Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously Kevinktx 12/8/2008 6:43:01 AM Has anyone had experience with this: Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it was going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops. Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error rate was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about 10%). It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the missing tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality or anything else with the tracks that came through. I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could probably work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the files over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? Maybe I'm just dizzy from feeding in CDs. Any comment or suggestions would be welcome.

Re: Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> 12/9/2008 4:05:50 AM "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Has anyone had experience with this: > > Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it > was > going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home > network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip > directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops. > Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. > When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had > dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error > rate > was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about > 10%). > It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the > missing > tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality or > anything else with the tracks that came through. > I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive > across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could > probably > work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the > files > over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. > It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online > database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? Maybe > I'm > just dizzy from feeding in CDs. > Any comment or suggestions would be welcome. I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am trying to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, "formatting disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes doing this, until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R discs that I bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you still have to format discs like you did back in the days when you were writing 1.5 meg floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could back then? Bill G.

Re: Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> 12/9/2008 6:43:30 PM "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Has anyone had experience with this: >> >> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it >> was >> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home >> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip >> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops. >> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. >> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had >> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error >> rate >> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about >> 10%). >> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the >> missing >> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality >> or >> anything else with the tracks that came through. >> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive >> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could >> probably >> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the >> files >> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. >> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online >> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? Maybe >> I'm >> just dizzy from feeding in CDs. >> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome. > > I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am trying > to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, "formatting > disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes doing this, > until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R discs that I > bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you still have to > format discs like you did back in the days when you were writing 1.5 meg > floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could back then? > Bill G. > What software ? Cheers, Jerry

Re: Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> 12/11/2008 10:17:34 PM "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:493ebc2a$0$869$ba4acef3[ at ]news.orange.fr... [Quoted Text] > > "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message > news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D[ at ]microsoft.com... >>> Has anyone had experience with this: >>> >>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it >>> was >>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home >>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip >>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops. >>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. >>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had >>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error >>> rate >>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about >>> 10%). >>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the >>> missing >>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality >>> or >>> anything else with the tracks that came through. >>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive >>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could >>> probably >>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the >>> files >>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. >>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online >>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? >>> Maybe I'm >>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs. >>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome. >> >> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am trying >> to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, "formatting >> disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes doing this, >> until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R discs that I >> bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you still have to >> format discs like you did back in the days when you were writing 1.5 meg >> floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could back then? >> Bill G. >> > > What software ? > > Cheers, > Jerry > It's called, "DVD Cloner VI". It was recommended by an independent group that evaluates software, but I find it very difficult to use......

Re: Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> 12/12/2008 12:27:42 PM "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message news:uGtEJ59WJHA.1272[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> wrote in message > news:493ebc2a$0$869$ba4acef3[ at ]news.orange.fr... >> >> "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D[ at ]microsoft.com... >>>> Has anyone had experience with this: >>>> >>>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it >>>> was >>>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home >>>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip >>>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the >>>> desktops. >>>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. >>>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had >>>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The >>>> error rate >>>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about >>>> 10%). >>>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the >>>> missing >>>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality >>>> or >>>> anything else with the tracks that came through. >>>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive >>>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could >>>> probably >>>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the >>>> files >>>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. >>>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online >>>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? >>>> Maybe I'm >>>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs. >>>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome. >>> >>> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am >>> trying to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, >>> "formatting disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes >>> doing this, until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R >>> discs that I bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you >>> still have to format discs like you did back in the days when you were >>> writing 1.5 meg floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could >>> back then? >>> Bill G. >>> >> >> What software ? >> >> Cheers, >> Jerry >> > > It's called, "DVD Cloner VI". It was recommended by an independent group > that evaluates software, but I find it very difficult to use...... You don't have to format a DVD-R, in fact you can't. Try other software. This is a good freeware burner : http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ Cheers, Jerry

Re: Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> 12/14/2008 2:27:21 AM "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:49425895$0$945$ba4acef3[ at ]news.orange.fr... [Quoted Text] > > "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message > news:uGtEJ59WJHA.1272[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> "Orange" <theplectrum[ at ]wanadoo.fr> wrote in message >> news:493ebc2a$0$869$ba4acef3[ at ]news.orange.fr... >>> >>> "Bill Graham" <weg9[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> >>>> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D[ at ]microsoft.com... >>>>> Has anyone had experience with this: >>>>> >>>>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC >>>>> it was >>>>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our >>>>> home >>>>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one >>>>> rip >>>>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the >>>>> desktops. >>>>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process. >>>>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had >>>>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The >>>>> error rate >>>>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones >>>>> (about 10%). >>>>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the >>>>> missing >>>>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound >>>>> quality or >>>>> anything else with the tracks that came through. >>>>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive >>>>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could >>>>> probably >>>>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving >>>>> the files >>>>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way. >>>>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the >>>>> online >>>>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? >>>>> Maybe I'm >>>>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs. >>>>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome. >>>> >>>> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am >>>> trying to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, >>>> "formatting disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes >>>> doing this, until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R >>>> discs that I bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you >>>> still have to format discs like you did back in the days when you were >>>> writing 1.5 meg floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you >>>> could back then? >>>> Bill G. >>>> >>> >>> What software ? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Jerry >>> >> >> It's called, "DVD Cloner VI". It was recommended by an independent group >> that evaluates software, but I find it very difficult to use...... > > You don't have to format a DVD-R, in fact you can't. > > Try other software. This is a good freeware burner : > > http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ > > Cheers, > Jerry > > This one worked fine, Jerry, and it didn't cost me a thing! I was able to copy my friends disk of his Dixieland jazz group playing at a senior citizens residence here in the area. I wish I had known about this software before I bought the other one, but as long as I got the job done, I am happy..... Bill G.