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Topic: EAC CUETools DB Plugin Log Confusion (was: CUE Log Confusion) (Read 1909 times) previous topic - next topic
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EAC CUETools DB Plugin Log Confusion (was: CUE Log Confusion)

Hi

I am new to CUE and I have ripped around 50 CDs so far. Most of the time I am getting Accurate rips but on a small number of CDs I am getting logs that look like this:
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Track  1

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�1 Heatseeker.wav

     Pre-gap length  0:00:02.00

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.0 X
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC EF76E0B7
     Copy CRC EF76E0B7
     Accurately ripped (confidence 54)  [AF600402]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  2

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�2 That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.2 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 5B62C5D2
     Copy CRC 5B62C5D2
     Accurately ripped (confidence 54)  [1C485770]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  3

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�3 Meanstreak.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.3 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 5FF5C504
     Copy CRC 5FF5C504
     Accurately ripped (confidence 54)  [367C1EAD]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  4

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�4 Go Zone.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.5 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC BB192ABE
     Copy CRC BB192ABE
     Accurately ripped (confidence 52)  [0F4D0B17]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  5

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�5 Kissin' Dynamite.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.5 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC AB5A87DA
     Copy CRC AB5A87DA
     Accurately ripped (confidence 53)  [F2E6975B]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  6

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�6 Nick of Time.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.7 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 0A520783
     Copy CRC 0A520783
     Accurately ripped (confidence 53)  [AB5BCD72]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  7

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�7 Some Sin for Nuthin'.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.7 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC DD4A7648
     Copy CRC DD4A7648
     Accurately ripped (confidence 52)  [D1D20650]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  8

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�8 Ruff Stuff.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 1.8 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC F175720F
     Copy CRC F175720F
     Accurately ripped (confidence 53)  [9693C619]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track  9

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC�9 Two's Up.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 2.0 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 6273EDD4
     Copy CRC 6273EDD4
     Accurately ripped (confidence 53)  [0A9A1C4B]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK

Track 10

     Filename C:UsersMusicFLAC10 This Means War.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Extraction speed 2.0 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 49EC83E3
     Copy CRC 49EC83E3
     Accurately ripped (confidence 53)  [6CB17AAE]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK


All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6

[CTDB TOCID: bQ88WmQLKXFv0WPaSVh3Fej6fQA-] found
Submit result: bQ88WmQLKXFv0WPaSVh3Fej6fQA- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
  1   | (299/300) Accurately ripped
  2   | (282/300) Accurately ripped, or (2/300) differs in 479 samples @00:36:44-00:36:45,03:00:73-03:00:74
  3   | (294/300) Accurately ripped
  4   | (287/300) Accurately ripped, or (2/300) differs in 10 samples @01:43:17
  5   | (294/300) Accurately ripped
  6   | (295/300) Accurately ripped
  7   | (291/300) Accurately ripped, or (2/300) differs in 23 samples @02:25:43-02:25:44
  8   | (295/300) Accurately ripped
  9   | (286/300) Accurately ripped
 10   | (215/300) Accurately ripped, or (70/300) differs in 1 samples @04:21:68

The AccurateRIP is showing no errors occurred but the CUETools Plugin is show lines like this for tracks 2, 4, 7 and 10:

  7  | (291/300) Accurately ripped, or (2/300) differs in 23 samples @02:25:43-02:25:44

Does this mean I have a bad rip or or are there bad sections at those times or is it comparing my rip to and bad entry in the database?

I'm just concerned in case my CDs are bad or my set up/PC is bad. The rips sounds okay to me at those times.

Thank you for your help

Re: CUE Log Confusion

Reply #1 –
Of the checksums for 300 rips of track 7 in the CUETools database, 291 match your copy exactly. You probably have the same pressing as those people, and all those rips are probably error-free.

2 of the 300 rips have differences in 23 samples, as compared to yours. Were those correct rips for slightly different pressings than what most people have, or were they just the result of a consistent error, perhaps reported by one person via 2 different rippers (e.g. CUERipper and EAC)? Who knows.

On the last track, 70 of 300 have a rip with a different value in one sample. Looks like a different pressing. So there are different pressings with slight differences...

But yeah nothing is wrong with your CDs or your PC. You have "Accurately ripped" on all tracks, with high confidence.

Re: CUE Log Confusion

Reply #2 –
Thank you mjb2006. That's made me feel a bit better. So basically as long as I have got "Accurately Ripped" before the "or differs" and a confidence of more than 2 or 3 then I am okay?

Re: CUE Log Confusion

Reply #3 –
Pretty much. A confidence of 1 is usually enough, though. 2 or more is better.

Understand that no one can really know with 100% certainty that a rip is accurate. You are just comparing your rips to other rips of that same pressing, and seeing many match and don't match. CTDB's "or differs" message implies another category: how many almost match.

The more rips in the databases, the more comparisons that can be made, and the greater confidence in the result. You could be the first person to rip it and there would be nothing to compare to, so instead of being "accurately" ripped, it may be "no match", i.e. confidence zero, even though the rip may be perfect. Or you could rip something with different drives or rippers and get a slightly different audio each time, but with no problems detected, so each of those results could end up in the databases (at least for a while), thus each would show up as an "or differs" with confidence 1.

 http://cuetools.net/wiki/CUETools_log is for CUETools but may be of some help in interpreting the CUETools DB plugin portion of your logs.
 

Re: CUE Log Confusion

Reply #4 –
Thank you for your help.

I am probably going to convert my FLAC files to MP3 when I am finished so I can listen to them in the car so I'll be able to hear if there are any audible errors on any of the files. As long as there are no noticeable errors then I'll be relatively happy.


Thanks again!!!