ffmpeg/bulk-flac-to-mp3

Converts all flac files matched by a glob to mp3.

Usage

npx @lukasbach/scripts ffmpeg/bulk-flac-to-mp3

You can call the script directly if you have installed it globally:

npm i -g @lukasbach/scripts
ldo ffmpeg/bulk-flac-to-mp3

Options

• --source, -s: Where are the music files to compress?
• -v, --verbose: Verbose logging

You can also omit options, and will be asked for them interactively.

Add --yes to skip all confirmations.

Script source

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/** Converts all flac files matched by a glob to mp3. */

const filesGlob = await ask.text("source,s", "Where are the music files to compress?", "**/*.flac");

if (!(await ask.confirm("Matched flac files will be removed, and the mp3's will be placed in-place. Are you sure?"))) {
  process.exit(0);
}

const files = glob.sync(filesGlob);

for (const file of files) {
  log.info(`Converting ${file}`);
  const basename = path.join(path.dirname(file), path.basename(file, path.extname(file)));
  await $`ffmpeg -i ${file} -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 ${basename}.mp3`;
  await fs.unlink(file);
}

log.info(`Converted ${files.length} files`);