LameXP v4.21 Final · Build #2382 (2023-12-29)

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

I'm fairly certain that I've done this before, but now it doesn't want to import FLAC files. Complains that the file format could not be recognized.

The files are created by ExactAudioCopy. Here is the mediainfo output of one of the files: -
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General
Complete name                            : F:\CDRips\WT40-2004-04\WT40-2004-04-1\01 - WT40-2004-04-Track01.flac
Format                                   : FLAC
Format/Info                              : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size                                : 87.8 MiB
Duration                                 : 16 min 27 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 746 kb/s
Album                                    : WT40-2004-04-1
Part                                     : 1
Part/Position                            : 1
Part/Total                               : 4
Track name                               : Track01
Track name/Position                      : 01
Track name/Total                         : 4
Performer                                : WT40-2004-04
Encoded by                               : Exact Audio Copy   (Burst mode)
Genre                                    : CHR
Recorded date                            : 2004
Writing library                          : FLAC.EXE -8 -V -T "MONOSTEREO=-" -T "ARTIST=WT40-2004-04" -T "TITLE=Track01"
-T "ALBUM=WT40-2004-04-1" -T "DATE=2004" -T "TRACKNUMBER=01" -T "GENRE=CHR" -T "COMMENT="
-T "BAND=" -T "ALBUMARTIST=" -T "COMPOSER=" -T "DISCNUMBER=1" -T "TOTALDISCS=4"
-T "TOTALTRACKS=4" --picture="C:\Users\brown\AppData\Local\Temp\CPI8B1D.tmp" -o
Cover                                    : Yes / Yes
Cover description                        : CD Front Cover
Cover type                               : Cover (front) / Cover (front)
Cover MIME                               : image/ / image/jpeg
MCDI                                     : Yes
MONOSTEREO                               : -

Audio
Format                                   : FLAC
Format/Info                              : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration                                 : 16 min 27 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 744 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossless
Stream size                              : 87.5 MiB (100%)
Writing library                          : libFLAC 1.4.3 (UTC 2023-06-23)

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Audacity reads in the file without any issues.

The files are written as FLAC, instead of WAV so that the metadata can be added.

Any thoughts? Something I can try?

What settings are you using with MediaInfo to obtain a report like that?

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

I'm fairly certain that I've done this before, but now it doesn't want to import FLAC files. Complains that the file format could not be recognized.

Can you please share your log and/or provide a sample file?

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by SeeMoreDigital

What settings are you using with MediaInfo to obtain a report like that?

View -> text
File -> Export -> text

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

View -> text
File -> Export -> text

Hmmmm... I don't understand what this is: -

Writing library                          : FLAC.EXE -8 -V -T "MONOSTEREO=-" -T "ARTIST=WT40-2004-04" -T "TITLE=Track01"
-T "ALBUM=WT40-2004-04-1" -T "DATE=2004" -T "TRACKNUMBER=01" -T "GENRE=CHR" -T "COMMENT="
-T "BAND=" -T "ALBUMARTIST=" -T "COMPOSER=" -T "DISCNUMBER=1" -T "TOTALDISCS=4"
-T "TOTALTRACKS=4" --picture="C:\Users\brown\AppData\Local\Temp\CPI8B1D.tmp" -o

I haven't seen it before in a MediaInfo file report.

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

Can you please share your log and/or provide a sample file?

http://vidiot.com/Zipfiles/lamexp_sample.zip

While I turned the console on, I can't cut-n-paste the text from the console. The sample file should provide the same error.

For some reason, the image is not liked (skipping unsupported image track).

Audio file format could *not* be recognized.

Then the file was rejected.

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by SeeMoreDigital

Hmmmm... I don't understand what this is: -

Writing library                          : FLAC.EXE -8 -V -T "MONOSTEREO=-" -T "ARTIST=WT40-2004-04" -T "TITLE=Track01"
-T "ALBUM=WT40-2004-04-1" -T "DATE=2004" -T "TRACKNUMBER=01" -T "GENRE=CHR" -T "COMMENT="
-T "BAND=" -T "ALBUMARTIST=" -T "COMPOSER=" -T "DISCNUMBER=1" -T "TOTALDISCS=4"
-T "TOTALTRACKS=4" --picture="C:\Users\brown\AppData\Local\Temp\CPI8B1D.tmp" -o

I haven't seen it before in a MediaInfo file report.

I see that all the time, especially in mkv video files. It displays the command that created the file. In this case, EAC runs the external flac program to convert the ripped wave file to FLAC.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Mine look like this: -

General
Complete name                            : \\Synology_NAS\My Music\My Albums (2.0) CD's\Beatles, The\[1969] Abbey Road [2019 CD]\Abbey Road.flac
Format                                   : FLAC
Format/Info                              : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size                                : 279 MiB
Duration                                 : 47 min 30 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 822 kb/s
Album                                    : Abbey Road
Performer                                : The Beatles
Genre                                    : Rock
Recorded date                            : 1969 [2019]
Cover                                    : Yes
Cover type                               : Cover (front)
Cover MIME                               : image/jpeg

Audio
Format                                   : FLAC
Format/Info                              : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration                                 : 47 min 30 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 821 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossless
Stream size                              : 279 MiB (100%)
Writing library                          : libFLAC 1.4.3 (2023-06-23)
MD5 of the unencoded content             : 6338CCADBA82E0BA336659B09AD9E5B9

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

http://vidiot.com/Zipfiles/lamexp_sample.zip

The sample file should provide the same error.

