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* Highlight selected tracks you want to extract and click toolbar button second from the top ''(Extract CD track(s) to Compressed Audio File(s))'' | * 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 <br> | * By default [[cdparanoia]] will open up and begin extracting tracks from your default CD-ROM drive to the appropriate folders <br> | ||
=== Advanced command-line === | |||
* To use Flac as external command-line encoder change '''Encoder''' to '''External Encoder''' and specify '''flac.exe''' or your path to appropriate executable. Parameter string: | |||
"<font color=green><b>-5 </b></font>-o %2 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%b" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%tn/%tt" -T "genre=%g" -" | |||
:''Note: the number in green can be substituted for appopriate compression level. The default is -5 the best is -8. '' | |||
==Screenshot== | ==Screenshot== | ||
<center>[[image:Cdex-guide.PNG|550px|center|FLAC configured with CDex on the fly]]</center> | <center>[[image:Cdex-guide.PNG|550px|center|FLAC configured with CDex on the fly]]</center> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/search.php DAE Drive Database] | * [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/search.php DAE Drive Database] | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 10 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.
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
Advanced command-line
- To use Flac as external command-line encoder change Encoder to External Encoder and specify flac.exe or your path to appropriate executable. Parameter string:
"-5 -o %2 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%b" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%tn/%tt" -T "genre=%g" -"
- Note: the number in green can be substituted for appopriate compression level. The default is -5 the best is -8.
Screenshot
CDex and CUE Sheets
- CDex has limited support for creating CUE sheets in current beta release