Audible Converter (AAX to M4A)

Converts Audible AAX audiobooks to M4A while keeping chapters and the cover image intact.
The cover can be added as a looped image so it will be shown while playing on Plex Media Server

Usage


λ audible-converter -h
  Usage: audible-converter [options] 

  Commands:
    list                    list registered devices and their activation bytes (Windows only)
    lookup   lookup activation bytes in RainbowTables generated by https://github.com/inAudible-NG/ (Windows/Linux only)
    checksum          show audiobooks checksum
    download          download an audiobook from *.adh
  Options:

-h, --help output usage information -V, --version output the version number -o, --output output filename -p, --path output path -v, --verbose output detailed information -a, --activation-bytes 4 byte activation secret to decrypt Audible AAX files (e.g. 1CEB00DA) -d, --device registered device number from which activation bytes are used (Windows only) -l, --loop add looped cover image to Audiobook`

`Example:`

`λ audible-converter "*.aax" -a 1CEB00DA

Haruki Murakami - 1Q84 (Buch 1 & 2) [2012] (Duration: 30h53m0s) Converting Audiobook (using 1CEB00DA for decryption) ... 100% Extracting Cover Image ... 100%

Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan - Das Blut [2010] (Duration: 12h4m17s) Converting Audiobook (using 1CEB00DA for decryption) ... 100% Extracting Cover Image ... 100%

Stephen King - Der Anschlag [2012] (Duration: 31h50m22s) Converting Audiobook (using 1CEB00DA for decryption) ... 100% Extracting Cover Image ... 100%

Max Brooks - Der Zombie Survival Guide. Überleben unter Untoten [2011] (Duration: 9h5m32s) Converting Audiobook (using 1CEB00DA for decryption) ... 100% Extracting Cover Image ... 100%

Finished converting 4 Audiobooks!`

`Requirements`


* [x] Installed Audible Download Manager (for getting your activation bytes)
  * On OSX or Linux you could use this method http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/243670
* [x] ffmpeg for converting. The executables need to be in the same folder as the module OR in PATH!
How it works

* Extract cover image:
  *

ffmpeg -y -i audiobook.aax cover.png


* Decrypted and convert to m4a:
  *

ffmpeg -y -activation_bytes 1CEB00DA -i audiobook.aax -c:a copy -vn audiobook.m4a


* Add looped cover image:
  *

ffmpeg -y -r 1 -loop 1 -i cover.png -i audiobook.m4a -c:a copy -shortest audiobook.m4v`

License

The MIT License (MIT)