25 giggs for the standard disk, 50 for the double layer disks. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Output format tips needed:
I don't know what the difference is between HD or Blu-ray disks but Blu-ray is about 20 gigs! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blackwell, Clifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:14 AM Subject: RE: Output format tips needed: > Though the drives and disks are still expensive, you might look at > BlueRay or HDD disks. Their storage capacity is huge! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of albert griffith > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 1:01 PM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Output format tips needed: > > Along with the files I have stored on my computer and an external > drive, I was considering making a more permanent record with DVD disks. > Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:55 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Output format tips needed: > > Yep, with today's cheap hard drive prices, why settle for anything > less than the quality of a purchased music CD? Of course, you can > then create other formats from your perfect lossless masters such as > lower bitrate mp3's to play on portables where disc space is at a premium. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: Output format tips needed: > > >> High Kevin, this is Mr. John Price. >> This is exactly what I do. >> I have Wenamp V5.35, but when I want to rip CDs, I fall back on >> Windows Media Player to do it. >> And I rip all of my Cds in the WMA lossless format. >> And so when I make compilation CDs, they turn out sounding like store >> bought Cds. >> Maybe the others will ketch on. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:30 AM >> Subject: Re: Output format tips needed: >> >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> If you're looking to retain exact audio copies of your CD's before >>> selling them then you'll need to use a lossless format. I'd >>> recommend > lossless >>> WMA >>> and using windows media player to rip your CD's rather than nero. >>> >>> As you're probably aware, next to MP3, WMA is the most commonly > supported >>> format. It's also a proprietary microsoft format and I don't see >>> microsoft going away any day soon so the longevity of the format >>> should be guaranteed over any other. >>> >>> Lossless formats take up around 50 to 75% of the original CDDA > equivalent >>> so >>> you'll need a lot of disc space to hold 650 CD's. I've currently >>> got around 700 CD's ripped in lossless format and they're taking up >>> just over > 270GB >>> of >>> disc space. You'll also need to back up your hard drive because if > you >>> have >>> a hard drive failure, you're going to want to get your music back > from >>> your >>> saves. I currently use 3 hard drives, a master and 2 back up drives. >>> >>> WAV files will take up more space than lossless WMA or FLAC files >>> and > >>> they >>> don't support ID3 tags so I would disuade you of using this format. > They >>> don't sound any better than lossless formats either so I don't see > why >>> anyone would waste disc space on this format. >>> >>> If you use windows media player to rip your collection you'll be >>> able > to >>> set >>> it up to automatically start ripping when you insert a CD and eject > it on >>> completion. I don't think you can do this with nero but I could be >>> wrong. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> Kevin >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 3:43 PM >>> Subject: Output format tips needed: >>> >>> >>>>I have 650 audio disks I plan to rip to my external drive. Since >>>>I'm going to sell the disks want the sound to be of really good >>>>quality but I can't afford to make duplicates in CDA format. I'd >>>>also like to be in a position to change the format if a new one >>>>comes along that's enough better > to >>>> justify it. I plan to use, Nero 7 Ultra Edition and rip to flak >>>> but > I'm >>>> open to all suggestions. also, I've used Roxio products for years > but I >>>> switched because the latest version of their program was less > accessible >>>> than Nero. therefore, if anyone has a tutorial or general > configuration >>>> tips, I'd love to hear them. 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