X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/clinton/abcde.git/blobdiff_plain/c1bbe6c367f229b5695e8800e819a22052a52079..f2eadfe854a25d25ac247cdf9c5fa5e7f603fc1d:/FAQ diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index a0a1baf..419139b 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ A. To get abcde you can use a pre-packaged version, available for Debian, Q. I have a problem, and I reported some time ago. Have you solved it already? A. Maybe. Try downloading the trunk of the development from - http://svn.hispalinux.es/svn/abcde/trunk + http://abcde.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ Q. When are you going to release a new version? A. When it is ready. I keep on having new ideas and adding them to the trunk @@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ A. Use the OUTPUT variable in PLAYLISTFORMAT and OUTPUTFORMAT. It holds the Q. I have a CD with a data track, and abcde complaints it cannot read/encode it. -A. It is not easy to find a data track on a CD. Right now, I can only think +A. From version 2.2 onwards, abcde includes some checkings with cdparanoia, to + try to get this right. + (It is not easy to find a data track on a CD. Right now, I can only think of getting the track info from CDDB and ask the user for continuing should a "data" track name is found. But the solution is far from been optimal. For now, if you find a "data" track and you know the number, restart abcde - specifying the tracks to be encoded, leaving out the data one. - From version 2.2 onwards, abcde includes some checkings with cdparanoia, to - try to get this right. + specifying the tracks to be encoded, leaving out the data one). Q. I am requested to have "eject" when setting the speed although I do not use it for anything. @@ -146,8 +146,15 @@ A. Set abcde to rip the first CD and give it the option "-t 101". Use a generic name and the tag/comment information. Q. I have a live concert. I want to encode it in a single file. How do i do it? -A. Use "-1" and it will be encoded in a single file. Use "-M" to make a CUE - sheet file where the information about the tracks is stored. +A. Use "-1" and it will be encoded in a single file. Use "cue" as an action to + make a CUE sheet file where the information about the tracks is stored. + +Q. Can I use abcde to take a backup of my CD collection? +A. Yes. Use "abcde -1 -o flac -a default,cue" and it will create a single-track + FLAC file with an embedded cuesheet. Later on, you can use the command + "abcde -o vorbis -d flac-file.flac" to extract the individual tracks in + Ogg/Vorbis format. Of course you can select whatever format you want. + 3. CDDB ==== @@ -243,9 +250,9 @@ A. Well, I have a Mac, but I use linux on it. I have not been able to find a way to make it work there, since I do not have the development tools installed. I have placed a basic support, but some user reports are just complaining about abcde not encoding the ripped tracks, as if - cdda2wav/cdparanoia/cddafs would never end reading them. If you have such - a system and experience problems, please, report them, and I will try to - work them out with your help. + icedax/cdda2wav/cdparanoia/cddafs would never end reading them. If you have + such a system and experience problems, please, report them, and I will + try to work them out with your help. Q. My hardware player (put it here) does not recognize the playlists created with abcde. What I am doing wrong?