EAC and ALAC (qaac) - Revision history

Korth: category cleanup

2025-09-09T10:53:34Z

category cleanup

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	{{EAC guides}}{{:EAC_and AAC_(qaac)}}<!-- transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac) -->		{{EAC guides\|ALAC\|yes}}{{:EAC_and AAC_(qaac)}}<!-- transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac) -->

	<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" -o %dest% %source%		<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" -o %dest% %source%
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	= See also =		= See also =
	[[EAC and ALAC (refalac)]] - refalac shares much of the code and functionalities with qaac, works very similar to {{code\|'''qaac -A'''}} (ALAC encoding), and is packed in the same archive with qaac, but refalac does not require '''Apple Application Support''' (e.g. iTunes) or codec specifier options (such as {{code\|'''-A'''}}).		[[EAC and ALAC (refalac)]] - refalac shares much of the code and functionalities with qaac, works very similar to {{code\|'''qaac -A'''}} (ALAC encoding), and is packed in the same archive with qaac, but refalac does not require '''Apple Application Support''' (e.g. iTunes) or codec specifier options (such as {{code\|'''-A'''}}).

	~~[[Category:Guides]]~~
	~~[[Category:EAC Guides\|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]~~
	~~[[Category:EAC Compression Guides\|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]~~
	~~[[Category:EAC External Compression Guides\|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]~~
	~~[[Category:EAC and ALAC]]~~

Korth: fix headings, move note to panel

2024-08-12T14:02:57Z

fix headings, move note to panel

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	* Do not worry about the bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box; this will be ignored, as will the quality setting below it.		* Do not worry about the bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box; this will be ignored, as will the quality setting below it.

	==== Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet ====		== Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet ==

	When extracting to an Image & CUE Sheet, the Tags (artist, album, track titles, etc.) are located in the CUE Sheet so you don't need to tag the Image.		When extracting to an Image & CUE Sheet, the Tags (artist, album title, track titles, track numbers, etc.) are located in the CUE Sheet so you don't need to tag the Image.
	Note: There is ~~also~~ a BUG in EAC where Track#2 information is used for all track related placeholders when you Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet.		{{panel\|title=Note:\|There is a BUG in EAC where Track#2 information is used for all track related [[EAC_placeholders\|placeholders]] when you use {{code\|[Test & ]Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet > Compressed...}}. If you do decide to tag the Image, make sure to only use placeholders that are intended for the entire CD.\|color=yellow}}

	No Tags:		No Tags:
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	===qaac command line usage===		= qaac command line usage =
	* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]		* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

	===See also===		= See also =
	[[EAC and ALAC (refalac)]] - refalac shares much of the code and functionalities with qaac, works very similar to {{code\|'''qaac -A'''}} (ALAC encoding), and is packed in the same archive with qaac, but refalac does not require '''Apple Application Support''' (e.g. iTunes) or codec specifier options (such as {{code\|'''-A'''}}).		[[EAC and ALAC (refalac)]] - refalac shares much of the code and functionalities with qaac, works very similar to {{code\|'''qaac -A'''}} (ALAC encoding), and is packed in the same archive with qaac, but refalac does not require '''Apple Application Support''' (e.g. iTunes) or codec specifier options (such as {{code\|'''-A'''}}).

Korth: Add Image+CUE section, 'No Tag' options, fix command-line options

2024-08-11T16:30:44Z

Add Image+CUE section, 'No Tag' options, fix command-line options

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	{{EAC guides}}{{:EAC_and AAC_(qaac)}}<!-- transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac) -->		{{EAC guides}}{{:EAC_and AAC_(qaac)}}<!-- transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac) -->

	<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%		<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" -o %dest% %source%

			Includes <font style="color:DarkOrange">cover</font>:
			<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" <font style="color:DarkOrange">%hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover%</font> -o %dest% %source%

	* <font style="color:red">'''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.</font>		* <font style="color:red">'''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.</font>

	[[Image:EACandQAAC1.png\|frame\|center\|600px\|QAAC configured for ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)]]		[[Image:EACandQAAC1.png\|frame\|center\|600px\|QAAC configured for ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)]]

			* Do not worry about the bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box; this will be ignored, as will the quality setting below it.

			==== Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet ====

			When extracting to an Image & CUE Sheet, the Tags (artist, album, track titles, etc.) are located in the CUE Sheet so you don't need to tag the Image.
			Note: There is also a BUG in EAC where Track#2 information is used for all track related placeholders when you Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet.

			No Tags:
			<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> -o %dest% %source%

			No Tags (except for the <font style="color:DarkOrange">cover</font>):
			<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> <font style="color:DarkOrange">%hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover%</font> -o %dest% %source%


	===qaac command line usage===		===qaac command line usage===

Korth: added 'See also' section

2024-07-22T21:00:26Z

added 'See also' section

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	===qaac command line usage===		===qaac command line usage===
	* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]		* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

			===See also===
			[[EAC and ALAC (refalac)]] - refalac shares much of the code and functionalities with qaac, works very similar to {{code\|'''qaac -A'''}} (ALAC encoding), and is packed in the same archive with qaac, but refalac does not require '''Apple Application Support''' (e.g. iTunes) or codec specifier options (such as {{code\|'''-A'''}}).

	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

Korth: transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac)

2024-07-19T12:36:49Z

transcluded from EAC and AAC (qaac)

New page

{{EAC guides}}{{:EAC_and AAC_(qaac)}}

<font style="color:red">'''-A'''</font> --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%

* <font style="color:red">'''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.</font>

[[Image:EACandQAAC1.png|frame|center|600px|QAAC configured for ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)]]

===qaac command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC External Compression Guides|ALAC (qaac) & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC and ALAC]]