outfile=$1.mp3 [ -z $vdrts ] && vdrts=00001.ts [ -z $outfile ] && outfile="out.mp3" title="" author="" year=$(date "+%Y") album="vdr" avconv -i $vdrts -acodec libmp3lame -f mp3 -metadata title=$title -metadata author=$author -metadata year=$year -metadata album=$album -ss 00:\ 00:00 -ab 128k -ar 44100 -threads auto $outfile