From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 28 21:11:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7719E16A469 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:11:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aelmore@interwoven.com) Received: from smtphq02.interwoven.com (underdog.interwoven.com [208.77.165.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D76813C455 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:11:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aelmore@interwoven.com) Received: from smtphq02.interwoven.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.interwoven.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 181BA4F00AE; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from exbehq01.Interwoven.com (exbehq01.interwoven.com [10.192.4.80]) by smtphq02.interwoven.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CFB74F00AD; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relax.amer.interwoven.com ([10.192.11.188]) by exbehq01.Interwoven.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:50 -0700 Received: from relax.amer.interwoven.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relax.amer.interwoven.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5SKinLY077410; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aelmore@relax.amer.interwoven.com) Received: (from aelmore@localhost) by relax.amer.interwoven.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l5SKinQK077409; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aelmore) Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:44:49 -0700 From: Andrew Elmore To: Gore Jarold Message-ID: <20070628204449.GC72868@interwoven.com> References: <283475.71866.qm@web63009.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <283475.71866.qm@web63009.mail.re1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2007 20:44:51.0036 (UTC) FILETIME=[2C8B21C0:01C7B9C5] Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: command line only cd and dvd ISO ripping ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:11:24 -0000 On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 01:03:11PM -0700, Gore Jarold wrote: > I would like to archive my audio CDs by making full, > perfect copies of them in ISO format. > > I seem to be doing this properly, but I would like a > sanity check on my command line - can someone tell me > what the "correct" command line is for making a > PERFECT iso duplication of an existing audio CD ? You don't mention what command you're using... > I want to get this right because if my command line is > solid, I will "never have to rip my cds again" (which > I've said a few times in the last 10 years) As I understand it, a typical audio CD doesn't implement an ISO filesystem. The implementation is complicated and difficult to read from in a reproducible way, hence the need for tools like cdparanoia. And to make matters more complicated, dual-mode audio/data CDs exist as well -- just archiving the ISO filesystem would skip the audio data. Andrew