CDDB data

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Andy Mabbett

Whenever I play a CD using WinAmp, it fetches the tracklist and other
details from CDDB.

Presumably, it keeps this info somewhere, though I've never found it.

Is there a way t access it, or a utility which will do so, or a separate
utility which will also fetch the data, and make it available as a
catalogue of my CDs?
 
The data is kept on the internet. There a sites dedicated for CDDB queries.
A music CD (And one on one copies of these cd's - back-up purposes only of
course)
can be identiefied by the table of contents that sits on your music CD

http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/features/jump/0,24331,2189035,00.html will
give you more information.

one of the free CDDB sites (I don't kow if there are non-free sites) is
http://www.freedb.org/ witch is used by CDex (A personal favorite tool of
mine)

These are my 2 cents - Now I'm totally broken....

MK
 
Andy said:
Whenever I play a CD using WinAmp, it fetches the tracklist and
other details from CDDB.

Presumably, it keeps this info somewhere, though I've never found
it.
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Did you look in cdplayer.ini?

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Most CDplayers store CD info in cdplayer.ini, but winamp stores it in it's
own file format, I don't think you can use it with other CD players.
 
Most CDplayers store CD info in cdplayer.ini, but winamp stores it in it's
own file format, I don't think you can use it with other CD players.
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I don't use Winamp anymore, but my first guess would have been
cdplayer.ini. Guess not.

Since CDex was mentioned, EAC (Exact Audio Copy) has the most feature rich
ability to handle local storage of FreeDB information, including using a
locally stored Freedb database and export of that data to cdplayer.ini,
among many other options to import / export. Not to mention it is
hands-down the best SECURE / error correcting ripper available.

EAC, like CDex, can retrieve the database info itself, but I use a utility
called Jesterware to create the local FreeDB database and have EAC pointed
to the local storage path (if EAC can't find it locally, it will access the
internet...I also have CDex installed and it is pointed there, too). As I
mentioned in a very recent thread about audio CD catalogers (thread: CD
Catalog Program?), Jesterware is written in Java, which I don't
particularly care for in most instances, but I couldn't find another
standalone utility that also allowed for browsing through the FreeDB after
the data was downloaded:

http://www.jesterware.org/software.html

Be sure to read the installation instructions as it requires a *.dll
component (also available from the website or from FreeDB.org) installed in
the Jesterware directory in order to facilitate the extraction of the Disc
ID info before sending the request to FreeDB. The helper dll is discussed
in the online help under JeFCo Setup.

If you don't like JAVA and don't need database browsing ability or Freedb
server functionality, CDAid works pretty good for creating a local database
(if it had the aforementioned functionality, I would prefer it over
Jesterware because it is not JAVA and it is faster):

http://www.marvintec.com/en_cdaid.htm

See ya.
 
...I use a utility
called Jesterware to create the local FreeDB database and have EAC pointed
to the local storage path (if EAC can't find it locally, it will access the
internet...I also have CDex installed and it is pointed there, too). As I
mentioned in a very recent thread about audio CD catalogers (thread: CD
Catalog Program?), Jesterware is written in Java, which I don't
particularly care for in most instances, but I couldn't find another
standalone utility that also allowed for browsing through the FreeDB after
the data was downloaded:
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It appears to me that NotifyCD has all the features of Jesterware
without the java bloat. NotifyCD can retrieve info from FreeDB either
while online or by queueing the requests for later access, creates a
stand-alone local database which can be accessed by other programs,
and includes a database editor. In addition to which it is an
excellent low resource, tray based, CD player.

http://www.notifycd.com/
 
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:36:55 GMT Art Iculos Libres
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It appears to me that NotifyCD has all the features of Jesterware
without the java bloat. NotifyCD can retrieve info from FreeDB either
while online or by queueing the requests for later access, creates a
stand-alone local database which can be accessed by other programs,
and includes a database editor. In addition to which it is an
excellent low resource, tray based, CD player.

http://www.notifycd.com/
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I already tried that one as it looked very promising based on the
description that I had found . However, it had some quirks that I didn't
like and it hung up / locked up every once in a while. It seemed not quite
ready for prime-time to me, so I uninstalled it shortly after installing.

Thanks for the recommendation though.
 
I already tried that one as it looked very promising based on the
description that I had found . However, it had some quirks that I didn't
like and it hung up / locked up every once in a while. It seemed not quite
ready for prime-time to me, so I uninstalled it shortly after installing.

Thanks for the recommendation though.
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Hmm, I've been using it for years, first on Win98 and now on XP Pro,
and I've never had it lock up. I've tried many other "fancy" CD
players and always seem to go back to NotifyCD. I wonder why it caused
a problem on your system? Of course, it does appear to be stuck in
beta never-never land, being up to beta 16 now.
 
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