On Wednesday 28 April 2004 11:38 pm, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > rhein wrote: > > 1. To get the name of the tracks do you have to be connected? I tried > > Yes, names are not stored on cd-audio format. When you insert an audio > cd, the player (i.e. grip) calculates a 'hash' value based on the index > of the cd and uses it as a keyword to retrieve the titles from e.g. > freedb.freedb.org. If it manages to get them, it stores them on your > local disk (typically under $HOME/.cddb) , so next time you play the cd > you don't need to be connected to get the titles. > > > 2. If I want to play the mp3 files on a music box or a TV/DVD player > > what riper and format shall I use? > > I use xmms for mp3/wav, grip to play/rip/encode audio cd. > > > 3. What is the differences in the encoder: oggenc, mp3encoder, > > bladeenc, lame, l3enc, xingmp3enc, gogo, flac? > > You already got some answers to this. Let me add that lame is not > included in the MDK cds for license issues (lame uses an encoding algo > which is patented by Fraunhofer Institute). Whenever I need to install > it, I download the sources from the official lame site > (http://lame.sourceforge.net/) and build them. One caution Lame is a CPU intensive app and will slow your system down noticeably > > bye, > > raffaele
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