Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities

Re:Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities by subarctic on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:54AM (#42058930)

is it better than ffmpeg in any way?

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Re:Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities by jammmety on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:42AM (#42059678)

Apple's AAC encoders are often touted as being the 'best', quality-wise: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,119876.0.html

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Re:Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities by lozf on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:15AM (#42063573)

As jammmety said; for AAC encoding yes, but don't worry - you can have ffmpeg use that encoder to get the best of both.

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Re:Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities by FabHK on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:12AM (#42064466)

afconvert is the only way I've managed to turn mp3s into something that Books would accept as an audiobook.

    afconvert -v -s 3 -f m4bf ....mp3

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