- CDex
infobox software
caption = CDex 1.51 running onWindows XP
name = CDex
developer = Georgy Berdyshev
latest_release_version = 1.51
latest_release_date =2003 -09-14
latest preview version = 1.70b2
latest preview date =23 June 2006
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
genre =CD ripper
license =GNU General Public License
website = http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/CDex is a
CD ripper forMicrosoft Windows . Released under theGNU General Public License , CDex isfree software . As of August 2007, it is the 8th most popular download onSourceForge.net , with over 32 million downloads. [http://sourceforge.net/top/topalltime.php?type=downloads] It is developed and maintained by Georgy Berdyshev. It was originally written by Albert L. Faber.Features
CDex is able to convert CD audio into several formats including
WAV ,MP3 (using theLAME encoder),Ogg Vorbis ,VQF ,Musepack , APE, and many others. As of version 1.70b2FLAC encoding is native, but for version 1.51FLAC [ [http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/cdextip.html Using CDex with Flac hints ] ] and other codecs can be utilized by using an external encoder. For convenience, it supportsCD-Text to allow ripped tracks, with reduced user effort, to have the names of songs, artists and albums. It also includescdparanoia for robust CD reading.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 theSourceForge.net website. It is the first official update to the program in almost three years, with CDex 1.70 Beta 2 following soon after on2006 -06-23 .On
2007 -06-30 , one day after the release of the GPLv3, the license has been updated.Related Projects
There are several projects using parts of CDex, mainly the cd-ripping library (CDRip.dll) that has been developed for CDex.
BonkEnc ( [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bonkenc/ Homepage] ), an encoder for multiple audioformats utilizes this library for example. Another related program isLameFE ( [http://lamefe.nauta-clarus.de/ Homepage] , [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lamefe/ Development page] ) which has similar functionality but focuses on batch-ripping of multiple CDs and offers a simpler interface for novice users. Apart from theGUI LameFE and CDex share a large portion of their code-base.References
ee also
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Exact Audio Copy External links
* [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ CDex homepage]
* [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/ Sourceforge project summary of CDEx]
* [http://alexanderino.net/cdex/ A guide to using CDex]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bonkenc/ BonkEnc homepage]
* [http://lamefe.nauta-clarus.de/ LameFE homepage]
* [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lamefe/ LameFE project page]
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