Over the years, the hard drive of any user's computer has been visited by many applications for playing media files. Depending on the time period, different apps were at the top of the ratings: VPlayer, BestPlayer KMPlayer, etc.
Currently, an excellent program in this category is VLC Media Player. VLC allows you to watch videos without the need to install external codecs, download materials from video websites and convert files from one format to another.
Our guide will show you how to use the most interesting features of the app, including those hidden deep in the settings.
VLC player - appearance and accessories
In standard mode, the VLC interface does not support all functions. For example, the button for recording or capturing an image is missing. You can activate the visibility of additional settings by selecting the item Additional controls in the View menu.
Interface appearance applications can be changed using "skins". You can find a selection of them at https://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php. Download the file of the skin you like and save it in the folder Program Files (x86) / VideoLAN / VLC / skins... When starting the VLC player, call the settings window (by pressing the combination Ctrl + P) and on the tab Interface, select the Custom style check box, and then specify the location of the file. The theme will be activated after restarting the program.
Change settings of interface elements according to your needs, you can through the menu Instruments → Interface customization... In the window Toolbar editor you can change the location of individual elements of the interface, as well as add new functions and customize them.
Even more functions... Despite the fact that in VLC player initially has a fairly large set of functions, the community centered around the program creates new additions for it. An example of an interesting extension for VLC is the automatic subtitle download module for the video being played. Add-ons can be obtained from https://addons.videolan.org. Download and save it in the folder Program Files (x86) / VideoLAN / VLC / lua / extensions... Run VLC player- the module will be automatically initialized.
VLC player - download and watch videos from the network
Among the countless YouTube content, there is something for everyone. VLC Media Player allows not only to reproduce materials published there directly in the application window, but also to download copies of them to the hard drive of the local computer.
To do this, copy the URL of the YouTube video, then paste it into VLC by opening the menu Media → Open URL(or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N). Then confirm your selection by clicking the Play button. The movie starts playing.
Now press Ctrl + J keys - this will bring up a window Information about the media source, in which you will find out the settings of the codec, and in the line Location you will find the path to download this movie. Copy it and paste it into the address bar of your browser, and then go to the address.
If the movie starts playing, then it can be downloaded and viewed offline (just right-click on it and select Save video as ... or click the Save in Yandex Browser button).
Stabilize streaming video... With an unstable Internet connection or problems with the server, there may be problems with the playback of material from the Internet. VLC can handle that too. When you start streaming video from the network, check the box Show advanced options.
The value will appear in the window Caching the default is 1000ms. You can increase this value so that the player downloads video "with a margin" and thus eliminates the risk of delays. For this, a text box is used Change settings... Enter the line there: network-caching = 1000, where instead of 1000 you can enter a larger value.
VLC player - smartphone as a remote control
The VLC player can be controlled using a mobile device: smartphone and tablet. This is useful when, for example, you are watching video from a connected computer on your TV or when you are showing a presentation.
Open the settings panel VLC by pressing Ctrl + P. A window will open Simple settings... At the very bottom, check the All box to display advanced player options (note that the window changes its name to Advanced settings).
Left, in the section Interface click Basic interfaces and in the right pane, check the Web box. An entry will appear in the field below http... Go to the left pane again, expand Interface → Basic interfaces and select Lua... In the right pane of the window, in the part Lua HTTP in field Password enter password, save settings, close VLC player and run it again.
The next step is to change the settings of the Windows firewall, which should provide communication between the player and the smartphone. If on restarting VLC the firewall does not display a warning, you must make these changes yourself in the firewall settings.
When the firewall allows communication between the mobile device and the player, you need to find out the IP address of your computer - you can find it using the system command line invoked by the command cmd entered in the system search. In the window that opens, enter ipconfig... An IP address is a sequence of numbers next to IPv4 Address.
Now launch a web browser on your smartphone and in the address bar enter the IP address of the computer, marked: 8080 (the port is used by VLC for remote control). Enter the previously set password, and a control panel will appear, allowing you to control playback on your computer.
VLC Player - Improving Video Quality
Low-res videos don't look good when viewed in full screen. In such cases, the filters built into the VLC player can be helpful. The shortcut Ctrl + E will bring up a window Adjustments and Effects... In chapter Video effects you will find options designed to sharpen and soften images, as well as improve contrast and color.
Optimal image: fixed window size. In accordance with the default settings, the player displays the movie in a resolution-sized window after the movie is turned on. In some situations, this can be inconvenient, for example, when the video resolution is greater than the monitor resolution, then the player window will go "outside" the screen, and the interface control buttons will be inaccessible. VLC player allows you to define the overall window size for all playable content.
This can be done by opening Preferences (Ctrl + P). Select All at the bottom of the window for more options. Go to section Video in the left pane, and in the right, in the section Window settings enter the desired window size. Uncheck the box Autoscale video and save your changes.
Synchronization of sound and picture... In some multimedia materials, the audio track is not synchronized with the video. V VLC player you can try to minimize this problem. In the window Effects and Filters(Ctrl + E) go to the tab Synchronization... Customization Sync audio track used to determine the displacement of the sound. You may need to revisit this setting several times before you can find the optimal value.
VLC Player - Precise Navigation
Taking a screenshot at a specific point in a movie is not easy. In the end, there are several tens of frames in one second of playback (depending on the recording standard of the material). Pressing the PrintScreen key at the right time can be problematic.
