[X4U] importing audio CD as AIFF

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Apr 28, 2005, at 2:56 PM, DZ-Jay wrote:

>>> That is right.  So, do we agree that creating an image of the  
>>> disc  first, like someone proposed, will work to keep all  
>>> information of  the original disc?  I don't see why not.
>>>
>> No, because it only creates an image of files on the disc. That  
>> why  you need to use DAO/EAC copying.
>>
>
> I thought making an image entailed extracting the entire filesystem  
> structure, which in the case of Audio CDs, includes the TOC.  I  
> could be wrong, of course...

No, a disc image doesn't do that, because it's not the same  
filesystem. (Actually, an audio CD doesn't have a filesystem...)
>
> In any case, can you recommend a good DAO application for OS X?

Toast? It seems to work fine.


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