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[Dennis Graves]

I have not been able to change the format in which files are ripped from .cda (the J River default) to .WMA.
I have gone to the ripping actions options and specified WMA as the encoding, but the outcome of a rip is still a file denoted ".cda".
How do I do this?

[Alex B]

.cda is not the "JRiver default". It is an extension that Windows uses for creating fake track entries when an Audio CD is browsed in Windows Explorer. In reality an Audio CD does not contain a file system that stores individual track files. The included audio is a stored in single continuous track and the individual tracks are created on the player by reading an index. This is why the Audio CDs must be ripped instead of just copying the tracks.

Ripping: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Copy_(Rip)_CDs_to_Your_Computer
Encoding settings: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Encoding_Settings

[Listener]

I have not been able to change the format in which files are ripped from .cda (the J River default) to .WMA.
I have gone to the ripping actions options and specified WMA as the encoding, but the outcome of a rip is still a file denoted ".cda".
How do I do this?

Setting the file format in Tools/Options/Encoding should set the format for files created when a CD is ripped.

The .cda format is shown in the drives & devices view for your DVD drive.  This is the format of the audio "file" on the CD itself and not the output format.  That won't change when you change the encoding format.

When you finish ripping a CD, look at the Playlists/Recently Ripped view.  The file type shown there describes the ripped files.  That should be WMA for your case.

Bill