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dBpoweramp is already arguably the most powerful CD ripper. My hope is that with R14 it can add new features that continue to set it apart. Hopefully these features extend the ability of dBpoweramp to be the most powerful and accurate CD ripper, and to be able to rip discs no other programs can and continue to offer an even more powerful meta-data system.
- CUETools DB Support : Uses Reed–Solomon error correction files to repair unrippable discs
- Open DSP Architecture : This would allow users and developers to greatly extend the power of dBpoweramp. Now that many more power/enthusiast users use dBpoweramp since the introduction of secure ripping, this could become a very vibrant development community.
- Option to separate DISCS (not tracks) into accurate and inaccurate directories: When a disc is ripped accurately all the files are placed in the normal directory. When one or more tracks on the disc are inaccurate the user would have the option to move all of the disc, or just the inaccurate files to an incomplete or inaccurate directory separate and distinct from the main library. If in the future the disc is repaired or a different copy of the same pressing is ripped and all of the files are ripped accurately dB moves the album over to the accurate directory. This does NOT require database functionality. When a disc is inserted check the directory. If the disc already exists in the accurate directory, double check the number of tracks/ARid/CD TOC, inform the user and the rip can be canceled. It it exists in the innaccurate directory, only select the innaccurate tracks to be re-ripped by default. If all tracks are accurate move the disc to the accurate directory. If the disc is in neither directory rip to a temporary rip directory, at the end of the rip move the disc to the appropriate directory.
- re-rip bad frames in multiple drives : The ability of drives to read different errors differs between drives. Some drives can read through some errors, while others can read through different errors. The idea is to start a rip in one drive. If some frames are unrecoverable the disc could be placed in another drive and the bad frames re-ripped to try to get an accuraterip
- Improvements to PerfetMeta as outline
PerfetMeta Discussion
PerfectMeta Formatting
- A confidence indicator for the PerfectMeta results, the more closely all the results match, the higher the confidence, the lower the confidence, the more closely the user should manually inspect the results. Would help users know when they should manually review meta-data
- Would like to see meta data pulled from multiple freedb choices, not just one random one as is currently done
- Add discogs as a Perfectmeta source
- Option to write cue sheet when ripping to individual tracks.
- Option for second pass burst mode. It seems that often if there are errors, re-ripping often gets an accuraterip the first time around while secure ripping may toil for a very long time and maybe get an accuraterip. If C2 is enable collect additional C2 pointers during 2nd pass.
- Option to keep a high resolution folder.jpg or artisit - album.jpg in the album directory and tag each file with a lower resolution and smaller size jpg
- "Defective by Design" database: suggests if a disc may be "Defective by Design" and benefit from this ripping mode
- split tracks with hidden song after silence (song-silence-hiddensong) into 3 separate tracks: song xcutx silence xcutx hiddensong. Options to:
- split in files as above
- put index marks in tags
- put index marks in cuesheet
- A log entry on HDCD detected and one for Pre-emph detected (whether or not de-emph is to be implemented)
- Flag Pre-emph songs/discs and DSP for de-emph
- gap detection
- Add AlbumArtExchange.com as a album cover source, and option to upload scanned album art to this site. I'm not sure what resources the new "Choose Art" option is searching, but if available there, they have the BEST. Also, an option to prefer AlbumArtExchange.com as the preferred album art source would be great.
- allow for album art >500x500
- Write the raw meta-data from each provider to a txt file in the ripped album directory. This is not caching or storing the meta data in your software and not really different from writing it as meta-data in the file tags, but would make it easier to edit the meta tags of ripped files more easily in the future
- options to organize "Choose Art" results by resolution and file size.
- Option to save the highest resolution art from BOTH AMG and GD3 automatically: the art from different sources is often wrong or of poor quality. Especially with the batch ripper where you are paying for the meta-data you should grab it ALL in case the one downloaded by default is wrong or poor quality
- CUETools DB Support : Uses Reed–Solomon error correction files to repair unrippable discs
- Open DSP Architecture : This would allow users and developers to greatly extend the power of dBpoweramp. Now that many more power/enthusiast users use dBpoweramp since the introduction of secure ripping, this could become a very vibrant development community.
- Option to separate DISCS (not tracks) into accurate and inaccurate directories: When a disc is ripped accurately all the files are placed in the normal directory. When one or more tracks on the disc are inaccurate the user would have the option to move all of the disc, or just the inaccurate files to an incomplete or inaccurate directory separate and distinct from the main library. If in the future the disc is repaired or a different copy of the same pressing is ripped and all of the files are ripped accurately dB moves the album over to the accurate directory. This does NOT require database functionality. When a disc is inserted check the directory. If the disc already exists in the accurate directory, double check the number of tracks/ARid/CD TOC, inform the user and the rip can be canceled. It it exists in the innaccurate directory, only select the innaccurate tracks to be re-ripped by default. If all tracks are accurate move the disc to the accurate directory. If the disc is in neither directory rip to a temporary rip directory, at the end of the rip move the disc to the appropriate directory.
- re-rip bad frames in multiple drives : The ability of drives to read different errors differs between drives. Some drives can read through some errors, while others can read through different errors. The idea is to start a rip in one drive. If some frames are unrecoverable the disc could be placed in another drive and the bad frames re-ripped to try to get an accuraterip
- Improvements to PerfetMeta as outline
PerfetMeta Discussion
PerfectMeta Formatting
- A confidence indicator for the PerfectMeta results, the more closely all the results match, the higher the confidence, the lower the confidence, the more closely the user should manually inspect the results. Would help users know when they should manually review meta-data
- Would like to see meta data pulled from multiple freedb choices, not just one random one as is currently done
- Add discogs as a Perfectmeta source
- Option to write cue sheet when ripping to individual tracks.
- Option for second pass burst mode. It seems that often if there are errors, re-ripping often gets an accuraterip the first time around while secure ripping may toil for a very long time and maybe get an accuraterip. If C2 is enable collect additional C2 pointers during 2nd pass.
- Option to keep a high resolution folder.jpg or artisit - album.jpg in the album directory and tag each file with a lower resolution and smaller size jpg
- "Defective by Design" database: suggests if a disc may be "Defective by Design" and benefit from this ripping mode
- split tracks with hidden song after silence (song-silence-hiddensong) into 3 separate tracks: song xcutx silence xcutx hiddensong. Options to:
- split in files as above
- put index marks in tags
- put index marks in cuesheet
- A log entry on HDCD detected and one for Pre-emph detected (whether or not de-emph is to be implemented)
- Flag Pre-emph songs/discs and DSP for de-emph
- gap detection
- Add AlbumArtExchange.com as a album cover source, and option to upload scanned album art to this site. I'm not sure what resources the new "Choose Art" option is searching, but if available there, they have the BEST. Also, an option to prefer AlbumArtExchange.com as the preferred album art source would be great.
- allow for album art >500x500
- Write the raw meta-data from each provider to a txt file in the ripped album directory. This is not caching or storing the meta data in your software and not really different from writing it as meta-data in the file tags, but would make it easier to edit the meta tags of ripped files more easily in the future
- options to organize "Choose Art" results by resolution and file size.
- Option to save the highest resolution art from BOTH AMG and GD3 automatically: the art from different sources is often wrong or of poor quality. Especially with the batch ripper where you are paying for the meta-data you should grab it ALL in case the one downloaded by default is wrong or poor quality
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