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The exact audio copy checksum database is not an option for me because of it's closed nature and the provenance of the data in it.
by pontifier 6y ago
The exact audio copy checksum database is not an option for me because of it's closed nature and the provenance of the data in it.
- cellularmitosis 6y agoYou are ripping 800,000 CDs and you are willfully not taking advantage of the best solution available?
- pontifier 6y agoIt's not the best solution if I have to use a gui, and the software they have available to do it. I have scripts that will streamline things to a high degree. The EAC database doesn't seem to be open, and I don't feel like paying for it if I don't have to. I've got enough copies of each disc that I don't need their data, and I want a better check than they do.
- cellularmitosis 6y agofair points!
- wtallis 6y ago> because of it's closed nature and the provenance of the data in it. How does any of that prevent you from using those checksums as an indicator of whether your own ripping process is working as expected?
- pontifier 6y agoAs far as I can tell, I can't query the database from a script on linux. You have to use their software to do the rip, and query the database. The scripts I have are very streamlined, and make multi-machine ripping very fast. I will probably just use md5 or sha1 as my checksum. But also, I'll have all the flac files so I can always do a full comparison to see exactly what the difference is.