Public bug reported:
When ripping CDs to MP3 using Rhythmbox, by default they are VBR,
because this is the default preset that is used in
/usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs (cbr=false). The
problem is that the VBR headers aren't added to the MP3 files, for
example:
$ mp3val 01\ -\ Gregory\ Alan\ Isakov\ -\ Dandelion\ Wine.mp3
Analyzing file "01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3"...
WARNING: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": VBR detected, but no
VBR header is present. Seeking may not work properly.
INFO: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": 9559 MPEG frames
(MPEG 1 Layer III), +ID3v2, no VBR header
Done!
This causes most programs to report incorrect track lengths, including
Rhythmbox itself and Ubuntu's default Nautilus file manager. This seems
to be a huge oversight considering this is the default behavior using
the default apps. I'm not sure when this started because I only use the
LTS versions of Ubuntu, but I know it wasn't a problem in 10.04, because
it was using a gstreamer pipeline with xingmux as opposed to gstreamer
presets, which from what I understand don't support xingmux (which I
believe adds the VBR headers).
I currently have to fix any MP3s that I generate with Rhythmbox like so:
sudo apt-get install vbrfix
cd /path/to/mp3s
find . -type f -iname '*.mp3' -exec vbrfix {} {} \;
rm vbrfix.log vbrfix.tmp
This bug is related to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/945987
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: rhythmbox-data 2.96-0ubuntu4.3 [modified:
usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs
usr/share/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.gep]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-39.60~precise1-generic 3.5.7.17
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 4 09:54:54 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity
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Rhythmbox does not add VBR headers when ripping CDs to MP3
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