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EAC and flac

Hi,

I have tried ripping and compressing CD's with EAC 1.0 beta 3 and have them compressed to flac. Unfortunately, I only get the wav-file, the cue-sheet and the txt-file. There does not seem to be anything wrong with the additional command line options: -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%. At least I am not warned of any errors when I test the encoder.

Thanks a lot


EAC and flac

Reply #1
On the same tab where you set commandline options is your "Program, including path, used for compression" pointing to a valid copy of FLAC.EXE?

Also, be sure you are selecting the correct ripping option: Action > Copy Image & Create Cue Sheet > Compressed

EAC and flac

Reply #2
The EAC tester won't test the lyrics or album art options, as those always evaluate to false during the test.  Your Lyrics and Album Art tags both have quotation marks in the wrong places, which is what's causing the problem.

You also have the same problems I did initially with a couple of the option tags - %composer% should be %albumcomposer%, and you're using %albuminterpret% twice (one of them should be %albumartist% instead).  Finally, the -o %dest% is unnecessary.

The correct commandline would (I think) be:
-8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMPOSER=%albumcomposer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file="LYRICS=%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--"PICTURE=%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%

EAC and flac

Reply #3
Too bad I can't edit my previous post anymore.

Where did you get your commandline from, by the way?  Was it from the wiki?
I started out with the exact same one, had the same problem as you, and had to tinker until I figured out how to correct it.  But for the life of me I can't remember where I got it from.

EAC and flac

Reply #4
Thanks for the answers.

To Apesbrain: Yes, I have selected the correct ripping option. I suppose that the "Program, including path, used for compression" refers to a valid flac.exe. How can I check this?

To BFG: I tried pasting your command line, but still only get a CUE, a Wav and a txt. I think I copied the command line from http://blowfish.be/eac/. I would be happy to correct it, but I cannot see what is wrong with it.

EAC and flac

Reply #5
To BFG: I tried pasting your command line, but still only get a CUE, a Wav and a txt. I think I copied the command line from http://blowfish.be/eac/. I would be happy to correct it, but I cannot see what is wrong with it.

D'oh!  I see the issue.  Let's try that again.
-8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMPOSER=%albumcomposer%" %haslyrics%-T "LYRICS=%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%-T "PICTURE=%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%

If that doesn't work, try (temporarily) removing the lyrics and cover photo sections.

EAC and flac

Reply #6
I would start with a very simple set of options, like the following:
Code: [Select]
-5 %source%


If you don't get the FLAC files with these, the error is somewhere else.

EAC and flac

Reply #7
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Why not configure the FLAC command line with EAC's built-in Wizard?
In the main screen open the menu "EAC" - "Configuration Wizard".

A valid "flac.exe" should be located in a "Flac" folder inside EAC's own directory:

x86: "C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe" or
x64: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe"
.


Regards, ...

::

EAC and flac

Reply #8
I have tried all the suggestions. Nothing works. So I guess the problem does not have anything to do with the command line.

EAC and flac

Reply #9
::

... posting a .log-file might be helpful ...

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EAC and flac

Reply #10
There does not seem to be anything wrong with the additional command line options: -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%. At least I am not warned of any errors when I test the encoder.


Try simplifying that mess and then work backward from what you're able to get working. Most people have no need for half the crap in that line. Do you actually want LYRICS? Both ALBUMARTIST and BAND? Do you really want -8 level compression?? Do you need to embed cover art?

Try:

-T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" %source% -o %dest%


EAC and flac

Reply #12
I have tried all the suggestions. Nothing works. So I guess the problem does not have anything to do with the command line.


If Manlord's suggested -5 %source% command didn't work, then the problem is indeed something else.
Are you sure you followed the blowfish guide exactly?  Even something as simple as forgetting the . before "flac" in the file extension field could cause the encoder to fail.
(By the way, I disagree with the guide's recommendation to disable C2 error checking...but that's a different subject.)

