dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

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Illustrate has made a decision to enter the automated / commercial CD Ripping business in a big way, we are to offer automated (batch ripping) free for all Reference users. Normally automated ripping programs can cost $$$$, Illustrates aggressive pricing will ensure market domination.

Final Functionality

The program will cater enthusiasts with 2 CD drives and manual loading, to firewire 8 cd drive towers, to full blown automated robotic systems, let us reiterate the price once more: FREE for Reference users.

Uniquely, the design to access CD loaders will be open as possible, ensuring maximum compatibility with even the most obscure loader.

An end-to-end solution will be offered, from automated uploading of ripped audio tracks to iPods and other digital players, to HTML and printed catalogues, album cover art, quad core CPU systems are fully utilized, encode to multi-formats at the same time. Meta data will be supplied from an intelligent system of 4 of the top providers.

For the first time in this field a secure ripper is available for use (full C2 error support), also making use of the popular AccurateRip rip verification system, final users will see from the report if a file was ripped verified 100% without error.

Download

1: Download and install the latest Music Converter R13:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=14158

2: Download Batch Ripper:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpoweramp-Batch-Ripper.exe

3: Install Any Required Batch Ripper Loaders:

Auto Eject - Manual Load (included in standard install)
Recommended Settings: Main Page 'End After': Discs Ripped or Manual Stop. Configuration: Offer Spindle Change After (never)

Amtren & Discmakers Elite Micro: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...ite-Loader.exe

MFDigital Baxter, Datatronics Minicubis, Stordigital 25, Diskmakers Pico, Acronova DupliQ: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...bis-Loader.exe
Recommended Settings: Main Page 'End After': Manual Stop. Configuration: Offer Spindle Change After 2 failed Load Attempts

Media Changers (such as Sony XL1Bx): http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...ger-Loader.exe
Recommended Settings: Main Page 'End After': Manual Stop. Configuration: Offer Spindle Change After (never)

Primera Composer: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...ser-Loader.exe

Microboards MicroOrbit: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...rds-Loader.exe

Kodak Kiosk: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/beta/dBpow...KodakKiosk.exe

Mediatechnics, MF-Digital, Kintronics, Composer MAX please Contact Illustrate: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/email.htm


Installing a newer Version

Uninstall R13 Music Converter,
Uninstall Batch Ripper,
Install Latest version of above,
Rerun Batch Ripper Configuration and reconfigure all drives.

State of Development

This release canditate is 100% completed (help files to be written). Meta data (see our later statement on providers): currently implemented AMG (non-commercial 400 lookup limit / commercial $0.07), GD3 (commercial), MusicBrainz, freedb.


Currently the following loaders are supported:

Auto Eject - Manual Load (for CD Towers)
MFDigital Baxter
Datatronics Minicubis
Stordigital 25
Diskmakers Pico
Acronova DupliQ
MediaTechnics Fusion X
Amtren & Discmakers Elite Micro
Mediatechnics Fusion & Kintronics Big Ripper
MF-Digital BaxterRip
Microboards MicroOrbit & Kodak Kiosk
Primera Composer & Composer Max
RImage DTP


Using Batch Name or Batch ID in file naming

Include either:

[tag]batchname[]

or

[tag]batchid[]

in the filenaming.


Illustrates credentials:

Having spent over 10 years in the audio business, Illustrate have a strong working knowledge of: Audio Formats: Standards, Rippers, Encoders. dBpoweramp's CD Ripper has an installed user base of over 10 Million and falls in the top 5 of used CD Rippers world wide.

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Discussions of Batch Ripper:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=14281

Discussions relating to automated CD loaders to this thread:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?p=66824#post66824

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Update 19 Sept

Right Click on drive to skip disc or track
Results section (just not saving results to HD)
Opt to reject if no meta
Double click a result to view error / info log / filenames

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Update Alpha 3

Saving batch results to hard disk

if skip then gets labeled as an error & log contains 'user skipped'

Rightclick on results or reject - view files

Added a With Batch Button

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Update Alpha 4

Added Batch Notes, these can be entered at the top pre-rip, and during ripping on the notes section.

Batch COnfiguration sets which items appear automatically in the notes.

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Request for Specific Testers

If you have one of these drives:

Amtren or discmakers duplicator with a single >= 50 disc stack?
(not including the pico)

Any MF-Digital system (excluding baxter), or Any Mediatechnics or ADR system

Please email:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/email.htm

(include in the email, exact system model, number of drives present)

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Update to Alpha 5

On the drive configuration page now a test button

On the configuration page shows loading methods next to drives

Added a configuration debug switch

A 3rd line in defaulcmds.txt that is passed to the load.exe, etc, but is not seen by the user.

