Transcoding files when transfering to iRiver

[Martin Aumueller]

On Wednesday 21 March 2007, David Berg wrote:
> Martin Aumueller wrote:
> > You need the transKode script. Search kde-apps.org for it.
>
> Thanks for sending me back to look at that again.  I'd previously
> checked it out but it gave me an error message when I tried to run it
> and I didn't look into it.  Upon closer inspection it was complaining
> about not being able to find libpng3.so.  aptitude install libpng3 (on
> debian based systems) was all I needed.
>
> Though I'm still not sure why a script would need to be installed for
> ifp devices but not for "generic audio devices".

I'm pretty sure that generic audio devices also rely on this script for doing 
the actual transcoding. It's just that the configuration dialog does not care 
if it's present.

>
> --Dave
>
> > On Tuesday 20 March 2007, David Berg wrote:
> >> David Berg wrote:
> >>> I have Amarok talking to my iRiver 180T and files get transfered just
> >>> fine.  Only problem is that most of my music is stored as flac or ogg.
> >>> How can I have these reencoded as mp3 when I transfer it to the device?
> >>>
> >>> I don't get the transcoding options when I select the ifp driver like I
> >>> do with some of the others.
> >>>
> >>> --Dave
> >>
> >> I've still not been able to figure out away around this.  Does anyone
> >> know why the transcoding options aren't there when using the ifp driver?
> >>
> >>
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