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

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

It produces lossless ALAC audio in an M4A container and writes M4A metadata
directly.

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:
    .m4a

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

Typical EAC Codecs installation:

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

  Additional command-line options:

    --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" -o %dest% %source%

  Bit rate:
    Not used / lossless

  Delete WAV after compression:
    Enabled

  Use CRC check:
    Disabled

  Add ID3 tag:
    Disabled

  Check for external programs return code:
    Enabled

FULL METADATA EXAMPLE
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  --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyrics%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% -o %dest% %source%

CW-STYLE ALIASES
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Equivalent aliases include:

  --albumartist / --album-artist / --band
  --disc / --disk
  --date / --year

Track and disc values may be supplied as either a number or number/total.

TAGGING
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CW-ALAC writes metadata directly into the M4A file. Leave EAC's separate
"Add ID3 tag" option disabled.

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