We want to convert 320kbps mp3 file to 128kbps mp3 so currently we are using below ffmpeg command but its not working.
ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -codec:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 5 output.mp3
Result:-the output bitrate same as input mp3.
And we are following the FFmpeg Encoding guideline for that here is the link :- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/MP3
so please suggest any solution.
I tried your shown command (tested on Windows / commandline) :
ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -codec:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 5 output.mp3
Result : It works for me. However the -qscale:a 5
makes FFmpeg decide on an average bitrate for you. With one (320k) MP3 file I got it giving a close convert of 134kbps. This is expected since :
lame option Average kbit/s Bitrate range kbit/s ffmpeg option -V 5 130 120-150 -q:a 5
Solution :
Instead of making the internal mp3 frames hold different bitrates (that vary to acommodate the "current" perceived audio, eg: think "silent" parts using smaller rate of bits/bytes compared to "busy" audio parts), so just set a constant bitrate of 128kbps as you need.
I would just set it to constant 128kbps manually and explicitly with :
ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -codec:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k output.mp3