tk_cdconverter

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About

tk_cdconverter is a TCL/TK-frontend to rip and convert a CD into a directory and sets some tags.

The "philosophy" of tk_cdconverter is directory orientated:

• rip and convert an Audio-CD into a directory
• add some tag-informations to all files in this directory (by using of the cd-text informations on the Audio-CD, ask the freedb-database or per hand)

Other interesting things:

• tk_cdconverter can rip a live CD into one file (without interruptions)
• include a tool to convert between different formats
• tk_cdconverter has also a function to change the file names by using the tag informations
• tk_cdconverter is written in pure tcl/tk (no tcl/tk-extensions are required)
• a German translation of the program is available

What's new

22. April 2014:

• Version 0.7.5 is out

The requirements

• *BSD or Linux
• tcl/tk-version 8.4 or higher
• cdda2wav (part of the cdrtools)
• lame or ogg-vorbis tools or flac

Download

This software stands under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE and comes with NO warranty of any kind. You use it at your own risk.

date	version	description
22. April 2014	0.7.5	Fixed a bug during the cd time calculation (seen on Joe Cocker's "Fire it up")
16. February 2014	0.7.4	tk_cdconverter runs now on tcl/tk version 8.6 also
08. November 2009	0.7.3	improved the cd-drive detection under OpenBSD

Installation

Only try out without installation:

• copy tk_cdconverter_x_x.tgz on a place you want (e.g. /usr/local/src)
• uncompress tk_cdconverter in this directory (tar -xvzf ./tk_cdconverter_x_x.tgz)
• cd ./tk_cdconverter
• run ./tk_cdconverter.tcl

An installation into your system is very easy:

• copy tk_cdconverter_x_x.tgz on a place you want (e.g. /usr/local/src)
• uncompress tk_cdconverter in this directory (tar -xvzf ./tk_cdconverter_x_x.tgz)
• cd ./tk_cdconverter
• run ./configure
• and "make install" as root

Thats all. Now you can start the program with "tk_cdconverter".

Hint for FreeBSD and OpenBSD-user: on your system the tclsh is installed with a version prefix (e.g. tclsh8.5) but we need a simple "tclsh". Before you can start the program you must set a link: e.g. ln -s /usr/local/bin/tclsh8.5 /usr/local/bin/tclsh

Uninstallation

• go back to your tk_cdconverter source directory (e.g. /usr/local/src/tk_cdconverter)
• run "make uninstall"

Thats all.

Many thanks to

Tom Zorn for his comments, ideas and testing

Bugs

Nobody is perfect - bugreports, comments and opinions are very welcome.

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I wish you a good time

Falk

falk.richter*at*yandex.com

Last change: 22. April 2014