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Using ffmpeg 4.2.1, Windows 10 64-bit, at the command line to convert.
I am also using Tag&Rename and iTunes to set and view any ID3 tags.
Here is the ffmpeg command I am using: ffmpeg -i input.flac -c:v copy -b:a 320k output.mp3
When I get metadata information of the FLAC file (using ffmpeg -i input.flac), there is a lyrics-eng metadata field, containing the lyrics.
When I convert to an MP3 using ffmpeg, and then I retrieve the metadata information (using ffmpeg -i input.mp3), there is a lyrics metadata field, which contains the lyrics, but alas, those lyrics do not appear in Tag&Rename or iTunes.
I've also used other ffmpeg commands, such as ffmpeg -i input.flac -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 output.mp3, but no luck either.
Of course, if I manually copy & paste the lyrics from the FLAC to MP3, using Tag&Rename, the lyrics appear even in iTunes. And retrieving the metadata using ffmpeg, the lyrics-eng metadata field appears, along with the lyrics metadata field.
I'm guessing lyrics-eng is Lyrics3 metadata and lyrics is USLT.
I want to be able to write to this mysterious lyrics-eng metadata field via command line. Any help would be appreciated.
howdoicode
Posted 2019-12-15T20:04:00.260
Reputation: 1
Show the full log from your first command. – llogan – 2019-12-16T20:10:30.730
@llogan Here is the link to the full log. I used the
– howdoicode – 2019-12-18T16:33:07.593-reportswitch for ffmpeg. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bt6rcexkok5tb2y/ffmpeg-20191218-102937.logDoes
-id3v2_version 3or-id3v2_version 4alone, without-map_metadatawork? Do you have a sample input file that you can share? What does ffmpeg show for the file that does show lyrics in iTunes? – llogan – 2019-12-18T18:29:58.093@lloganI I performed both conversions as you suggested with the same results. I am also providing the full logs and the sample FLAC file.
– howdoicode – 2019-12-20T13:59:34.887-id3v2_version 3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8n31z7pyz3kkg17/ffmpeg-20191220-085003_id3v2_version_3.log-id3v2_version 4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1i11v1buxn6z9k/ffmpeg-20191220-085142_id3v2_version_4.logFLAC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/itxpd089sgdeopd/03.%20Miracle%20%28%ED%99%98%EC%83%81%EC%86%8D%EC%9D%98%20%EA%B7%B8%EB%8C%80%29.flac For the file that shows the lyrics, ffmpeg displays the lyrics under theLYRICSfield.