Convert audio files to mp3 using ffmpeg

Question

I need to convert audio files to mp3 using ffmpeg.

When I write the command as ffmpeg -i audio.ogg -acodec mp3 newfile.mp3, I get the error:

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Answer 1

Try FFmpeg Static Build Link

Documentation: https://www.johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/

Host the static build on your server in same directory

$ffmpeg = dirname(__FILE__).'/ffmpeg';

$command = $ffmpeg.'ffmpeg -i audio.ogg -acodec libmp3lame audio.mp3';

shell_exec($command);

Answer 2

I had to purge my ffmpeg and then install another one from a ppa:

sudo apt-get purge ffmpeg
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Then convert:

 ffmpeg -i audio.ogg -f mp3 newfile.mp3

Answer 3

1) wav to mp3

ffmpeg -i audio.wav -acodec libmp3lame audio.mp3

2) ogg to mp3

ffmpeg -i audio.ogg -acodec libmp3lame audio.mp3

3) ac3 to mp3

ffmpeg -i audio.ac3 -acodec libmp3lame audio.mp3

4) aac to mp3

ffmpeg -i audio.aac -acodec libmp3lame audio.mp3

Answer 4

For batch processing with files in folder aiming for 190 VBR and file extension = .mp3 instead of .ac3.mp3 you can use the following code

Change .ac3 to whatever the source audio format is.

ffmpeg mp3 settings

for f in *.ac3 ; do ffmpeg -i "$f" -acodec libmp3lame -q:a 2 "${f%.*}.mp3"; done

Answer 5

For batch processing files in folder:

for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -f mp3 "${i%}.mp3"; done

This script converts all "wav" files in folder to mp3 files and adds mp3 extension

ffmpeg have to be installed. (See other answers)

Answer 6

High quality for Mac OS works perfectly!

ffmpeg -i input.wma -q:a 0 output.mp3