If, on the other hand, Manlord's suggested commandline does work, AND the more complex commandline works when you Test the Encoder but not in practice, then the problem is almost certainly the %haslyrics% or %hascover% sections.
There is also the possibility that FLAC doesn't like the destination folder you're trying to write to, in which case FLAC would launch, but abort and fail to save any file.  This is particularly true if you're on a Windows Vista or newer machine and are trying to save in a Program Files (or similarly "protected") folder.  The only way to bypass that is to save to a different folder, or force FLAC always to launch at Administrative level.

EDIT: You might post screenshots of your Compression and EAC tabs.  We could look for other, seemingly innocuous problems that way.

EAC and flac

Reply #13
OK, now that I'm back home, I'll post the commandline I use.  It too is quite complicated, but has worked on every one of the hundreds of albums I've ripped:
%ishigh%-V -p -l 12 -b 4096 -m -e -r 8%ishigh%%islow%-5%islow% --replay-gain -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ENSEMBLE=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMPOSER=%albumcomposer%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "SOURCEMEDIA=CD" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %hascover%-T "PICTURE=%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%

The %ishigh% and %islow% sections are probably unnecessary; this just lets me flip between the maximum possible compression and a more modest (but still good) -V5 compression.  Similarly, --replay-gain is unnecessary; I just like having it.  And you'll also note I removed the %haslyrics% section.

EAC and flac

Reply #14
EDIT of previously posted post.

Ok, I think we are approaching a solution.

I copied the wav-file to the flac.exe folder, then dragged and dropped it on flac.exe. Then ran a search and found the flac-file here: C:\Users\Dell Desktop\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac. Then I tried setting flac.exe to run it as an administrator, and the flac version of the wav ended up in the flac.exe folder.

Flac-exe location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe

The wav-file is set to end up on the F-drive, which it does.

EAC and flac

Reply #15
Tried to set the destination folder to C:\. The wav, txt and CUE end up here: C:\Users\Dell Desktop\AppData\Local\VirtualStore and I get an error message with a complex command line (the error message concerns the command line). Will try a simpler command line in a couple of days when I can look at this again. The flac-file is nowhere to be found

Here is the txt:

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 5. December 2012, 8:38

Efterklang / Piramida

Used drive  : PLDS    DVD+-RW DH-16ABS  Adapter: 0  ID: 2

Read mode              : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache      : No
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction                      : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks  : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations      : Yes
Used interface                              : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format              : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate                : 896 kBit/s
Quality                        : High
Add ID3 tag                    : No
Command line compressor        : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMPOSER=%albumcomposer%" %haslyrics%-T "LYRICS=%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%-T "PICTURE=%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%


TOC of the extracted CD

    Track |  Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector
    ---------------------------------------------------------
        1  |  0:00.00 |  5:26.03 |        0    |    24452 
        2  |  5:26.03 |  4:15.66 |    24453    |    43643 
        3  |  9:41.69 |  4:09.65 |    43644    |    62383 
        4  | 13:51.59 |  3:43.16 |    62384    |    79124 
        5  | 17:35.00 |  3:26.40 |    79125    |    94614 
        6  | 21:01.40 |  4:28.67 |    94615    |  114781 
        7  | 25:30.32 |  6:30.41 |    114782    |  144072 
        8  | 32:00.73 |  3:00.62 |    144073    |  157634 
        9  | 35:01.60 |  5:28.45 |    157635    |  182279 
      10  | 40:30.30 |  5:38.69 |    182280    |  207698 


Range status and errors

Selected range

    Filename C:\Efterklang.wav

    Peak level 100.0 %
    Extraction speed 4.6 X
    Range quality 100.0 %
    Test CRC 15C3D1CC
    Copy CRC 15C3D1CC
    Copy OK

No errors occurred


AccurateRip summary

Track  1  not present in database
Track  2  not present in database
Track  3  not present in database
Track  4  not present in database
Track  5  not present in database
Track  6  not present in database
Track  7  not present in database
Track  8  not present in database
Track  9  not present in database
Track 10  not present in database

None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

End of status report

---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.3

[CTDB TOCID: GYzS7hIUzGfWCEqiuCrOG6im_Xo-] found, Submit result: already submitted
[eb0bf8fc] (11/12) Accurately ripped
[fd31e6cb] (01/12) No match

EAC and flac

Reply #16
stuff

I didn't have a chance to read the entire log (yet), but I would also avoid using the root C: folder.  That one is often reserved for system files, and can cause replication/Virtual Store issues.

