--- README.orig Wed Dec 23 11:02:06 1998 +++ README Wed Dec 23 11:09:35 1998 @@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ flavors. CDD will do its best to copy CD audio data, CD-ROM data in both raw and "cooked" forms to a directory of the users choice. - CDD has a very large limitation at present in that it will only work on - SCSI CD-ROM devices manufactured by Plextor. If you run it on something - else and it works, let me know. + CDD runs on a number of SCSI CD-ROM and, on FreeBSD, on ATAPI devices as + well. Why did you write it? @@ -36,17 +35,21 @@ drive - (*) Jitter correction is a method whereby extra effort is taken to ensure - that the data retrieved off of the CD is clean. This is absolutely - necessarily on older/cheaper mechs, however on the latest Plextor's - you may get away without it. However, should the disc have any - defects, or surface problems you could end up with a corrupted audio - file. I.e. I never use this feature! Its only there for those who are - impatient, because it can speed up the process by 2-5x depending on - the hardware you have. If during normal audio grabs the overlap - distance is ALWAYS 0 (except for the last frame) this may actually work - for you. If this is NOT the case, do not use this feature, IT WILL NOT - WORK! + (*) Jitter correction is a method whereby extra effort is taken + to ensure that the data retrieved off of the CD is clean. + It slows down reads considerably, however it is absolutely + necessarily on older/cheaper mechs which are unable to seek + precisely on audio tracks. Some modern drives (both SCSI + and ATAPI) support "streaming" reads from audio tracks, in + which case you may get away without it. However, should + the disc have any defects, or surface problems you could + end up with a corrupted audio file. I.e. I never use this + feature! Its only there for those who are impatient, + because it can speed up the process by 2-5x depending on + the hardware you have. If during normal audio grabs the + overlap distance is ALWAYS 0 (except for the last frame) + this may actually work for you. If this is NOT the case, + do not use this feature, IT WILL NOT WORK! Examples: