Hi,
I'm trying to convert my APE libraries to AAC format for iPod.
I used a tool, iTunesEncode46, that pank2002 suggested at
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=29755.msg204915#msg204915. It works great except tag information.
Let me introduce this iTunesEncode46 first. It is a program that we can execute from command line with input wav file, output aac filename, and other options. Once we execute it, it calls iTunes to encode a given wav file into AAC file. Encoding works great. Moreover, it uses the latest iTunes. We can create the best quality AAC files from APE/WMA/etc. for iPod.
However, MC11 cannot tag AAC files. iTunesEncode46 has several option to tag output AAC file, but I don't know how to specify artist name, title, etc. tag information as parameters for external encoder.
Is there any strings used to pass artist/title information to external program when we use external encoder? I tried to use "-a %a" and "-a %ARTIST" as part of parameters but MC11 didn't expand those strings into artist tag information.
In addition, current setting of MC for AAC encoding is...
EXE Path: installed iTunesEncode46.exe
Parameters: -i %IN -o %OUT
Extension: m4a
mark "Encoder supports long filenames"
I would like to pass artist, album, and title name information at least. If it is possible, I also would like to pass track number, year, and genre. Thanks.