FLAC results in 0 bytes file Options

[minime]

I conducted my first rip last night on an album by the artist Outkast. The album name is Speakerboxxx.

Under EAC, AccurateRip and FLAC, I used test and copy all selected tracks (entire album).
I got flac files for all tracks, but track 14 (Flip Flop Rock) had 0 bytes. Accurate rip said that track 14 was Accurately Ripped with a confidence rating of 4. I have not loaded up a front end yet in order to test the sound. However, I was surprised when the software missed ripping a track. Can anyone explain what happened and how I might prevent it from happening again? I have tried to include as much pertinent info as possible. I am a newbie, so if anyone needs more info, please let me know.

Windows XP V5.1 SP 2
P3 1 GHz CPU
Generic COMPUSA DVD-ROM combo
EAC V0.95b4
FLAC 1.1.3b
Accurate Rip dll V 1.0.0.8 - I copied accuraterip.dll to EAC's install folder & I found the drive offset by using 3 keydiscs.


EAC Compression options:
EXTERNAL COMPRESSION
Use external program from compression
User Defined Encoder
Use file extension .flac
Additional command line options:
-T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -5 %s
High quality
add ID3 tag
Check for external programs return code

WAVEFORM
Wave formate LAME MPEG Layer-3 Encoder v3.91 dll v 1.26 is greyed.
High quality


DRIVE OPTIONS
Extraction Method
Secure Mode
Drive has Accurate Stream feature
Dirve caches audio data
NOT CHECKED IS Drive C2 capable
Neither Fast mode nor Burst mode is selected

BELOW is the EAC info regarding track 14

Flip Flop Rock 14 Start 0:40:46.60 Len 0:04:35.82 Gap Unknown Size 46.40 MB Compr. Size 4.30 MB Read CRC FAC21163 Test CRC FAC21163 CRC OK

I eventually got a FLAC file for track 14. I ran Test & copy again, this time only selecting track 14 and the result was a 33.695 MB file.

This post has been edited by minime: Mar 9 2007, 19:54

[sthayashi]

Did the file just say 0-bytes, or was it actually a completely empty file? You should have tried playing it.

In windows, if you're watching the directory which the files are being written to, it'll show the creation of a file but list it as zero bytes, especially WHILE it's being written to.

[minime]

Did the file just say 0-bytes, or was it actually a completely empty file? You should have tried playing it.

In windows, if you're watching the directory which the files are being written to, it'll show the creation of a file but list it as zero bytes, especially WHILE it's being written to.

The file was 0 bytes after the wav file had been deleted, and after subsequent flac tracks had been populated (tracks 15-19). Track 14 stayed empty until I re-ripped it.

Also, I thought that the whole point of EAC & FLAC was so that I would NOT have to check each and every file that I ripped for accuracy, especially if I get notice from the software that there were no errors. Was I wrong in my thinking?

[wraithdu]

Do you have EAC set to skip tracks if there is a read error? EAC options -> Extraction

[minime]

Do you have EAC set to skip tracks if there is a read error? EAC options -> Extraction

That's the ticket! Thanks! I changed the setting.