Public bug reported:

When ripping CDs to MP3 using Rhythmbox, by default they are VBR,
because this is the default preset that is used in
/usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs (cbr=false). The
problem is that the VBR headers aren't added to the MP3 files, for
example:

$ mp3val 01\ -\ Gregory\ Alan\ Isakov\ -\ Dandelion\ Wine.mp3 
Analyzing file "01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3"...
WARNING: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern 
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": VBR detected, but no 
VBR header is present. Seeking may not work properly.
INFO: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern 
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": 9559 MPEG frames 
(MPEG 1 Layer III), +ID3v2, no VBR header
Done!

This causes most programs to report incorrect track lengths, including
Rhythmbox itself and Ubuntu's default Nautilus file manager. This seems
to be a huge oversight considering this is the default behavior using
the default apps. I'm not sure when this started because I only use the
LTS versions of Ubuntu, but I know it wasn't a problem in 10.04, because
it was using a gstreamer pipeline with xingmux as opposed to gstreamer
presets, which from what I understand don't support xingmux (which I
believe adds the VBR headers).

I currently have to fix any MP3s that I generate with Rhythmbox like so:

sudo apt-get install vbrfix
cd /path/to/mp3s
find . -type f -iname '*.mp3' -exec vbrfix {} {} \;
rm vbrfix.log vbrfix.tmp

This bug is related to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/945987

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: rhythmbox-data 2.96-0ubuntu4.3 [modified: 
usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs 
usr/share/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.gep]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-39.60~precise1-generic 3.5.7.17
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep  4 09:54:54 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 
(20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  Rhythmbox does not add VBR headers when ripping CDs to MP3

Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When ripping CDs to MP3 using Rhythmbox, by default they are VBR,
  because this is the default preset that is used in
  /usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs (cbr=false). The
  problem is that the VBR headers aren't added to the MP3 files, for
  example:

  $ mp3val 01\ -\ Gregory\ Alan\ Isakov\ -\ Dandelion\ Wine.mp3 
  Analyzing file "01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3"...
  WARNING: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern 
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": VBR detected, but no 
VBR header is present. Seeking may not work properly.
  INFO: "/home/bmaupin/Desktop/Gregory Alan Isakov/This Empty Northern 
Hemisphere/01 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Dandelion Wine.mp3": 9559 MPEG frames 
(MPEG 1 Layer III), +ID3v2, no VBR header
  Done!

  This causes most programs to report incorrect track lengths, including
  Rhythmbox itself and Ubuntu's default Nautilus file manager. This
  seems to be a huge oversight considering this is the default behavior
  using the default apps. I'm not sure when this started because I only
  use the LTS versions of Ubuntu, but I know it wasn't a problem in
  10.04, because it was using a gstreamer pipeline with xingmux as
  opposed to gstreamer presets, which from what I understand don't
  support xingmux (which I believe adds the VBR headers).

  I currently have to fix any MP3s that I generate with Rhythmbox like
  so:

  sudo apt-get install vbrfix
  cd /path/to/mp3s
  find . -type f -iname '*.mp3' -exec vbrfix {} {} \;
  rm vbrfix.log vbrfix.tmp

  This bug is related to:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/945987

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: rhythmbox-data 2.96-0ubuntu4.3 [modified: 
usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstLameMP3Enc.prs 
usr/share/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.gep]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-39.60~precise1-generic 3.5.7.17
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-39-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep  4 09:54:54 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 
(20130213)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: rhythmbox
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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