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Topic: Setting up EAC to use Ogg Vorbis (Read 3452 times) previous topic - next topic
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Setting up EAC to use Ogg Vorbis

I'm brand new to Ogg Vorbis and am trying to set up EAC to use it.  I have looked at several sites but there is so much conflicting information that I am now very confused.

How should I set up EAC to use Ogg Vorbis?

Here's what I did, please let me know if I missed anything or if something is incorrect.

1.  I set up EAC according to the instructions on the "Essential Ripping Guide for EAC":

http://home-12.tiscali-business.nl/~tpm54044/index.htm

2.  Then I downloaded "Vorbis Tools" at the top of the Hydrogen Audio "Recommended encoder versions and settings" page and de-zipped the files to the EAC program directory.

3.  Then I typed the following instructions in EAC under Compression Options (in the External Compression Tab):

Under "Program, including path, used for compression", I browsed to the file "oggenc.exe" from Vorbis Tools that I copied into the EAC program directory.

I then selected:

User Defined Encoder
File type: .ogg
Additional Command Line Options:
-q 6 -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d

Is this all that needs to be done to use Ogg correctly?  Is any of this incorrect/incomplete?

Also, what does the "-o %d" at the end of the Command Line Options string do?  The Guide has these extra codes at the end of the string but I have not seen them on other sites (only the other part of the string).

I also have a few questions about the "Essential Ripping Guide for EAC":

Is the VOB ASPI driver the best choice to use?

The Essential Guide recommends using a "Cue Sheet" with EAC.  What are the benefits of doing this?  Does it preserve gapless playback so files are heard just as on the original CD without extra pauses between tracks?

Setting up EAC to use Ogg Vorbis

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-q 6 -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d

That looks right to me.

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Also, what does the "-o %d" at the end of the Command Line Options string do?  The Guide has these extra codes at the end of the string but I have not seen them on other sites (only the other part of the string).

The "-o" is just specifying an output file (based on the input filename I believe, could be different for EAC)

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Is the VOB ASPI driver the best choice to use?

I'm not sure how old that guide is, but most people generally use the nero or adaptec aspi drivers now AFAIK.

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The Essential Guide recommends using a "Cue Sheet" with EAC.  What are the benefits of doing this?  Does it preserve gapless playback so files are heard just as on the original CD without extra pauses between tracks?

As long as EAC is configured properly, most of your albums should be gapless regardless of whether or not you create a cue sheet. Cue sheets are helpful when extracting a whole album to one file to create seekpoints. Also for rebuilding an album from multiple files. But they are not required for gapless playback.