Mp3Fixer

Mp3Fixer is an amaroK Script for repairing various defects in MP3 files, for instance files which display a bogus track length in your audio player.

For example, if you have a track that you know is really five minutes long, but amaroK shows the length as one hour, then this script is for you. Mp3Fixer calculates the real track length and adds the missing XING header to the file, and it also repairs broken MPEG headers.

It is recommended that you back up your MP3 file before using this script on it. Although the script is designed not to harm your file, the operation is not reversible and should therefore be used with caution.

Dependencies:
* amaroK 1.3.1
* Ruby 1.8

Version 0.9.4:
* Fixed potential runtime error with some files.

Version 0.9.3:
* Show detailed repair summary.
* Some mp3 encoders (e.g. lame) add a block of zeros as padding to the beginning of the file. This is now correctly handled.
* mp3fix.rb did not work with source != destination.

Version 0.9.2:
* Automatically update the collection after repairing files.
* Automatically refresh the playlist.

Version 0.9.1:
* Fixed a bug that could make the script crap out with a runtime error.
* Show current filename in the statusbar.

Version 0.9:
* mp3fix.rb can now repair broken MPEG frames.
* Batch processing of multiple selected files.
* Using amaroK's statusbar for feedback instead of kdialog. This means, KDE-base is no longer required.
* More reliable, better error checking.