mpg123 can't be found [SOLVED]

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Linux
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

I was looking for an app that I can use to convert mp3 to avi and I found a link in google to yum install mpg123. I did that and it installed but I have been looking for two hours for it and can't find it
I was typing all kinds of names into the search and it comes up empty. HELP please.

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[molly@localhost ~]$ mpg123

High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3
   version 1.19.0; written and copyright by Michael Hipp and others
   free software (LGPL) without any warranty but with best wishes

usage: mpg123 [option(s)] [file(s) | URL(s) | -]
supported options [defaults in brackets]:
   -v    increase verbosity level       -q    quiet (don't print title)
   -t    testmode (no output)           -s    write to stdout
   -w <filename> write Output as WAV file
   -k n  skip first n frames [0]        -n n  decode only n frames [all]
   -c    check range violations         -y    DISABLE resync on errors
   -b n  output buffer: n Kbytes [0]    -f n  change scalefactor [32768]
   -r n  set/force samplerate [auto]
   -os,-ol,-oh  output to built-in speaker,line-out connector,headphones
                                        -a d  set audio device
   -2    downsample 1:2 (22 kHz)        -4    downsample 1:4 (11 kHz)
   -d n  play every n'th frame only     -h n  play every frame n times
   -0    decode channel 0 (left) only   -1    decode channel 1 (right) only
   -m    mix both channels (mono)       -p p  use HTTP proxy p [$HTTP_PROXY]
   -@ f  read filenames/URLs from f     -T get realtime priority
   -z    shuffle play (with wildcards)  -Z    random play
   -u a  HTTP authentication string     -E f  Equalizer, data from file
   -C    enable control keys            --no-gapless  not skip junk/padding in mp3s
   -?    this help                      --version  print name + version
See the manpage mpg123(1) or call mpg123 with --longhelp for more parameters and information.
[molly@localhost ~]$ 

The above is the message I got in terminal when I was looking for it.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:59 pm **(#2)**

I don't know what all that code is, but there is a free online file converter I've used in the past called Zamzar. You can convert your mp3 to avi there.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thanks Wallace. I know there are lots of out there but they don't all work in Linux, The only one I found is the one I posted and I can't find it. It did install cuz it said completed at the end.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:06 pm **(#4)**

molly wrote:

Thanks Wallace. I know there are lots of out there but they don't all work in Linux, The only one I found is the one I posted and I can't find it. It did install cuz it said completed at the end.

I know nothing about Linux, so I can't help you there. With Zamzar there is no need to install anything. Just upload the file you want to convert, select the file conversion type and give them an email address, so they can send you a link to the converted file download.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

o so it is a browser conversion. I will give it a look. thanks

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

@molly:
I'm not a Linux guru and I know nothing of this utility but from the display you attached above it looks to me as though the utility has installed properly - it's just expecting you to type in a filename (for the file you want to play) as a command line argument, eg:

$ mpg123 myfile.mp3

You may also have to add the option "-os" to output the sound to your computer's built-in speaker or "-oh" for headphones, eg:

$ mpg123 -os myfile.mp3

And, as it says at the bottom, try:

$ mpg123 --longhelp

for more help and information.
Cheers.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:42 pm **(#7)**

mp3 is an audio file, avi is a video file, why do you need to convert to a video format? Video editors import mp3 as is as a soundtrack. On Linux sometime you might need ogg audio format.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

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[molly@localhost ~]$ mpg123 --longhelp
High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3
   version 1.19.0; written and copyright by Michael Hipp and others
   free software (LGPL) without any warranty but with best wishes

usage: mpg123 [option(s)] [file(s) | URL(s) | -]

input options

 -k <n> --skip <n>         skip n frames at beginning
        --skip-id3v2       skip ID3v2 tags without parsing
 -n     --frames <n>       play only <n> frames of every stream
        --fuzzy            Enable fuzzy seeks (guessing byte offsets or using approximate seek points from Xing TOC)
 -y     --no-resync        DISABLES resync on error (--resync is deprecated)
 -p <f> --proxy <f>        set WWW proxy
 -u     --auth             set auth values for HTTP access
        --ignore-mime      ignore HTTP MIME types (content-type)
        --no-seekbuffer    disable seek buffer
 -@ <f> --list <f>         play songs in playlist <f> (plain list, m3u, pls (shoutcast))
 -l <n> --listentry <n>    play nth title in playlist; show whole playlist for n < 0
        --continue         playlist continuation mode (see man page)
        --loop <n>         loop track(s) <n> times, < 0 means infinite loop (not with --random!)
        --keep-open        (--remote mode only) keep loaded file open after reaching end
        --timeout <n>      Timeout in seconds before declaring a stream dead (if <= 0, wait forever)
 -z     --shuffle          shuffle song-list before playing
 -Z     --random           full random play
        --no-icy-meta      Do not accept ICY meta data
 -i     --index            index / scan through the track before playback
        --index-size <n>   change size of frame index
        --preframes  <n>   number of frames to decode in advance after seeking (to keep layer 3 bit reservoir happy)
        --resync-limit <n> Set number of bytes to search for valid MPEG data; <0 means search whole stream.
        --streamdump <f>   Dump a copy of input data (as read by libmpg123) to given file.
        --icy-interval <n> Enforce ICY interval in bytes (for playing a stream dump.
        --ignore-streamlength Ignore header info about length of MPEG streams.
output/processing options

