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I'm looking for suggestions as to how to archive CD-Audio discs (i.e. Red Book CDs with PCM audio tracks, like the ones you buy in a record shop, or like iTunes would generate if you chose Audio CD).
I'm involved in a large-scale media archival project. For hybrid data discs and DVD-Video discs, we've been making ISO files. These are perfect because they are a complete encapsulation of the content of the disc, including file names and suchlike. Also, they are verifiable via checksum against the disc content.
I would like to ask for suggestions for formats and workflows for archiving CD-Audio discs, bearing in mind the following constraints:
- We must generate one file per CD, which is a complete encapsulation of the PCM audio data, track order and track timings (so bin + cue isn't suitable in itself). This is unfortunately a restriction of our archival software.
- The format must be non-proprietary, documented and usable on many platforms.
I've seen this question, but unfortunately the solution (while elegant) involved generating a WAV file and a cue file. This unfortunately breaks constraint #1.
Wishlist item:
- If there were a way to verify the archival via checksum, this would be super awesome.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
FLAC with embedded cue is the way to go. Also, the correctness of the CD rip should be verified by using AccurateRip and CTDB. They only work for public CDs which are ripped by many people, so if you rip private stuff that's no option.
– Josef says Reinstate Monica – 2016-01-12T13:33:33.847I think it's the 'one-file-pr-cd'-restraint that's in play. Maybe FLAC + CUE + tar could be an option? – trolle3000 – 2010-10-15T12:21:23.187
Yeah, the single file restriction is the killer here. Tarring may be an option. Perhaps running abcde would generate an embedded cue sheet in the FLAC? http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1652627&postcount=3
– grw – 2010-10-15T12:32:48.190