Online User's Manual

Contents | Troubleshooting | Program Release History Version 1.13 Riptastic! version 1.13.0.62 (released March 10, 2007) Added: Preliminary Vista compatibility (still requires administrative privelages to run). Added: Output CUE sheet option. Added: New Windows Media Player based MP3 Encoder. Added: Improved activation dialog box. Added: Workaround for USBSTOR.SYS blue-screen crash (don't allow mode sense on USB devices). Fixed: Removed vestigal anti-piracy code that could add a siren sound to the audio. Fixed: Added spaces around equal signs (‘=’) for manual email activation text (to reduce mangling in transit). Fixed: Fixed spelling of “Rippping” on Batch Rip Dialog. Fixed: Changer error handling bug that displayed a garbled string for a message. Fixed: Changer started to work upon Batch Ripping even when no target folder was selected. Fixed: Second track of CD during Batch Ripping could sometimes miss name info (i.e., just be called “Track 2”). Fixed: Changer Batch Ripping could fail if drive's tray was locked (eject command would fail). Riptastic! version 1.12.0.54 (released May 9, 2006) Added: Files Options encoding date macro (%y) and encoding time macro (%h). Added: Files Options “HHMMSS” format track duration macro (%u). Added: Files Options batch rip sequence number macro (%q). Added: Files Options macro (%z) for custom per-disc strings read from a text file. Added: Link to Riptastic! Forum in Help Menu. Fixed: Minimum reading speed options were not being saved between runs (Capture Options). Fixed: Files Options macros menu is now right-aligned. Fixed: Long track names could cause “The system cannot find the path specified” error. Riptastic! version 1.12 (released December 19, 2005) Added: WMA Encoder, including WMA lossless. Added: FLAC Encoder. Added: In Batch Ripping mode, Internet errors now go to the error log rather than displaying a dialog box. Added: Easier to cancel from Batch Ripping mode. Added: Drive Selector now large enough for all drives. Added: For convenience, Browse For Folder Dialog now starts at the currently selected folder. Added: Some firewalls can cause a WSAEINVAL error on socket connection; added a friendly message for this. Added: System info now dumped to diagnostic log. Added: Option to include buffer data in diagnostic log (see Diagnostic Options). Added: Name field to Submit Report Dialog. Fixed: Fixed one bug and a design issue that could cause downloaded track names disappear during ripping. Fixed: Fixed a bug that could allow users to enter invalid characters into the File Name Format of the Files Options. Fixed: Fixed an issue with sending email from the Submit Feedback Dialog and Submit Report Dialog. Fixed: Diagnostic logging was broken. Fixed: Possibly fixed sporradic access violation errors during ripping. Fixed: Batch Ripping mode would download disc info regardless of the “Download CD information automatically” setting in the Internet Options. Fixed: “A browser could not be launched to display the requested URL” error was incorrectly a fatal error that required program termination. Fixed: Fixed “malformed path” error when using %g in file name format. Fixed: Fixed minor issues with Diagnostic Options page. Fixed: Encoder Selector could display incorrect icon for codec. Fixed: Handles audio-to-data boundary transition for HL-DT-STDVD-RW GWA-4080N0C09 drive, which reports a medium error with ASC=0x10, ASCQ=0x90. New: Riptastic! for MF Digital Baxter. Riptastic! version 1.11 (released January 14, 2005) Added: Option to enforce minimum CD reading speed. Added: Temporarily caches CD info downloaded from the Internet for better performance. Added: Added special case for refused Internet connection errors to warn about possibility of firewall blockage. Added: Improved Internet socket errors to contain error message text. Fixed: Track names would not be downloaded for new CDs inserted during Batch Ripping when the “Eject after ripping” option was enabled. Fixed: Fixed spurious error “a required resource is not available” during CD info download Fixed: Fixed error “fatal error; directory creation failed due to error 0x000000b7; cannot create a file when that file already exists; regarding the file Riptastic!0.tmp” Fixed: Data CDs were ejected during Batch Ripping. Fixed: Comment field in the Disc Information wasn't cleared after eject. Fixed: Ctrl-V (Paste) did not work in the Track List's edit controls. Fixed: File names longer than 128 characters in length would result in the error “failed to open the file due to error 0x00000003: The system cannot find the path specified.” Fixed: Batch