cdparanoia-like program for Windows

[Jeffrey Barish]

I have been using cdparanoia as a helper program called from my Python
program on a linux platform. I am porting my program to Windows now. The
Python code ports easily because there is a Python interpreter for Windows.
However, I need to use a different helper program for ripping. Does anyone
know of a Windows program for ripping that can be controlled from a command
line? I need to issue a command like

cdparanoia <tracknum>

and I need to be able to capture status output so that I know when the
command has finished running. Has anyone tried to get cdparanoia to work
on Windows, perhaps using cygwin? Has anyone tried running cdparanoia
under CoLinux?

[Parker Johnson]

Hello. I just started working at a ripping facility that does tons of
cd ripping. We have 12 frankenstein ripping machines at the moment.
These machines are mostly just older machines that people have had
laying around. Of course, several of them experience cd ripping errors
and now we are considering standardizing on new cdroms (but
unfortunately not replacing the machines in which the cdroms are
going). Is there a recommended brand of cdrom that cdparanoia likes and
is a no brainer install on Linux. We need something tht will be able to
handle hundreds and hundreds of hours of use too. Any suggestions
appreciated.

Thanks,
Parker

[Monty]

Post by Parker Johnson
Hello. I just started working at a ripping facility that does tons of
cd ripping. We have 12 frankenstein ripping machines at the moment.
These machines are mostly just older machines that people have had
laying around. Of course, several of them experience cd ripping errors
and now we are considering standardizing on new cdroms (but
unfortunately not replacing the machines in which the cdroms are
going). Is there a recommended brand of cdrom that cdparanoia likes and
is a no brainer install on Linux. We need something tht will be able to
handle hundreds and hundreds of hours of use too. Any suggestions
appreciated.

Personally, I buy low-end LG drives. They're cheap, fast, and don't
try to be overly clever, which means they tend not to trip themselves
up when something goes wrong (like Plextor has picked up a habit of
doing), but just pass it along for Paranoia to deal with... which is
exactly what paranoia is designed for.

And if one breaks, you're out, eh, $20. So far though, I've not had
breakage issues (been runnign four of them for a few years now).

Monty

[Peter Jones]

Post by Monty

Post by Parker Johnson
Hello. I just started working at a ripping facility that does tons of
cd ripping. We have 12 frankenstein ripping machines at the moment.
These machines are mostly just older machines that people have had
laying around. Of course, several of them experience cd ripping errors
and now we are considering standardizing on new cdroms (but
unfortunately not replacing the machines in which the cdroms are
going). Is there a recommended brand of cdrom that cdparanoia likes and
is a no brainer install on Linux. We need something tht will be able to
handle hundreds and hundreds of hours of use too. Any suggestions
appreciated.

Personally, I buy low-end LG drives. They're cheap, fast, and don't
try to be overly clever, which means they tend not to trip themselves
up when something goes wrong (like Plextor has picked up a habit of
doing), but just pass it along for Paranoia to deal with... which is
exactly what paranoia is designed for.
And if one breaks, you're out, eh, $20. So far though, I've not had
breakage issues (been runnign four of them for a few years now).

I take a similar philosophy; right now the drive I have that rips best
is the cheapest DVD+RW drive Best Buy had, which is a Lite-On. These
days cheap drives generally don't have bad streaming problems, etc., so
it's basically "if it breaks, what'll it cost me".