[ubuntu-in] Retrieving Track details from Audio CD's
Kingsly John
member+ubuntu at kingsly.net
Tue Jun 3 06:25:46 BST 2008
+++ Ramnarayan.K [2008-06-03 10:11:31]:
> AFAIK even when winamp or other windows media players have been
> offline they are still able to get / show the trackand album details
> (basically name of the song etc) Even in the days when we (as in where
> i am) did not have internet we got the track details which would mean
> they are stored somewhere on the disc itself. So why can't we just get
> that info.
The info needs to be there on the disc for it to be retreived. Most CDs
don't have that information. CDDB/FreeDB exist to provide that information,
based on other details from the disc.
> Second (maybe unrelated) why can't i browse an Audio CD like a
> regualar disc ??
Because Audio CDs don't have a file system.(Audio CDs outdate PCs! CD-ROM
drives came much later!)
> >
> >> i have a cd Cafe De Flore and Sound Juicer shows all the track details
> >> nicely - how come ??
> >
> these details were available in Sound Juicer not wincedoze
It must have CD-Text information on the disc.(an extension to the redbook
standard that regular audio CDs use.)
Kingsly
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