QUESTION How can I record system recordings in G729?

[gordon]

So I've gotten G729 set up and working properly. I want to make use of pass through as much as possible. How can I record my system recordings in G729 so that they don't have to be transcoded for every call? I assume this is a common procedure, but I haven't been able to figure it out. Is there a toggle in the PIAF gui?

 

[rossiv]

There is not a GUI interface way of doing it. And when you say PIAF gui, you are most likely referencing FreePBX which is not maintained by the PBX in a Flash developers, but a completely separate group.
To convert files to G.729, do the following:

Log into your PIAF server as root via SSH or on the console.
asterisk -vr
file convert <file_in> <file_out>
 
Usage: file convert <file_in> <file_out>
Convert from file_in to file_out. If an absolute path is not given, the
default Asterisk sounds directory will be used.
 
Example:
file convert tt-weasels.gsm tt-weasels.ulaw

 

[gordon]

And when you say PIAF gui, you are most likely referencing FreePBX which is not maintained by the PBX in a Flash developers, but a completely separate group.

My mistake.

To convert files to G.729, do the following:

Thanks

 

[gordon]

Log into your PIAF server as root via SSH or on the console.
asterisk -vr
file convert <file_in> <file_out>
 
Usage: file convert <file_in> <file_out>
Convert from file_in to file_out. If an absolute path is not given, the
default Asterisk sounds directory will be used.
 
Example:
file convert tt-weasels.gsm tt-weasels.ulaw

So is there any way to make this happen automatically when a system recording is uploaded or recorded from an extension? I would like to automatically convert recordings to the different formats I accept calls in so that I don't have to transcode on the fly. Since the recordings are static it seems this would be more efficient.

-- EDIT --
I saw there was a hook to transcode voicemails being mailed with the sendmail command (got my voicemails in mp3 now), so I figured there might be other hooks for transcoding.

-- EDIT #2 --
And I just realized this is probably a FreePBX question more-so than PIAF. I am new to the realm of PBX and I've only learned about them via PIAF. Still working out all of the different groups to follow.