CW-AC3 1.0.1.0
Exact Audio Copy setup
Cole Williams Software Limited

OVERVIEW
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CW-AC3 can be used as a User Defined Encoder in Exact Audio Copy.

Standard audio-CD PCM is supplied by EAC at 44.1 kHz. CW-AC3 automatically
converts this to 48 kHz for AC-3 encoding.

EAC CONFIGURATION
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Open:

  EAC -> Compression Options -> External Compression

Use the following settings:

  Use external program for compression:
    Enabled

  Parameter passing scheme:
    User Defined Encoder

  Use file extension:
    .ac3

  Program, including path, used for compression:
    Point this to cw-ac3.exe

Typical EAC Codecs installation:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Encoders\cw-ac3.exe

  Additional command-line options:

    --eac --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --album-artist "%albumartist%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%" --tracktotal "%numtracks%" --genre "%genre%" "%source%" "%dest%"

  Bit rate:
    Not used / command-line controlled

  Delete WAV after compression:
    Enabled

  Use CRC check:
    Disabled

  Add ID3 tag:
    Disabled

  Check for external programs return code:
    Disabled

BITRATE
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The published EAC profile intentionally omits an explicit --bitrate option.

CW-AC3 therefore uses its default:

  448 kbps

To select another legal AC-3 bitrate, add:

  --bitrate <kbps>

Legal values are:

  32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160,
  192, 224, 256, 320, 384, 448, 512, 576 and 640

EAC METADATA MODE
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--eac enables the Exact Audio Copy integration mode.

The command passes title, artist, album, album artist, date/year, track number,
total tracks and genre, followed by EAC's source and destination paths.

TAGGING
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Leave EAC's separate "Add ID3 tag" option disabled.

PROJECT
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Product: CW-AC3
Version: 1.0.1.0
Company: Cole Williams Software Limited
