====== User Scripts ======


Some folks have been writing in with different kinds of scripts they've written to work with LibSyn.  Here's where to post them.


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LAME-ID3-FTP ====

[[http://media.libsyn.com/media/fourguys/LAME-ID3-FTP.scpt.zip  |LAME-ID3-FTP:


]] An Applescript for OS X users that automates MP3 encoding, ID3 tagging, and uploading to LibSyn via FTP.

== Description: ==


We got tired of waiting for our MP3s to encode, then adding ID3 tags by hand, and then uploading our files to LibSyn, so we wrote a simple Applescript that does all three things.  To make it more user-friendly, we put all of the stuff that needs to be customized at the beginning, and we added lots of inline documentation to explain what's going on.  Once it's set up with your ID3 information and some local path info, all you need to do is run it, select your original file, type in the output filename and the episode name, and click "OK."  When the script is done, you'll have a new file in your Media area, all ready to be published.

== Requires: == 
Three things.
  * Starting with a lossless file (AIFF or WAV; ''not''  AIFC, AAC, or MPanything)
  * Installing the command-line version of LAME (see script notes for instructions on how to do this)
  * Simple user customization of Applescript

== Submitted by: ==
The four guys from [[http://www.myspace.com/thefourguys | Four Guys Walk Into a Bar...]]

== License: ==
 Shout-out-ware -- if it's useful to you, give our podcast a shout-out on your podcast!

== Notes: == The MP3 encoding will work on AIFF files produced by Audacity but not on AIFF files produced by Audio Hijack Pro.  We're guessing that the AHP AIFF files are really AIFC files, which are compressed a little.  Trying to compress any files that are already compressed will seem to work but will produce a file full of horrible loud screechy noises.  Be sure to listen to files before publishing if you're not certain.