How To Make Your Copied CD/DVDs Look Good

How To Make Your Copied CD/DVDs Look Good

Here is my guide on how to make the DVDs and CDs you copy look better!!
It's very simple, just folow these easy pointers.

1. Use Itunes or a simular program to burn an audio CD. This makes the track name come up instead of "Track 1", "Track 2", Etc.

2. Name your DVD before burning. It just makes the name come up when you put it in a computer, a good touch.

3. Get the proper cases. Buy CD cases for CDs and DVD cases for DVDs, Not only does it make them look better, it makes them fit into there respective stands.

4. Go to Cover Target and get the covers. They let you identify the CD/DVD and provide track names in the case of CDs and movie info in the case of DVDs

5. Make disc labels. I don't do this myself because of the cost, but a nice thing to do.

With these simple steps you can make your copies easyer to use and look nicer, so why not start now!!
Good luck with your copying!!

How To Make Quality Cd Rips, Detailed walkthrough

> How To Make Quality Cd Rips

EAC is an excellent proggy but it can be a little daunting to set up for a novice user. This should take care of all setup issues that are neccesary to make the best rips.

This was originally posted by Bliggy at Kerrazy-torrents.com so all the thanks goes to him...

Installing EAC:

Download Exact Audio Copy (EAC) http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac095pb5.zip
You'll need WinZIP or similar to extract the files. EAC does not have an installer so you may wish to extract it to the directory where you wish to keep it... For example C:\EAC or C:\Program Files\EAC

If you wish to make mp3s then you will need LAME.exe:
LAME version: 3.97 beta 2 (Win32 compile including lame_enc.dll and lameACM)
Extract it wherever u want to.

Go to your EAC directory and click on EAC.exe

The first time you run EAC the Setup Wizard will pop up.

Select which drive you wish to use. Click next.
Select "I prefer to have accurate results". Click Next
Select "I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive". Click Next.
Insert any audio CD into your drive and click Next again to run the auto detect. Wait... click next and next again.

At this point you can choose to setup your mp3 encoder, LAME.exe. If you chose to do this then make sure the "Install and configure..." box is checked and click next. EAC will attempt to fine LAME.EXE on your HD... if it does not then point it to the directory that you unzipped it to by clicking the Browse button.

Check "Use LAME standard settings." and if you wish check "Let EAC create ID3 tags...". Click Next.

Enter an email address so EAC can connect to freedb for you ID3 tag info. Click Next.

Choose "I am an Expert...". Click Next.

Congrats! EAC is Installed!

NOW... before u get ready to rip...

Tweaking EAC to perfection!

Click EAC > EAC Options or Press F9

In the Extraction Tab:
Check "Fill up missing offset samples with silence"
Check "Synchronize between tracks"
In the "Error recovery quality" dropdown menu select "High"
Leave the rest unchecked.

In the General Tab:
Check "On unknown CDs" select "automatically access freedb database"
Other options here are set to personal preference.

In theTools Tab:
Uncheck "retrieve UPC/ISRC codes in CUE sheet generation"
Check "Use CD-Text information in CUE sheet generation"
Check "Create '.3mu' playlist on extraction" *Optional*
Check: Automatically write status report after extraction
Uncheck "Activate beginner mode, disable all advanced features"

In the Normalize tab:
Bliggy Say's... DO NOT USE NORMALIZE
Just my opinion but normalize is evil. Google if u wanna know more...

In the Filename Tab:
This is also up to you. Mine looks like this.

%A\%C\%N - %T

So, if your default directory is C:\Rips then you rip will save like this...
C:\Rips\Artist\Album\01 - SongTitle.wav/mp3

In the Directories Tab:
Set your default directory here.

In the Write Tab:
Uncheck everything.

Click OK to close the EAC Options window.

NOW....

Click EAC > Drive Options... or F10

In the Extraction Method tab:
Check "Secure mode with..."
Under that...
Check "Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature"
Check "Drive caches audio data"
DO NOT Check "Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information"

Do No not use Paranoid, Synchronized or Burst mode!

In the Offset/Speed tab:
(here's where it gets fun)

Select "Use read sample offset correction."
To determine which value is correct you must find what brand/type of drive you have. You can find out by doing the following...
Start > Control Panel > System > Click Hardware Tab > Click Device Manager > Click the + next to DVD/CD Rom Drive then note down your make and model.

Then go here... http://www.accuraterip.com/driveoffsets.htm
Hopefully you will find that your drive has been tested and confirmed
In my case i have a LITE-ON LTR-24102B so looking at the list I see my Read Offset is +12 so I go into EAC to the "Read Sample Offset Correction" field and enter +12. Always use the + or - when applicable.
IF your drive is not listed... I'm sorry. You can figure it out here. http://pages.cthome.net/homepage/eac/setup.htm

Uncheck "Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out"
Check: Allow speed reduction during extraction

Well Done!

Now just put in a CD, let freedb find your CD, or enter the info manually, and click the WAV button. EAC is ready to extract perfect .wav files to your hard drive! From there you can use your favorite lossless/lossy converter and screw with it as you wish

Whats that? Want EAC to make your MP3s too? Lazy ass... well heres what ya do.

