Hi Tony, Thanks for that very comprehensive description - even if it was replying to yourself! I'm not too familiar with WMP, so I'll find it very useful. Take it easy, Eamonn Tony.G.Murray@aib .ie Sent by: To vicsireland-bounc vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject 01/04/2009 11:02 [vicsireland] Re: Ripping Cds and .cda Please respond to vicsireland@freel ists.org Hi Eamonn, I just wrote another mail, replying to myself (which is mad I know) about this stuff. As far as I know, a lot of Audio Books distributed on Audio CD have entries in the CDDB, so ripping them with Windows Media Player shouldn't be a problem. On reflection, if you're comfortable using WMP to rip CDs, most of what I said in my last mail isn't worth a fiddler's...!!! Best wishes, must catch you for a pint soon. Tony "Eamonn X. O'Connor" <EXOConnor@xxxxxxx> Sent by: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/04/2009 10:08 Please respond to vicsireland To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Ripping Cds and .cda Hi Tony, Good to hear fromm you. Hope your email probs are now sorted. I'm afraid I'm the guilty party! I thought cda files may be just pointers towards files on a cd, rather than acctual audio files. So it's good to have that confirmed. I don't have the cd, a reading of "To Kill a Mocking Bird," which I've never read. It's likely the text will be available on one of the library sites, and the audio version may be available in dublin city Libraries. I've another audio book on loan, so I'll rip it to mp3 with WMP11. If I have any problems I'll shout on the list. Once ripped, I can transfer it to the Bookk Port for listening on the move. I have a portable cd player, but it doesn't have a resume feature! Anyway, bert and Tony ella, thanks for your tips. Take it easy, Eamonn Tony.G.Murray@aib .ie Sent by: To vicsireland-bounc vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject 01/04/2009 09:07 [vicsireland] Ripping Cds and .cda Please respond to vicsireland@freel ists.org Hi Vicsonians, OK, I have been having all kinds of email issues for the past few days so I don't know where the thread about ripping CDs and .cda files started, ended, or uhh, existed? Anyhoo, inserting a CD in to your drive and copying and pasting the .cda files on to your harddrive will not let you listen to the tracks once you've removed the CD. .cda files are representations of the tracks on the CD; they are not Audio Files. Copying them is not 'ripping'. So, the best thing ya can do is delete them. What ya need to do is 'rip' the CD with something like Windows Media Player, or Real Player, or CDEX, or one of those. You should choose from your program to rip to .wma or .mp3, choose your compression level, and you're in business. Far as I know, it's pretty handy to do in Windows Media Player, but I don't have that on this machine. All I have here is nasty work stuff. If whoever it was has any issues with ripping their CDs, get in touch and I'll try and figure out how to do it once I'm at home with Windows Media Player in front of me... or CDEX, ah jasus, ya know what I mean! Right, tea time. Best wishes, Tony ****************************************************** This document is strictly confidential and is intended for use by the addressee unless otherwise indicated. This email has been scanned by an external email security system. Allied Irish Banks AIB and AIB Group are registered business names of Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulated by the Financial Regulator. Registered Office: Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. 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