue splitter it worked just fine, but when MC did it, it cut off a lot, same files.
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As I suspected, not all CUE splitters are created equal. Whatever the issue at hand, thanks so much Lily for the recommendation. medieval cue splitter has worked flawlessly on every cue file I've tried :)
marko:
That used to me my go-to for splitting cues too. Awesome Donkey recommended avoidance, suggesting CUETools would be a better option...
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123101.msg852872.html#msg852872
Outlaw Audio:
Seems my elation was a bit premature. The last thirty or so disc images (ISO) that I split into tracks, were skewed as before. Looks like it was luck that the two images I initially tested on were already correct......onward with the discovery
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