Return of debug and error info from loaders (see the test for the filenamaes sent, written text in files has to be unicode)

3 new loader switches (see documentation for loaders)

After a load batch ripper will wait upto 30 seconds for the CD to initialize in the drive (before issuing a reject if --rejectifnodisc, or another load attempt)

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Loader CLI Switches:

(for those who wish to create their own loaders)

Loaders are contained in the folder \dBpoweramp\BatchRipper\Loaders\[Loader Name]\

Pre-Batch\Pre-Batch.exe Called once at beginning of batch rip
Load\Load.exe Called for each load
Reject\Reject.exe Called if CD needs to be rejected (cannot read, is data cd...), NB Unload would not be called
UnLoad\UnLoad.exe Called to unload a cd normally
Post-Batch\Post-Batch.exe Called once at the end of the batch

Addition files in Loaders\[Loader Name]\[Method] folder:

DefaultCmdLine.txt (saved as ascii)

Line 1: first run default command line
Line 2: help line displayed under command line
Line 3: hidden command line (not show to user) which is always added to CLI

NB if DefaultCmdLine.txt is not present, then user is not able to change or add command line


Passed to loaders (all lower case):

--drive="X" cd drive letter passed
--logfile="X:\filename.tmp" requests any debugging details be written by loader to this temp file, should be saved as Unicode plain text
--passerrorsback="x:\filename1.tmp" requests any errors from loader to this temp file, should be saved as Unicode plain text, if contains [cancel batch] (all lower case) then batch rip is ended

--watchdog="120000" (for batch ripper: will end task the loader command if not finished after X milisecond time)
--rejectifnodisc (for batch ripper: used on a load.exe if the load fails tells batch ripper to issue a reject, incase an unreadable cd was loaded)

[and additional user typed, default or hidden command line]

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Update to Alpha 6

Split the loaders out into seperate installs.

The drive configuration screen still assumes the escape key should be processed as an unconfigure drive command

for debug, shows the process ID from loaders

option to offer to change spindle is now drive specific!

batch notes no longer limiting at 32KB

Minicubis (and varieties) Pioneer DVR-111D usb unmounting fixed

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

MFDigital

I have just spoken to MFDigital, they have said:

"We wish to only partner with single company, MFDigital do not want dBpoweramp to support MF Digital loaders"

Now I am not their customer, but if I was I would complain, either that or purchase different robotic loaders.

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

As a test of the program I hooked up 6 cd drives, over x100 combined ripping speed:



Now all the drives except the AOpen were limiting on the USB bus (the asus was firewire).

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Update to Alpha 7

if ripper disapears during batch, was not detected when new cd inserted

shows the individual drive rip speed for each line (drive)

quicker at quitting the loader thread (on end batch rip)

hscroll on notes window

bug fix: starting ripping on multi drives at same time could crash AMG

PID on log, on same line as running

works with latest R13 Music Converter and Multi-Encoder, can now recieve the multi filesnames used

AMG Access limited to 400 lookups with existing dBpoweramp AMG License (for non-commercial)

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Drivers for Media Changers Added, such as Sony XL1B, please direct all discussions to:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?p=71438#post71438

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Updated to Beta 1

Now into Beta 1!
right click on ripping track and option to show the cd ripper ** needs new R13 dmc

hold mouse over ripping drive to show meta data in tool tip

meta button with many options (still a work in progress, anything disabled on the meta button has yet to be added).

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Re: dBpoweramp Batch Ripper

Tag Mapping:

Examples using Tag Mapping (Batch Ripper >> Meta >> Tag Mapping), do not type anything after //

IF Genre=[anyvalue] // Set if Genre if contains a value
SET Genre=Rock

IF Genre= // set genre if contains nothing
SET Genre=Unknown

IF Genre=Alt Rock // all genres
SET Genre=Rock

IF Album=Christmas // example showing setting a different tag
SET Genre=Christmas

IF Artist=The Beatles // fixed changes
SET Artist=Beatles, the

IF Album Artist=The Beatles
SET Album Artist=Beatles, the

IFCONTAINS Album=Best of // for generic albums, add the artist name
SET Album=[album], [artist]

IF Album Artist= // set album artist if empty (from artist)
SET Album Artist=[artist]

IF Artist= // if no artist then set to unknown
SET Artist=Unknown Artist