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] <file>
Commands:
list list registered devices and their activation bytes (Windows only)
lookup <file|checksum> lookup activation bytes in RainbowTables generated by https://github.com/inAudible-NG/ (Windows/Linux only)
checksum <file> show audiobooks checksum
download <file> download an audiobook from *.adh
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-o, --output <filename> output filename
-p, --path <path> output path
-v, --verbose output detailed information
-a, --activation-bytes <value> 4 byte activation secret to decrypt Audible AAX files (e.g. 1CEB00DA)
-d, --device <number> 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
- Installed Audible Download Manager (for getting your activation bytes)
- On OSX or Linux you could use this method http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/243670
- 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