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rustybucket

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Compression software and DVD authoring software

A friend has a load of audio CDs that he wants to backup to DVD

So he will need:

A batch transcoder and
DVD authoring software

They need to run in XP and must be free

What do you recommend?

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:31 pm

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

Does he have any opinions on what format he'd like the files stored in? ie closed / open, lossless / lossy etc

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:20 pm

rustybucket

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

He's not a techno bod so I assume he'd rather have MP3s although it'd be nice if it could manage other formats as well

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:22 pm

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

Shame he isn't on Win7. It comes with a very good DVD writer built in.

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Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:27 am

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software


	AlunD wrote: Shame he isn't on Win7. It comes with a very good DVD writer built in.

As does Vista.

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Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:17 pm

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

For burning DVDs try http://cdburnerxp.se/

For ripping to mp3, there's no end of choice. I'm not sure what you mean by "batch converter", but most media software will take a CD, look it up and rip it to mp3 in a suitable format arranged in folders by artist and album. Windows Media Player is the obvious example, or *spit* itunes if they're so inclined.

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Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:30 pm

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

i use a piece of software called dBpoweramp to rip CDs. It also contains a batch transcoding program, which i have never used, but seems relatively simple to use.

as for DVD burning - i dont think theres anything imgBurn cant do with optical media

Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:51 am

rustybucket

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Re: Compression software and DVD authoring software

Thanks for the help guys

8-)

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