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nickeaston

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"Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« on: April 25, 2015, 10:53:02 am »

Attempting to convert hundreds of my files from m4a, flac, wav, wv, etc to mp3 fails in MC.  At my age I am less interested in sound quality than reclaiming HD space for my 350,000+ files...
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Re: "Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2015, 11:08:25 am »

Try converting a single file type at a time.  If you find something that won't convert, save it and let us know.  Something may not be thread safe.  Probably m4a.
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Re: "Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2015, 05:20:47 pm »

Thanks for the tip; hundreds converted without a hiccup...
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Re: "Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2015, 10:58:38 pm »

MC20 shut down repeatedly trying to convert 2500 files ( mix of FLAC and MP3) - to FLAC with DSP.
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Re: "Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 11:12:45 pm »

Does it always stop on one file?  Try segmenting into batches to see if you can find the offending one(s).
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Re: "Convert Format" fails for hundreds of my files
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2015, 07:11:07 am »

MC20 shut down repeatedly trying to convert 2500 files ( mix of FLAC and MP3) - to FLAC with DSP.
Are you using something in DSP that isn't thread safe?  A VST filter perhaps?

Converting MP3 to FLAC isn't a good idea.  It won't improve the sound.

Neither is applying DSP to FLAC when you encode.  You're modifying the original file.

But you may know that...
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