Ripping Multiple CDs simultaneously

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> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D@microsoft.com...

>> Has anyone had experience with this:
>>
>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it
>> was
>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home
>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip
>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops.
>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process.
>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had
>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error
>> rate
>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about
>> 10%).
>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the
>> missing
>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality
>> or
>> anything else with the tracks that came through.
>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive
>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could
>> probably
>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the
>> files
>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way.
>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online
>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12? Maybe
>> I'm
>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs.
>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome.

>
> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am trying
> to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, "formatting
> disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes doing this,
> until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R discs that I
> bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you still have to
> format discs like you did back in the days when you were writing 1.5 meg
> floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could back then?
> Bill G.
>

>
> "Bill Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>
>> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D@microsoft.com...

>>> Has anyone had experience with this:
>>>
>>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it
>>> was
>>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home
>>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip
>>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the desktops.
>>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process.
>>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had
>>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The error
>>> rate
>>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about
>>> 10%).
>>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the
>>> missing
>>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality
>>> or
>>> anything else with the tracks that came through.
>>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive
>>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could
>>> probably
>>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the
>>> files
>>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way.
>>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online
>>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12?
>>> Maybe I'm
>>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs.
>>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome.

>>
>> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am trying
>> to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says, "formatting
>> disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes doing this,
>> until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R discs that I
>> bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you still have to
>> format discs like you did back in the days when you were writing 1.5 meg
>> floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could back then?
>> Bill G.
>>

>
> What software ?
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>

>
> "Orange" <theplectrum@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:493ebc2a$0$869$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...

>>
>> "Bill Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>
>>> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D@microsoft.com...
>>>> Has anyone had experience with this:
>>>>
>>>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC it
>>>> was
>>>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our home
>>>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one rip
>>>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the
>>>> desktops.
>>>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process.
>>>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had
>>>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The
>>>> error rate
>>>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones (about
>>>> 10%).
>>>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the
>>>> missing
>>>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound quality
>>>> or
>>>> anything else with the tracks that came through.
>>>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive
>>>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could
>>>> probably
>>>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving the
>>>> files
>>>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way.
>>>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the online
>>>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12?
>>>> Maybe I'm
>>>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs.
>>>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome.
>>>
>>> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am
>>> trying to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says,
>>> "formatting disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes
>>> doing this, until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R
>>> discs that I bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you
>>> still have to format discs like you did back in the days when you were
>>> writing 1.5 meg floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you could
>>> back then?
>>> Bill G.
>>>

>>
>> What software ?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jerry
>>

>
> It's called, "DVD Cloner VI". It was recommended by an independent group
> that evaluates software, but I find it very difficult to use......

>
> "Bill Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uGtEJ59WJHA.1272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>
>> "Orange" <theplectrum@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
>> news:493ebc2a$0$869$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...

>>>
>>> "Bill Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Og9tvNbWJHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "Kevinktx" <Kevinktx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:422CE885-98A2-43A4-A74A-0605EDF45A2D@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Has anyone had experience with this:
>>>>>
>>>>> Wife has about 900 CDs. I started ripping them into WMP11. On one PC
>>>>> it was
>>>>> going to take forever so I began using other PCs with WMP11 on our
>>>>> home
>>>>> network. Two laptops and two desktops ripping simultaneously to one
>>>>> rip
>>>>> directory on an external USB hard drive attached to one of the
>>>>> desktops.
>>>>> Using four PCs at once really helped to speed the ripping process.
>>>>> When I got done three days later I noticed that some of the albums had
>>>>> dropped tracks and some albums had extra unknown tracks added. The
>>>>> error rate
>>>>> was about one bad track (mostly missing tracks) for 70 good ones
>>>>> (about 10%).
>>>>> It could be higher I just looked through the song list and noted the
>>>>> missing
>>>>> tracks I could see. So far there are no other issues like sound
>>>>> quality or
>>>>> anything else with the tracks that came through.
>>>>> I figure the problem might be that piping all that data into one drive
>>>>> across the network might have caused some data collisions. I could
>>>>> probably
>>>>> work around it by saving to local drives first then manually moving
>>>>> the files
>>>>> over later. Then maybe someone knows a better way.
>>>>> It would also be nice if WMP could check the rip tracks with the
>>>>> online
>>>>> database and retry ripping tracks that didn't make it. Maybe WMP12?
>>>>> Maybe I'm
>>>>> just dizzy from feeding in CDs.
>>>>> Any comment or suggestions would be welcome.
>>>>
>>>> I can't help you, Kevin, but you might be able to help me.....I am
>>>> trying to copy a DVD of a friends band gig, and the software says,
>>>> "formatting disc" when I put in a new disc. It hangs up for 20 minutes
>>>> doing this, until I escape out and reboot. The package of blank DVD-R
>>>> discs that I bought says nothing about formatting at all.....Do you
>>>> still have to format discs like you did back in the days when you were
>>>> writing 1.5 meg floppies? Can you buy pre formatted discs like you
>>>> could back then?
>>>> Bill G.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What software ?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jerry
>>>

>>
>> It's called, "DVD Cloner VI". It was recommended by an independent group
>> that evaluates software, but I find it very difficult to use......

>
> You don't have to format a DVD-R, in fact you can't.
>
> Try other software. This is a good freeware burner :
>
> http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>
>