[Flac-dev] Support .cda as input files

Ben Allison
2007-09-13T14:00:56Z

CDA is not a file format.  It's just a "shortcut" in windows.  CD
Ripping requires device-level SCSI communications via the Device Driver
API (DeviceIoControl) and is way out of the scope of FLAC.  Use Exact
Audio Copy or another ripping program to do this.

Daniel Aleksandersen wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I would really like to see support for .cda as input files. The cda format
> is the one used on regular audio CDs.
>
> Support for this format would make it even easier to encode to FLAC from
CDs