Difference between revisions of "CDex and FLAC"
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==Software needed== | ==Software needed== | ||
Note: CDex should have native Flac support already | Note: CDex should have native Flac support already | ||
| − | * CDex 1.70 Beta 2 | + | * [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/download.html CDex 1.70 Beta 2] |
* Flac 1.1.3 Encoder DLL | * Flac 1.1.3 Encoder DLL | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 31 January 2007
Software needed
Note: CDex should have native Flac support already
- CDex 1.70 Beta 2
- Flac 1.1.3 Encoder DLL
Installation
Note: Guides assumes your output directory for your files has already been configured if not click on Options menu then click Settings and select Filenames tab
- Install libFLAC.dll to the root CDex directory on your computer (default: cdex_170_beta2)
- See Configuring CDex and CD-ROM Drives
Configuration
- Open CDex and insert a CD into the drive
- Click the Options menu then click Settings and select Encoder tab
- Change Encoder drop down menu to FLAC Encoder DLL
- Change the box so that On the fly Encoding is checked off
- Change the appropriate compression setting level (default: -compression-level 5 |
- best: --compression-level 8 )
- Click OK
- Highlight selected tracks you want to extract and click toolbar button second from the top (Extract CD track(s) to Compressed Audio File(s))
- By default cdparanoia will open up and begin extracting tracks from your default CD-ROM drive to the appropriate folders
CDex and CUE Sheets
- CDex has limited support for creating CUE sheets in current beta release