Click EAC > Compression Options or F11

In the External Compression tab:
Check "Use external program for compression"
In "Parameter Passing Scheme:" Select "LAME mp3 Encoder"
In "Use File Extension" type .mp3 (should be default)
Click Browse and point EAC to you LAME.EXE file if its not already loaded.
**Additional Command Lines See Below**
Set Bitrate to 192 (won't matter later)
Check "Delete wav after compression" optional
Uncheck "Use CRC Check" optional
Uncheck "Add ID3 tag" or it will give time-indication errors (the lame encoder will still add proper tagging).
Select High Quality

**Additional Command Lines***
For the sake of keeping things simple I'll give these options.
Copy any of these lines into the Additional Command Lines field:

--alt-preset standard
(Low/standard VBR)
--alt-preset extreme
(High VBR)
--alt-preset insane
(CBR@320)

Click OK to Exit the Compression Options Window
Insert you CD then click the MP3 button and wait for your (as perfect as possible) mp3s

If you wish your compressed audio to be in any other format or bitrate either..
A: Figure it out yourself.
or
B: Just use EAC to rip to wav then use a different program to encode.

Happy Ripping!

How To Burn .bin Files To Dvd - Using Nerovision Express Se

Hey, for all you people who got some movies which are in .bin format and want to burn them to Dvd instead of CD ( losing quality) heres my guide.


Tools : .bin (movie file)
Daemon tools
NeroVision Express SE


Step 1 : Open Daemon tools and mount the .bin file
Step 2 : Go to " My computer" and you will see a new drive that you mounted ( G: , J: etc)
Step 3: Open that drive and find a folder named VCD
Step 4: Take out the one file it should be around 700mb ( if you dont find it in VCD folder look in the other 3, the folder should only have 1 file)
Step 5: Extract that file to your desktop
Step 6: Rename the extention to .avi
Step 7: Open up NeroVision Express SE, click on make DVD, add the .avi file you just saved, click next, create/delete menu, change recording speed from MAX to 2x ( prevents skipping)
Step 8: Pop in A dvd and your off.


A good little guide from me to you :) Happy Burning

How to Speed up your torrents, Five steps that will help ....

Help! Bittorrent is slow… This is probably one of the most frequently questions asked about Bittorrent. Unfortunately there’s not some kind of magic trick that makes your torrents go through the roof. But you could take some simple steps to optimize your speeds.

1. Cap your uploads

Limit your upload speed to approximately 80 percent of your maximum upload rate. You can check your upload speed over here (never trust your isp). Once you know your maximum upload speed, change the max upload (to 80%) speed in your torrent client’s preferences.
Don’t get me wrong, everyone should share as much as possible, but if your upload rate reached it’s max, your download rate suffers significantly.

2. Hack the max TCP connections

If you’re on XP sp2, your TCP connections are limited to a maximum of 10. This seriously hurts your downloading speed because it wont let you connect to a high amount of ip numbers. It is supposed to slow down viruses because their spreading strategy is to connect to a high amount of ip numbers, but it also cripples your torrent downloads.
A nice way to fix this is to download this patch;

CODE

http://www.lvllord.de/?url=downloads〈=en

it allows you to set the maximum allowed connections to any number you want. Any number between 50 and 100 is ok (more on this here)

CODE

http://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2005/04/windows-xp-sp2-and-event-id-4226.php

3. Check seeds and peers

A simple tip, but o so important. Always look for torrents with the best seed/peer ratio. The more seeds (compared to peers) the better (in general). So 50 seeds and 50 peers is better than 500 seeds and 1000 peers. So, be selective.

4. Change the default port.

By default, bittorrent uses a port 6881-6999. Bittorrent accounts for a lot of the total internet traffic (1/3), so isp’s like to limit the connection offered on the these ports. So, you should change these to another range. Good clients allow you to do this, just choose anything you like. If you’re behind a router, make sure you have the ports forwarded or UPnP enabled.

5. Disable Windows Firewall (or at least configure it to allow exceptions)
It sucks. Windows Firewall hates P2P and often leads a life of it’s own. So disable it and get yourself a decent firewall, sygate or outpost for example.

Last but not least… Buy a faster connection… :P

I'd like to make 2 additions to this...

First, when capping your upload speed, remember that the BT protcol favors the faster connections. Basically, someone is more likely to give you the pieces you need, if you are giving them the pieces they need. Upload faster, download faster. So when capping your upload speed, don't think that setting REALLY low will help, because it won't. It will slow your downloading down as well. The 80% rule is just that, a RULE. Do it for the best performance.

Second, regarding the Windows firewall, I agree, it is not the best. Even after you disable it, it has a tendancy to turn itself back on from time to time, usually after you install Windows updates. So it is best to allow your BT client as an exeption, and/or add the port(s) you will be using to the exeptions, to allow for situations where it turns itself on without you knowing. That way, if it does, your torrenting can continue unabated.

How To Dual Boot Vista

How To Dual Boot Vista!

Dual booting Vista is really easy...

Requirements : Dvd Drive,Vista dvd,512+ ram,Acronis Disk Director Suite(or any partition manager),60+gb Computer,20+gb free space.


Use this tool to test for compatibility

CODE

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx

After Buring Vista to disc....Open your partition manager / Acronis Disk Director Suite.













Make it like 20+gb











Now Proceed within...then pop in vista dvd and install on that drive.


Now, once you restart your computer, you'll get a choice to boot into XP or Vista.



"Microsoft Windows" refers to Vista, and "Earlier version of Windows" refers to XP. The default choice is Vista, and you have 25 seconds to make another choice. Otherwise it boots into Vista automatically.