Isn't technology amazing. I'd have never guessed that. On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:29:41 -0800 Scott Fritzinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dennis, > > I'm assuming you are accessing these through a GUI file browser > (Konqueror perhaps?). > > If so, then that is one of the REALLY cool things that is built-into the > file manager. It is a virtual filesystem that presents the audio tracks > in several different formats for you to copy. On the CD, there is only > the regular raw audio data. The file manager adds in the extra > folders/files as a convenience (big one!) so that ripping is actually > just dragging and dropping those virtual files. > > -Scott > > Dennis Bagley wrote: > > This may sound like a newbie thing.....and maybe it is..... > > > > In Linux (or at least Ubuntu Breezy), I can put an audio CD in and a > > file browser window opens showing directories > > on the CD that I have never seen via a Windows box. > > > > I honestly do not remember seeing all those extra files and folders > > before. Possible that since I > > was not expecting them I just didn't pay attention - but I honestly do > > not recall seeing them before. > > > > Those directories include all the songs from the CD in additional > > compressed formats, including: > > OGG, FLAC etc. And you can execute the files and they play just fine. > > They can be copied etc. > > > > That says to me that most CD ripping probably isn't really necessary - > > you can just copy these other files to your > > hard drive. > > > > I'm guessing a bunch of you already knew this - if not, I'm wondering why. > > > > I have even found these extra folders on CDs from 10 years ago! I have > > older CDs I intend to check as well. > > > > I have tried to see the extra stuff on a Windows box with -0- luck. I'm > > wondering if that is by design or if there > > is some kind of odd formatting. > > > > Not having access to an Apple box - I do not know if the files display > > under OS X. > > > > > > Comments? Insights? Boot to the Head? > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
