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click on '''Options''' menu then click '''Settings''' and select '''Filenames''' tab | 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) | * Install '''libFLAC.dll''' to the root CDex directory on your computer (default: cdex_170_beta2) | ||
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==Configuration== | ==Configuration== | ||
* Open '''CDex''' and insert a CD into the drive | * Open '''CDex''' and insert a CD into the drive | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 1 February 2007
This guide acts as a quick and painless way to make a lossless-backup with CDex and FLAC. It does not go into detail about configuring cdparanoia or transferring metadata over to appropriate files using external parameters, etc.
Contents
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
Screenshot
CDex and CUE Sheets
- CDex has limited support for creating CUE sheets in current beta release
