Favorite Media Management Software

This is intentionally a short post. Here are my current favorite software programs for media management: Foobar2000, IrfanView, VLC and Handbrake.

Audible audiobook conversion from AAX to MP3, FLAC, AAC, OGG

Converting purchased Audible audiobooks to mp3 is a much simpler process than you might think. There are a number of conversion programs out on the web. What separates them is speed. Conversion speed is measured in relation to realtime. For example, 1x realtime for an 8hr audiobook would take 8hrs. This method may achieve over 260x realtime, but this will depend on the speed of the computer. The biggest hurdle is getting set up.

Powershell Script to Convert Alac to Mp3

This blog shows you how to use PowerShell with ffmpeg to convert Apple Lossless files (ALAC, *.m4a) to mp3 using LAME. First, I have to give credit to the original source of this script: Scott Wood on his blog Abstract Labs. Second, you'll need ffmpeg. Grab a Windows build at Zeranoe Ffmpeg and extract the 7zip file to somewhere readily accessible. I put mine at C:\ffmpeg. Next, open up Windows PowerShell ISE to copy-and-paste the script below.