Ripping with multiple drives would not proceed as expected when the “Eject after ripping” option was enabled. Fixed: File name format in Files Options could reference nonexistent parent directory (“root path has no parent” error). Fixed: Under Windows 98, the Advanced Settings dialog of the MP3 Encoder could cause “exception code 0xC0000005” error. Fixed: Error “setupapi.dll not found” under Windows 95. Riptastic! version 1.10 (released December 6, 2004) Added: Option during Batch Ripping to generate and audible signal when ripping is done. Added: Batch Rip Dialog settings are now saved between sessions. Added: Added friendly “medium error” message. Added: Default to CBR for CPUs < 1 GHz (many complaints about speed on slow CPUs) Added: Additional diagnostic information in error report emails. Fixed: Temporary files could accumulate unnecessarily during ripping. Fixed: Error “ILLEGAL REQUEST 0x63” on COMPAQ CD-ROM LTN403 DQ19 drive. Fixed: Error “malformed path: "NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:2824.55"” Riptastic! version 1.9 (released October 22, 2004) Added: Now supports ID3 Tags versions 2.2 and 2.3. Added: AIFF Encoder. Added: AIFF files include ID3 Tags for importing into iTunes. Added: Ability to disable creation of ID3 Tags. Added: Improved Track 0 ripping. Added: Batch Rip toolbar button. Fixed: “exception code 0xC0000005” error introduced in version 1.8. Fixed: Couldn't cancel out from a Batch Rip. Fixed: Carriage returns in downloaded comments were not displayed properly. Thank you to Ed H., Kevin J., and Andre de K. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.8 (released October 5, 2004) Added: Automated Batch Ripping with the Nakamichi MJ-5.16 mini changer drive now supported! (Windows 2000 and XP only) Added: Log window for errors in Batch Rip mode, for limited user interaction. Added: Improved drive enumeration and detection. (Windows 2000 and XP only) Added: Now supports UTF-8 encoded disc/track info downloaded from the Internet. (Windows 2000 and XP only) Fixed: Some issues with dynamic arrival/removal of USB drives. (Windows 2000 and XP only) Fixed: User could enter invalid path characters in the File name format of the Files Options. Fixed: Disc Information and Track List were not updated when manually ejecting/inserting discs. Fixed: Directory and file names must not end with a period character (“.”). Thank you to Peter K., Bonnie N., and Ed H. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.7 (released August 4, 2004) Added: Increased maximum Digital Resampling rate to 192,000Hz. Added: On first run, will ask for the user's preference between fast ripping or quality audio. Fixed: ILLEGAL REQUEST 0x64 error on boundaries between audio and data track. Fixed: Problem that prevented ripping (consistent NO SENSE error) on some hardware. Fixed: File names with prohibited characters were not always converted properly. Fixed: Adjusted Track 0 threshold up one to 33 frames (New Order / Technique). Thank you to David J., Charley L., and Niall S. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.6 (released February 15, 2004) Now supports more hardware than ever before! Added: USB drive support. Added: Now supports Nakamichi MJ-5.16 drive and others. Added: Option to disable buffering when writing to the SCSI log; useful for diagnosing issues that cause the system to freeze. Fixed: Some non-errors would be incorrectly interpreted as errors, depending on the driver. Fixed: Device recognition failed on some hardware / driver combinations. Fixed: Problem that could cause a fatal error of "no device is selected" when a media event is received and no device is selected. Thank you to Edward H., Patrick S., and Robbert V. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.5 (released November 20, 2003) Added: User configurable compression presets. Added: Default compression presets High Quality (Slow), Medium Quality (Fast), Low Quality (Faster), and Custom. Added: Track number macros (“%i”, “%2i”, “%02i”) in the Files Options. Added: Compression preset name macro (“%p”) in the Files Options. Added: Email address privacy statement to added to the Submit Feedback Dialog and the Submit Report Dialog. Added: Minimize program window option for Batch Ripping. Added: Option to show/hide Track 0 in the View Menu. Fixed: Two issues could cause the Drive Selector to report “No media” and prevent ripping despite the Track List's displaying valid audio tracks: (1) Windows reports media changes for some drives before they are fully spun up and able to read the TOC; and, (2) some drives report a “NOT READY TO READY CHANGE” unit