I'd recommend creating a folder on a secondary partition (D:) or an external hard drive if you have either one.  Those should both be safe.  If you don't, then use a folder within My Documents - but make sure it's the My Documents folder for your Windows account.

EAC and flac

Reply #17
Hint:
If you do copy and paste the additional command line parameters, take care:
Only spaces are allowed between the options. There mustn't be CR oder LF

EAC and flac

Reply #18
It appears that the problem was related to the destination drive. I experience problems of different sorts when I rip to the C and the network drive. But when I tried ripping to an internal drive other than the c-drive things worked as expected. So I will simply rip to this drive and then copy everything to the network drive afterwards.

Next problem is this: I have tried all combinations of gap methods and detection accuracy, but still do not get alle the gaps between tracks. I would also like to have each song appear as a single file, so I tried the index-based option. With this method, however, I do not get to choose the destination file. Everything is copied to the netwotk drive, and thus I do not get the flac-files. Also, the track numbers are formatted as "1.01", etc., which means that I would have to rename all titles individually.

Any ideas? Thanks for the help so far.

EAC and flac

Reply #19
It appears that the problem was related to the destination drive. I experience problems of different sorts when I rip to the C and the network drive. But when I tried ripping to an internal drive other than the c-drive things worked as expected. So I will simply rip to this drive and then copy everything to the network drive afterwards.


I've always done that anyway. If you do any post-rip processing such as adding ReplayGain or additional tags, it's often a bit faster and a little easier to do it on a local drive than across the network.

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Next problem is this: I have tried all combinations of gap methods and detection accuracy, but still do not get alle the gaps between tracks.


Does the detection process hang up on you, or do you simply mean that some tracks have no gaps between them? The latter is fairly common.

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I would also like to have each song appear as a single file, so I tried the index-based option. With this method, however, I do not get to choose the destination file. Everything is copied to the netwotk drive, and thus I do not get the flac-files.


Not sure what you mean here.

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Also, the track numbers are formatted as "1.01", etc., which means that I would have to rename all titles individually.


Do you actually mean the filenames are formatted like this? Or both the track number field and the filename? I would guess you mean just the filename, which can be formatted in the options at EAC > EAC Options (F9) > Filename > Naming Scheme. Looks like you have it configured to prepend the disc number, which you can remove. Just give some thought about ripping multi-cd sets and don't place the files from all discs into the same folder, or they'll be mixed up.

EAC and flac

Reply #20
Just give some thought about ripping multi-cd sets and don't place the files from all discs into the same folder, or they'll be mixed up.

Actually, you can do that safely with EAC, as long as you use the "Continue from last track number" button when you rip disc 2.  So disc 1 becomes tracks 1-16, disc 2 becomes tracks 17-32, etc.  This also makes accurate application of Album Gain easier.

EAC and flac

Reply #21
I would also like to have each song appear as a single file, ...
::

1. Press F4 for detecting gaps. (btw. method A - secure works best with most modern drives)
2. Simply press the "CMP" (compress) Button

::

EAC and flac

Reply #22
I was away for a few days. Thanks again for the suggestions:

JJZlox:
- I mean that some tracks have no gaps between them.
- I would also like to have each song appear as a single file, so I tried the index-based option. With this method, however, I do not get to choose the destination file. Everything is copied to the network drive, and thus I do not get the flac-files.----------------I now see that I needed to change the standard location in the EAC options. However, this is only necessary for the index-based option as one is always asked to choose a location after selecting any of the other options for ripping in the action menu.
- these are my settings for the naming scheme:
.................%albumartist%\%albumtitle% %tracknr2% %title%
Here is an example of a file name: Both Ways Open Jaws 01.01 Dust It Off.
I do not see that there should be a reason for EAC to add any disc number.

BFG: thank you for this point. I do not wish to rip any multi cd-sets, though.
And to Surfi: I believe your comments are covered by the previous posts.