For some reason, the image is not liked (skipping unsupported image track).

Audio file format could *not* be recognized.

Then the file was rejected.

I can reproduce your problem. Here is the full MediaInfo outpu in XML format that LameXP will process:
https://pastebin.com/tQb86gSR

This part definitely looks weird (not a valid MIME type string), and it's probably the reason why the image isn't extracted correctly:

<Cover_Mime>image/ / image/jpeg</Cover_Mime>

Could be a bug/quirk in MediaInfo

Anyways, even if we can't recognize the image (cover art), we still should be able to detect the file type. I suppose more in-depth analysis will be needed

While I turned the console on, I can't cut-n-paste the text from the console.

With Windows' standard terminal emulator, hold down the left mouse button to select and then a single right click will copy the selection to clipboard.

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

I can reproduce your problem. Here is the full MediaInfo outpu in XML format that LameXP will process:
https://pastebin.com/tQb86gSR

Glad that you can reproduce.

What am I supposed to do with it in regards to LameXP? I noticed that all of the paths in the file pertain to your system.

With Windows' standard terminal emulator, hold down the left mouse button to select and then a single right click will copy the selection to clipboard.

That's just it, holding down the left button doesn't select anything. It is completely ignored in the console terminal. (Win7-64) Even the scroll wheel is ignored.

I await word. It will kinda suck if the image can't be copied over to the MP3 file. But, it will not be the end of the world if it doesn't.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

What am I supposed to do with it in regards to LameXP? I noticed that all of the paths in the file pertain to your system.

You don't. At this point, I will need to do some in-depth debugging, when I have more time (probably at the WE).

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

You don't. At this point, I will need to do some in-depth debugging, when I have more time (probably at the WE).

Sorry, I misunderstood. I read the posting and thought you meant I was supposed to feed it to LameXP on my system. I look forward to your finding(s).

[LoRd_MuldeR]

My analysis shows that, for your specific sample file, MediaInfo's output (XML) is missing the <Format>FLAC</Format> tag in the "general" section. Actually, there's no <Format> tag in the "general" section tag at all

All my other FLAC files, and actually all my audio files, do have a proper <Format> tag in the "general" section.

Consequently, I have now opened an issue at MediaInfo project, because at the moment I would suspect a problem on their side:
https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaIn...sue-2991294402

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

My analysis shows that, for your specific sample file, MediaInfo's output (XML) is missing the <Format>FLAC</Format> tag in the "general" section. Actually, there's no <Format> tag in the "general" section tag at all

All my other FLAC files, and actually all my audio files, do have a proper <Format> tag in the "general" section.

Consequently, I have now opened an issue at MediaInfo project, because at the moment I would suspect a problem on their side:
https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaIn...sue-2991294402

I must be missing how things work. So, why doesn't LameXP like the FLAC files? What does MediaInfo have to do with this? Yes, I am really confused.

In other words, what is different in my FLAC file that is different your FLAC file that trips up the error? I'm guessing that the flac program that EAC uses is a little different than the flac program that you use?

[SeeMoreDigital]

Did/can you provide a sample?

[lvqcl]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

http://vidiot.com/Zipfiles/lamexp_sample.zip

Mp3tag shows that this file has FLAC tags, but also it has ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Originally Posted by MrVideo

I must be missing how things work. So, why doesn't LameXP like the FLAC files? What does MediaInfo have to do with this? Yes, I am really confused.

LameXP is a GUI front-end. It uses various CLI tools "under the hood". For example, MediaInfo is used for detecting the file types of the given input files as well as for extracting the meta tags (including artwork).

Therefore, if MediaInfo doesn't recognize your file, or if MediaInfo produces inconclusive results for your file, as is the case here, then we have a problem

Originally Posted by MrVideo

In other words, what is different in my FLAC file that is different your FLAC file that trips up the error? I'm guessing that the flac program that EAC uses is a little different than the flac program that you use?

I'm not sure. I haven't seen this problem with any of my files. Might be related to the ID3 tags. Anyway, since the problem has been confirmed by the MediaInfo developer, we can hope for a fix...

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by lvqcl

Mp3tag shows that this file has FLAC tags, but also it has ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags.

Ah... So that's the stuff I didn't understand...

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

I'm not sure. I haven't seen this problem with any of my files. Might be related to the ID3 tags. Anyway, since the problem has been confirmed by the MediaInfo developer, we can hope for a fix...

Here is what is really weird. I can rip music CDs and LameXP has no issue importing those flac files (I just checked). I just looked again at the track and the <Format>FLAC</Format> line is there in the "General" section.

I wonder if the issue is the image type, since none of the music CDs that I rip contain any images, i.e., I never insert a cover image (too lazy to scan the cover and add it to the rip). For the WT40 rips, I use the same image for all of them.

Hopefully there is a new version soon.

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by LoRd_MuldeR

Anyway, since the problem has been confirmed by the MediaInfo developer, we can hope for a fix...

Ya, hopefully soon. No update in the bug database entry you pointed to.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Do you need the 'flac tags'. What happens if you remove them, does everything work correctly?