Re: [newbie] Griping questions
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. bye, raffaele Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Griping questions
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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Griping questions
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. bye, raffaele Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Thanks for all your answers now I know how to use grip :-) Bye Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Griping questions
Hello, I'm using for the first time grip and I'm quiet impressed of the speed and stability (I read my mail, download with Kget and rip a audio cd at the same time) But I have some questions after I red the help files: 1. To get the name of the tracks do you have to be connected? I tried first disconnected and I got no names and all the tracks finished in the last track (in fact the following track erased the one before) after I got connected to get my messages I saw the names of the tracks in grip... I concluded that there is something going on. 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? 3. What is the differences in the encoder: oggenc, mp3encoder, bladeenc, lame, l3enc, xingmp3enc, gogo, flac? I'm doing that the first time under linux so I'm a little lost with all those acronyms ;-) Bye Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Griping questions
On Wednesday 28 April 2004 10:33 am, rhein wrote: Hello, I'm using for the first time grip and I'm quiet impressed of the speed and stability (I read my mail, download with Kget and rip a audio cd at the same time) But I have some questions after I red the help files: 1. To get the name of the tracks do you have to be connected? I tried first disconnected and I got no names and all the tracks finished in the last track (in fact the following track erased the one before) after I got connected to get my messages I saw the names of the tracks in grip... I concluded that there is something going on. 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? 3. What is the differences in the encoder: oggenc, mp3encoder, bladeenc, lame, l3enc, xingmp3enc, gogo, flac? I'm doing that the first time under linux so I'm a little lost with all those acronyms ;-) Bye Christophe stick with lame for MP3s, oggenc for ogg files Lame Aint amp3 Encoder= l.a.m.e oggenc=ogg encoder mp3encoder =mp3 encoder Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Griping questions
Aron Smith wrote: On Wednesday 28 April 2004 10:33 am, rhein wrote: Hello, I'm using for the first time grip and I'm quiet impressed of the speed and stability (I read my mail, download with Kget and rip a audio cd at the same time) But I have some questions after I red the help files: 1. To get the name of the tracks do you have to be connected? I tried first disconnected and I got no names and all the tracks finished in the last track (in fact the following track erased the one before) after I got connected to get my messages I saw the names of the tracks in grip... I concluded that there is something going on. 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? 3. What is the differences in the encoder: oggenc, mp3encoder, bladeenc, lame, l3enc, xingmp3enc, gogo, flac? I'm doing that the first time under linux so I'm a little lost with all those acronyms ;-) Bye Christophe stick with lame for MP3s, oggenc for ogg files Lame Aint amp3 Encoder= l.a.m.e oggenc=ogg encoder mp3encoder =mp3 encoder Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Ok I tried to use lame but I get this error message: invalid encoder executable. Check your encoder config So I went to the config and ther I have this: Encoder executable: lame Encoder command-line: -h -b %b %w %m Encoder file format: ~/mp3/%A/%d/%t_%n.mp3 So what shall I do to get mp3 files? Thank you Christophe ps: What is the ogg format for? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Griping questions
On Wednesday 28 April 2004 02:38 pm, rhein wrote: Ok I tried to use lame but I get this error message: invalid encoder executable. Check your encoder config Sounds like you do not have lame installed. You need to get it from a plf repository since it is illegal to make mp3's without paying Frauenhaufer a royalty in the countries that recognize the compression patent. For instance, it is illegal in the United States to download and use lame. So I went to the config and ther I have this: Encoder executable: lame Encoder command-line: -h -b %b %w %m Encoder file format: ~/mp3/%A/%d/%t_%n.mp3 So what shall I do to get mp3 files? Thank you Christophe ps: What is the ogg format for? Ogg is a free (GPL'd) audio compression format that does not require royalty payments to anyone. Many people think it sounds better than mp3, particularly at the lower bitrates and it has the added bonus of creating smaller file sizes. One drawback is that it is not supported by many hardware players right now, but more support is coming. iriver supports it with a firmware upgrade for it's players and there are a few others. Also, most of the non-MS software players support it now, like winamp, and of course all the linux based software players support it. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
