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===Output Path & Filename Options===


Output Path & File Options are user specific, you may find a different output path & file name scheme works better for you. I will give an explanation of the options & also my suggestion.
The Output Path can be found at the middle of the main window of Digital Audio Extraction
[[Image:Plex_output_path.png|Plextools output path]]
You need to set an output path for the audio files Plextools will extract from your CD's, [[Image:Plex_search.png|Plextools search]] ''create a folder for your rips'', I'll place the folder on my desktop, and name it Plextools Rips, ''then'' [[Image:Plex_save.png|Plextools save]] ''save it as the output path.''
The Filename Options section is located at the top left of Digital Audio Extraction tab of Preferences.
[[Image:Plex_filename.png|Plextools filename]]
1. In '''Spaces''' you select if you want spaces in CD TEXT information to be; Included, Removed (no spaces) or replaced with underscores ( _ ) in the output. [[Image:Plex_include.png|Plextools include]] ''include spaces is suggested''.
2. In '''Filename construction''' you input how you want your album (folder) & tracks (file) to be named, you can use any combinations of filename codes to create your desired scheme, and If you don’t mind manually inputting the infomation [[CD types]] can also be useful for classifying your CD's. [[Image:Plex_syntax.png|Plextools naming syntax]] ''is the suggested scheme''.
<table border="1">
<caption algin="center"><b>Filename Codes</b></caption>
<tr>
    <th>
Input
    </th>
    <th>
Output
    </th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%N
    </td>
    <td>
Track number
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%T
    </td>
    <td>
Track title
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%A
    </td>
    <td>
Track artist
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%C
    </td>
    <td>
Disc title
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%I
    </td>
    <td>
ISRC code
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>
%Y
    </td>
    <td>
Release year
    </td>
</tr>
</table>
3. In '''Get CD TEXT from''' you select where Plextools should get the information from; the CD (the physical Audio CD) or freedb (online database). Although you can always be sure that the CD TEXT in your Audio CD is correct (unlike freedb) very few CD’s contain CD TEXT. [[Image:Plex_from.png|Plextools from]] ''CD is recommended'' that way Plextools will search the CD & then if no data is found it will use the freedb database.

Revision as of 03:28, 9 October 2005