audio-flactools

Some Python scripts I wrote to help me manage hundreds of CDs ripped into FLAC files. Mostly used dBpoweramp with AccurateRip / Secure Rip so the scripts make some assumptions about metadata (because written by dBpoweramp).

• pyAccurateRipReport
  • Scan all FLAC files, generate reports with AccurateRip / Secure status for each track
• pyFixAlbumArt
  • Scan all Folder.jpg files, reduce them to max. 600kB in size (for Bluesound streamer)
• pyFixEmbeddedArt
  • Scan all FLAC files for embedded images; if size exceeds 600kB, replace them with current Folder.jpg

Note: I used VS Code with Copilot Free mainly for code reviews and suggestions. Bugs are all hand-crafted ;-)

Known issues

• Depends on metadata written into each FLAC file by dBpoweramp

Future improvements

• Speed up by parallelizing 'metaflac' invocations
• Move relevant functions into a separate module
• Generate JSON reports for automated processing
• Generate more specific output / reports (JSON might make this superfluous, filter JSON)
• Improve support for FLAC file metadata written by other CD rippers like XLD