EAC and Ogg Vorbis: Difference between revisions

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* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]
* Oggenc2
* Oggenc2
** Download latest version from [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg.html]
** Download latest version from [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg.html RareWares Ogg page]
** Download accelerated [[Lancer]] version from [http://homepage3.nifty.com/blacksword/index_e.htm The Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]
** Download accelerated [[Lancer]] version from [http://homepage3.nifty.com/blacksword/index_e.htm The Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]


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* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
<center>[[Image:EAC_OGG.png|frame|center|Ogg configured with Vorbis Comment tagging]]</center>
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
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* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''OGGENC2.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''OGGENC2.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
* In the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
'''No Tags:'''
:'''No Tags:'''


<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
  <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> %s %d
  <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> %s %d
</div>


'''Vorbis Comment:'''
:'''Vorbis Comment:'''


<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
  <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d
  <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d
</div>
:<font style="color:green">'''Note:''' If you wanted to change the quality setting the green portion is what you would substitute with the new setting e.g. -q 10 or -q 2. For more information, see [[Recommended Ogg Vorbis#Recommended Encoder Settings|this page]].</font>


<font style="color:green">'''Note:''' If you wanted to change the quality setting the green portion is what you would substitute with the new setting e.g. -q 10 or -q 2.</font>
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.
<center>[[Image:EAC_OGG.png|frame|center|Ogg configured with Vorbis Comment tagging]]</center>





Revision as of 07:23, 28 May 2006

Software Needed


Installation

Note: This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow this guide.

  • Unzip the chosen Oggenc2 build into the same directory that EAC is in.


Configuration

  • Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
  • Click the EAC menu and select Compression Options.
Ogg configured with Vorbis Comment tagging
  • Click the External Compression Tab, and put a check box in use external program for compression.
  • Change Parameter Passing Scheme to User Defined Encoder.
  • Change Use file extension to .ogg.
  • Click the Browse button and locate the OGGENC2.EXE that you unzipped earlier.
  • Remove the ticks from Use CRC check, Add ID3 tag and check for external programs return code.
  • In the Additional command line options box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
No Tags:
-q 6 %s %d
Vorbis Comment:
-q 6 -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d
Note: If you wanted to change the quality setting the green portion is what you would substitute with the new setting e.g. -q 10 or -q 2. For more information, see this page.
  • Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.


Addtional Reading