CDEX - README.

TXT FILE
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Copyright (C) 1998-2003 by Albert L Faber
COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
All content in this file may not be copied (partly or as a
whole), or re-used in other applications (e.g. CDex spin-offs),
without the express written permission of the copyright
holder(s)
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INTRODUCTION:
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Cdex is a is utility which can extract Digital Audio (DA)
tracks from an Audio CD into files on the hard disk. The
extracted audio tracks can be stored as WAV or MP3 (MPEG-1
Audio Layer-3) files. CDex is using the Adaptec's ASPI library
Manager to communicate with the CD-ROM device, So make sure
that you have installed the proper ASPI drivers (see also the
HELP file and the FAQ page!)
The latest version of CDex can be downloaded from
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net or
http://www.cdex.n3.net

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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1) Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME & Windows-NT4 SP3, Windows 2000
or Windows-XP
2) Adaptec ASPI for Win32 Manager (for Windows 95/95/ME )
3) Digital Audio Extracting capable CD drive
4) Intel x386 or compatible processor

HOW TO INSTALL CDEX (ZIP FILE):

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There are no special installation requirements, extract all the
files that are in the zip file to a directory where you want
to install CDex. Once installed, you can start the CDex
application by selecting the CDex.exe, or you can create a
dekstop short-cut. However, if you do create a desktop short-cut
make sure that you set the "Start In" field to the directory
where you extracted the CDex files. For more detailed
information, please consult the help file !

KNOWN PROBLEMS:
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None

Bugs, comments & suggestions:

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Bugs, undefined behavior etc. and suggestions can be forwarded
to the author (Albert Faber). If you have a question, make sure
that you have READ the HELP file first, If you can can't find
the answer to your question, please consult the forum page at
the CDex home page ( http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/boards/ )

Warranty & licence:

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see Help file for GNU GPL license

This distribution of CDex (ZIP file) should contain the

following files:
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----- Main application -----
CDex.exe (The CDex executable)
CDex.hlp (CDex Help File)
CDex.cnt (CDex Help Contents File)
CDRip.dll (library file with CD-ripper routines)
CDex.exe.manifest (Windows XP manifest file)
----- Encoder libraries -----
lame_enc.dll ( MPEG-I Layer 3 encoder )
Mp2Enc.dll ( MPEG-I Layer 2 encoder )
libsndfile.dll ( WAV sound library )
WMA8Connect.dll ( WMA8 encoder DLL )
vorbis.dll ( library file for Ogg Vorbis encoder )
vorbisenc.dll ( library file for Ogg Vorbis encoder )
ogg.dll ( library file for Ogg Vorbis encoder )
MACDll.dll ( Monkey's Audio Encoder library )
----- Decoder libraries -----
Plugins\in_mp3.dll
Plugins\in_vorbis.dll
Plugins\in_vorbis.txt
----- Additonal Text files -----
Changes.txt (Change log with release information)
Readme.txt (this file)
----- Language Text files -----
lang\deutsch.cdex.lang ( German resource file )
lang\english.cdex.lang ( English resource file )
lang\spanish.cdex.lang ( Spanish resource file )
lang\italiano.cdex.lang ( Italian resource file )

Many more language are supported, however, to keep the distribution

to an acceptable level, only a few language files are standard shipped
with CDex. Please check out the
Options->Select Langauge->Check for additional/updated language files
menu option, or visit the http://www.cdex.n3.net/lang/langcheck.php?cdexVersion=
1.50
WEB page to get an overview of the available language files
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