attention error for the first TOC read command after a media change. Fixed: Recording date macro (“%r”) in the Files Options didn't work Fixed: Empty CD info / track names could cause “malformed path” errors. Fixed: Now handles extraneous whitespace in the Registration Dialog, which should help eliminate registration problems. Fixed: On the Files Options page, macro insertion drop-down menu now sets the cursor and focus for the relevant edit field. Fixed: During batch ripping, the first track ripped from a CD may not have the correct path and/or file name. Fixed: Short (32 frames or less) “phantom” Track 0s are not displayed. Fixed: Riptastic! now launches to the same temporary folder every time, to work around issues with some security software. Changed: Increased ripping limit to 300 minutes for the evaluation version. Changed: Generated track name format now uses “%i”, “%2i”, “%02i” to be consistent with file name format (previously used “%d”, “%2d”, “%02d”). Changed: Improved “not a relative path” and “malformed path” error messages to include the offending path in the error message (which was not so informative without). Thank you to Norbert A., Tobias W., and Dave O. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.4 (released October 24, 2003) Added: Batch rip feature (see Batch Ripping). Added: Rip range feature (see Capture Range Dialog). Added: Rip CD as single file feature (see Rip Disc as a Single File). Added: Online User's Manual item to Help Menu. Added: Now you can use the F2 key to rename tracks in the Track List. Added: Helper warning messages to replace disabling of ripping toolbar buttons and menu options. This should make it easier for users to understand why tracks and discs can't be ripped in some circumstances. Added: Previous error to support report (see also Submit Report Dialog). Fixed: Encoding MP3 files at a bitrate of less than 32kbps failed. Fixed: Encoding MP3 files as mono resulted in silent files. Fixed: Riptastic! did not negotiate format with encoder before opening config dialog. This caused some minor bugs in the MP3 Encoder. Fixed: Many commands didn't have status bar helper text. Updated: Updated MP3 Encoder to Lame version 3.93.1. Changed: Rip Disc no longer automatically includes Track 0. Changed: Allow limit of 150 minutes of audio to be ripped for evaluation. Thank you to Doug R., Scarlett, Adamastor M., and John for helping with this version. Some ideas courtesy Dave O. and Nate B. Riptastic! version 1.3 (released October 8, 2003) Added: Now supports even more CD-ROM drives and hardware! Added: Allow limit of 50 files to be ripped for evaluation. Added: Auto-balancing to avoid buffer overflow when writing is slow compared to ripping. Added: Capture Dialog now displays total and remaining size of buffer. Added: 'CPU Speed' field to support report (see also Submit Report Dialog). Added: Diagnostic SCSI logging (see Diagnostic Options and How to Create a Diagnostic Log). Added: Function to reset device attributes cache for diagnostic purposes (see Diagnostic Options). Fixed: File save dialog (rename, log file) changed current directory causing DLLs to not be found. Changed: Improved capture buffer allocation. Thank you to Trevor S. for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.2 (released September 24, 2003) Removed siren sound watermark from trial version. Added: Submit Feedback option. Added: Contact Support button for easy reporting of errors or questions (see also Error Dialog and Submit Report Dialog). Fixed: If HA/SCSI inquiry ID strings contained zeros, and were later inserted into another string, the other string would then contain zeros in the middle, causing it to be prematurely terminated. Fixed: If a SCSI error occurred on the first sector of a read, causing the read buffer to be of size zero, the processing progress bar divided by zero. Fixed: Various modal dialog boxes did not properly disable the window underneath. Changed: Resized property pages to standard size of 252x218 DLUs. Riptastic! version 1.1 (released September 19, 2003) Added: One-time dialog box to warn users about siren sound watermark on output. Fixed: If a drive returns invalid MSF in TOC (some DVD drives do this when a DVD is inserted), the application will not start. Fixed: On Windows 95/98/ME, some or all drives may not be recognized. Thank you to Fred S., Charley L., and Tonisha for helping with this version. Riptastic! version 1.0 (released September 4, 2003) A thousand thank-yous to my patient and beloved beta testers for their invaluable help with this version! Special thanks to Nate B., Dave O., and Lee P.