CDex
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| Developer(s) | Georgy Berdyshev |
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| Stable release | 1.51 / 2003-09-14 |
| Preview release | 1.70b2 / 2006-06-23 |
| Written in | C, C++, Python |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | CD ripper |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ |
CDex is a CD ripper for Microsoft Windows. Released under the GNU General Public License, CDex is free software. As of April 2009, it is the 13th most popular download on SourceForge.net, with over 38 million downloads.[1] It is developed and maintained by Georgy Berdyshev. It was originally written by Albert L. Faber.
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[edit] Features
CDex is able to convert CD audio into several formats including WAV, MP3 (using the LAME encoder), Ogg Vorbis, VQF, Musepack, APE, and many others. As of version 1.70b2 FLAC encoding is native, but for version 1.51 FLAC[2] and other codecs can be utilized by using an external encoder. For convenience, it supports CD-Text to allow ripped tracks, with reduced user effort, to have the names of songs, artists and albums. It also includes cdparanoia for robust CD reading.
[edit] History
In January 2006, the CDex homepage requested a new project manager and developer, implying that Albert L. Faber has abandoned development of CDex. On 2006-06-05, CDex 1.70 Beta 1 was released via the SourceForge.net website. It is the first official update to the program in almost three years, with CDex 1.70 Beta 2 following soon after on 2006-06-23.
On 2007-06-30, one day after the release of the GPLv3, the license has been updated.
[edit] Related Projects
There are several projects using parts of CDex, mainly the cd-ripping library (CDRip.dll) that has been developed for CDex. BonkEnc (Homepage), an encoder for multiple audioformats utilizes this library for example. Another related program is LameFE (Homepage, Development page) which has similar functionality but focuses on batch-ripping of multiple CDs and offers a simpler interface for novice users. Apart from the GUI LameFE and CDex share a large portion of their code-base.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CDex homepage
- Sourceforge project summary of CDEx
- A guide to using CDex
- LameFE homepage
- LameFE project page
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