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ameliajune
1- How do I Increase Size of Album Art Found with Meta
When I'm ripping/encoding CDs, I find that the album art that shows up automatically in the corner is always 310 x 310. Is there a way to find 500 x 500? I know it's out there for the test CD. I have resize to 500 pixels set in the preferences, but it doesn't seem to find anything that big in size. I have all the Meta options selected.

Won't everyone be glad when I shut up about album art? rolleyes.gif

2- Why Not Encoding 2 at a Time with Multi Encoder?
I noticed that when I use Multi-Encoder 2 different tracks aren't ripping/encoding at the same time, yet when I only rip to Lame MP3 or only to Lossless, two CPU's seem to be operating simultaneously. Is this normal or do I need to change my options? I'm trying to find the quickest way to do this, rip simultaneously or to Lossless and then Convert.

3- Can someone direct me to the page that tells me what the various Rip Status icons mean? I've scoured the dBpoweramp site and honestly can't find it.
EDIT: Found It by reinstalling Beta 13.1

EDIT #2: omg... the link doesn't work anymore. sad.gif
Here it is in real form: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Illustrate/dBpoweramp/Help/dMC/CDhelp.htm
z420er
QUOTE (ameliajune @ Aug 28 2008, 15:38) *
2- Why Not Encoding 2 at a Time with Multi Encoder?
I noticed that when I use Multi-Encoder 2 different tracks aren't ripping/encoding at the same time. Is this normal or do I need to change my options?


I would be interested in the details of the multi-encoder as well. I have an Intel Celeron M 440 @ 1.86GHz processor which, to the best of my knowledge, is not a dual-core processor, yet when I rip cd's with dBpa it shows it encoding 2 tracks at the same time and even lists it as CPU1 and CPU2. Obviously it only rips one track at a time, but how is it possible that it is encoding two tracks with two different processors at the same time when I don't have a dual core system? Unless I am a moron and don't know what I actually have....

Compaq Presario C500 with Intel Celeron M 440 @ 1.86GHz running dual-boot Ubuntu/Vista.

Any help with the multi-encoder would be appreciated.
Eli
QUOTE (ameliajune @ Aug 28 2008, 16:38) *
1- How do I Increase Size of Album Art Found with Meta
When I'm ripping/encoding CDs, I find that the album art that shows up automatically in the corner is always 310 x 310. Is there a way to find 500 x 500? I know it's out there for the test CD. I have resize to 500 pixels set in the preferences, but it doesn't seem to find anything that big in size. I have all the Meta options selected.

Won't everyone be glad when I shut up about album art? rolleyes.gif



That is just the largest available from the available sources, either AMG or GD3
ameliajune
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That is just the largest available from the available sources, either AMG or GD3


Ok, thank you.
ameliajune
QUOTE
2- Why Not Encoding 2 at a Time with Multi Encoder?
I noticed that when I use Multi-Encoder 2 different tracks aren't ripping/encoding at the same time, yet when I only rip to Lame MP3 or only to Lossless, two CPU's seem to be operating simultaneously. Is this normal or do I need to change my options? I'm trying to find the quickest way to do this, rip simultaneously or to Lossless and then Convert.


Any ideas?
spoon
The Multi encoder does not show CPU1, CPU2 encoding in CD Ripper, but behind the scenes it is using those 2 CPUs (mp3 encoding would be done on 1 CPU, ALAC on the 2nd). CD Ripper will then not try to multi-cpu encode its self as you would have 2x more encodings going on than cores on your system.
ameliajune
Thank you for the clarification spoon!
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