AVIdemux_CLI: convert 6ch aac to 2ch mp3

[unknownsoldierx]

AVIdemux_CLI is giving me an error

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* Error *
* Codec Error *
* The number of channels is greater than what the selected audio codec can do.
Either change codec or use the mixer filter to have less channels. *


The video has 6ch aac.  How do I add to this command to convert to 2ch?

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%avidemux% --video-codec xvid --audio-codec mp3 --video-conf 2pass=%targetsize% --force-alt-h264 --load "%%f" --save %destination% --quit

Thanks.

[Jan Gruuthuse]

Don't know how to set stereo downmix from CLI. You could do this from a project file. In this case Tinypy project.
If there is only one audiotrack this attached project should work.

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%avidemux% --video-codec xvid --audio-codec mp3 --video-conf 2pass=%targetsize% --force-alt-h264 --load "%%f" --save %destination% --quit
moved audio settings from cli to tinypy project:

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%avidemux% --video-codec xvid --video-conf 2pass=%targetsize% --force-alt-h264 --load "%%f" --run ac3downmixmp3stereo.py --save %destination% --quit

[unknownsoldierx]

OK.  Do you know if this would still run OK if the file was already 2ch?

I'm doing a bunch of files and for most of them are 2ch, so the original command works fine.  It's just the occasional file that has 6ch.  Could I use the project file you posted for all the files?

[Jan Gruuthuse]

most likely yes, do small test. It would not work for multiple audio tracks.