 -o <o> --output <o>       select audio output module
        --list-modules     list the available modules
 -a <d> --audiodevice <d>  select audio device
 -s     --stdout           write raw audio to stdout (host native format)
 -S     --STDOUT           play AND output stream (not implemented yet)
 -w <f> --wav <f>          write samples as WAV file in <f> (- is stdout)
        --au <f>           write samples as Sun AU file in <f> (- is stdout)
        --cdr <f>          write samples as raw CD audio file in <f> (- is stdout)
        --reopen           force close/open on audiodevice
        --cpu <string>     set cpu optimization
        --test-cpu         list optimizations possible with cpu and exit
        --list-cpu         list builtin optimizations and exit
 -g     --gain             [DEPRECATED] set audio hardware output gain
 -f <n> --scale <n>        scale output samples (soft gain - based on 32768), default=32768)
        --rva-mix,
        --rva-radio        use RVA2/ReplayGain values for mix/radio mode
        --rva-album,
        --rva-audiophile   use RVA2/ReplayGain values for album/audiophile mode
 -0     --left --single0   play only left channel
 -1     --right --single1  play only right channel
 -m     --mono --mix       mix stereo to mono
        --stereo           duplicate mono channel
 -r     --rate             force a specific audio output rate
 -2     --2to1             2:1 downsampling
 -4     --4to1             4:1 downsampling
        --pitch <value>    set hardware pitch (speedup/down, 0 is neutral; 0.05 is 5%)
        --8bit             force 8 bit output
        --float            force floating point output (internal precision)
 -e <c> --encoding <c>     force a specific encoding (s16 u16 u8 s8 ulaw alaw f32 s32 u32 s24 u24)
 -d n   --doublespeed n    play only every nth frame
 -h n   --halfspeed   n    play every frame n times
        --equalizer        exp.: scales freq. bands acrd. to 'equalizer.dat'
        --gapless          remove padding/junk on mp3s (best with Lame tag)
                           This is on by default when libmpg123 supports it.
        --no-gapless       disable gapless mode, not remove padding/junk
 -D n   --delay n          insert a delay of n seconds before each track
 -o h   --headphones       (aix/hp/sun) output on headphones
 -o s   --speaker          (aix/hp/sun) output on speaker
 -o l   --lineout          (aix/hp/sun) output to lineout
 -b <n> --buffer <n>       set play buffer ("output cache")
        --preload <value>  fraction of buffer to fill before playback
        --smooth           keep buffer over track boundaries

misc options

 -t     --test             only decode, no output (benchmark)
 -c     --check            count and display clipped samples
 -v[*]  --verbose          increase verboselevel
 -q     --quiet            quiet mode
 -C     --control          enable terminal control keys
        --ctrlusr1 <c>     control key (characer) to map to SIGUSR1
                           (default is for stop/start)
        --ctrlusr2 <c>     control key (characer) to map to SIGUSR2
                           (default is for next track)
        --title            set terminal title to filename
        --long-tag         spacy id3 display with every item on a separate line
        --lyrics           show lyrics (from ID3v2 USLT frame)
        --utf8             Regardless of environment, print metadata in UTF-8.
 -R     --remote           generic remote interface
        --remote-err       force use of stderr for generic remote interface
        --fifo <path>      open a FIFO at <path> for commands instead of stdin
        --aggressive       tries to get higher priority (nice)
 -T     --realtime         tries to get realtime priority
 -?     --help             give compact help
        --longhelp         give this long help listing
        --version          give name / version string

See the manpage mpg123(1) for more information.
[molly@localhost ~]$ 

Thank you jontait2,
I typed your instrucs in and this is what I got. I guess I will try something else, I can't understand any of this, way over my head.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Mine doesn't have all those files. This is as far as it will open, with no slider on the side

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

Sorry, molly, my mistake - it wants the filename first:

$ mpg123 myfile.mp3 -os

The output you've just attached is the longhelp display with lots more options - funny thing is I can't see any mention of AVI anywhere in there. Are you sure this beast does AVI output?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

What I did was go to Google and type in audio converter for Linux Fedora to change mp3 to avi and that is what came up. then I went to root and typed in yum install mpg123

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

@molly:
Try googling "mp3 to avi Linux" ...it comes up with quite a few promising options.

You might try this one first:
community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1238

Alternatively, if online conversion is okay, just google "mp3 to avi" and you'll find quite a few online utilities.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:19 pm **(#13)**

molly wrote:

What I did was go to Google and type in audio converter for Linux Fedora to change mp3 to avi and that is what came up. then I went to root and typed in yum install mpg123

Odin is right Molly, the 2 file are different... One is an audio file the other is a video file. I was mistaken to think you could convert mp3 to avi, it's just not possible.

jontait2 · **Joined:** Dec 27, 2014 **Posts:** 508

@Wallace & Molly
It is possible, as the discussion in this forum shows:
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244112

The converter has to fill the video space with something (such as a black frame indefinitely reproduced) but you do get the sound through.

The FF-Multiconverter utility I pointed to above should do it .. unfortunately I don't have a working Linux platform at the moment to try it myself.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you guys and you are all correct but I have decided now that the heck with trying to find a decent converter, I tried the Zamzar that Wallace posted and it is great. I love it. easy peazy.
Sooooo.... thanks everyone, this is now solved.

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