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Title: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: Clash on August 07, 2003, 03:08:01 pm

The MC freezes when I try to rip a non-English CD (Chinese in specific).  MC is able to grab the CD's info from the web database and list the track infos in Chinese.  When I hit rip CD, MC freezes and needs to be unfrozen by forced shutdown.

My machine runs Windows XP Pro and AMD chip.

Any idea?  TIA

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: JimH on August 07, 2003, 04:08:15 pm

Please copy your system info from MC Help so we know what version you're using.  We will check the problem then.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: Clash on August 07, 2003, 04:32:07 pm

Media Center 9.1.224 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
AMD Athlon 1837 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1048 MB, Free - 544 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1233 (xpsp2.030604-1804) / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0001)

Ripping /   Drive L:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive M:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive M: LITE-ON  LTR-52246S         Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:52  MaxSpeed:52  BurnProof:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None
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BTW, MC rips normal English CDs just fine.

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: JohnT on August 08, 2003, 05:03:37 am

Are you ripping to mp3? Try changing to "uncompressed wave" to see if the problem is in the encoder.

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: Clash on August 08, 2003, 05:31:03 am

The CD copies correctly using Uncompressed Wave.

One step closer to solving the problem.

I'm using the MP3 encoder that is automatically downloaded by MC.  If I uncheck "rip and encode simultaneously", the CD rips fine and when encode is about to start an error would pop up "Error 1 starting encoder".

What do you suggest next?  

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: JohnT on August 08, 2003, 07:42:22 am

We've had other reports of problems with the Lame mp3 encoder handling Chinese characters. It could be our implementation of it. I'll look into it.

Title: Re: Ripping non-English CDs
Post by: Clash on August 14, 2003, 11:16:30 am

Any news regarding this?

Thanks