VLC player has a special function for this. Stop the video playback at the right moment, right-click the image and select the command Video → To take a photo... By default, the image will be saved in the system folder Images.
When using the function of capturing a video frame and saving it as a graphic file, the mechanism of high-precision navigation for a specific frame of material is very convenient. Start playback and click on the Frame by Frame button.
Each subsequent press moves the video one frame.
Go to a specific location in a movie- this option is useful, especially when playing long materials, the viewing of which you have stopped for some reason. If you resume playback, you can immediately return to the point where you last stopped. After downloading the file, press Ctrl + T, in the window field Time transition enter the time at which playback was paused. VLC will resume the movie from that location.
Pause when minimizing interface... Are you playing a movie while your email or instant messaging client is running in the background? You can quickly react to a new message, without the need to shift the video in time and minimize the VLC window. Minimizing the player window will immediately pause playback.
In the program settings (Ctrl + P), on the tab Interface, check the box Collapse pause... Click the Save button.
VLC player - video recording
VLC player allows you to record broadcasts made using your webcam. This way you will save, for example, a Skype conversation file. The corresponding parameters are available in the program settings.
After pressing the key combination Ctrl + P in the window Simple settings open the tab Input / Codecs... In chapter Files specify the path to save the file. Save the settings and then open the menu A source(Ctrl + C). In the tab Capture device in the window Device selection select a webcam. Click the Play button and start recording.
Tip: if the dropdown Capture mode select Screen(the default is DirectShow), you can record the contents of your monitor screen, for example, for streaming games. In chapter Options specify the size of the created video. It should be at least 15 frames / sec for the material to be smooth.
Video conversion... If your device cannot cope with the playback of a video or audio file, as a rule, this is due to the lack of support for the format in which the file is saved. In such cases, it is necessary to convert the file to a format that the device can handle.
If the system has VLC, then you do not need to install additional tools - the player performs such a transformation.
To do this, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + R. Click them and bring up a dialog box A source... Use the + Add button to select the files to convert. Under the button Convert / Save the drop-down menu is hidden; choosing the Convert option, you will open another window in which you can specify the target format of the converted file.
VLC Player - Audio Features
To listen to radio broadcasts broadcast by Internet radio stations through the VLC player, press the Ctrl + L key combination. In the new window, click the section at the bottom of the left pane Icecast Radio Directory... The application downloads the list of stations and displays them in the right pane. Double-clicking on any station name will start playback.
If you often listen to music from your computer, and also play music from the Last.fm service catalog, you can use the VLC player to "show" which style of recordings you prefer. This will use your local audio collection.
Open the advanced settings of the player (Ctrl + P) and if you select All, expand the section Interface and select Management interfaces... Check the box Transferring information about listened songs to Last.fm... In a text box audioscrobbler enter your Last.fm user details and save changes. Last.fm will take the style of locally stored posts into account when suggesting new posts to you.
Many programs for ripping audio CDs have the ability to transfer music tracks to your hard drive as WAV files. Despite the fact that the data from the disc surface is read bit by bit, many music lovers complain that the sound quality of the recorded copy of the disc differs from the original. What is the matter here? It would seem that if information is copied digit-to-digit, why is the quality lost in sound? The explanation is very simple. Take an audio CD with a long playing time. Try using a ripper to copy all tracks to your hard drive as wav files. Now calculate the total space occupied by all compositions. If you took a disc that was recorded in its entirety, the total volume of audio tracks read from it must exceed the standard capacity of the CD-carrier. The point is that 700 or 650 MB represents the amount of data that the manufacturer of the laser media guarantees when recording ordinary data such as files and folders. The laser disc contains a high recording density at which the loss of the slightest information is unacceptable. If at least one error is made in the program code when reading from a CD, this will lead to the file being damaged and the utility will not be able to work normally. The developers of the technology for writing data to laser media have foreseen this, therefore, when you burn a CD with data, a certain part of the disk is allocated for additional information, with the help of which errors will be corrected when reading the data. As for audio discs, losses are not so critical for this category of digital media, and the spare area is occupied by audio data. Therefore, when reading digital audio code, no one can guarantee that the data transferred to the hard drive will completely repeat the information recorded on the audio disc. To rewrite data as accurately as possible, it is necessary to have a drive with very good optics, as well as to use special software. Some of these programs will be discussed in this review.
Ripping Audio CDs with Easy CD-DA Extractor 10
Easy CD-DA Extractor is quite popular among collectors of MP3 records. It is easy to use and contains all the necessary tools to work with MP3, WMA, OGG and other digital audio formats. Many owners of MP3 music library prefer this program, primarily because it allows you to automate the process of removing and organizing music. Let's consider its capabilities in more detail. To work with digital sound, the program uses three main tools: "Copying Audio Discs", "Converting Files", "Burning Audio Discs" and "Burning Files". When Easy CD-DA Extractor is launched, each of these tools is located on a corresponding tab, but from the Start menu, all three tools can be launched as standalone utilities. As part of this article, we will look at Ripping Audio Discs. When you have to rip your music to MP3 format, sorting songs can be a real headache. Most music formats store special metadata (tags) with additional information about the album name, song, artist, genre, etc. This information greatly simplifies the process of organizing songs. Entering this information manually is very time consuming and time consuming. In addition, you may simply not be aware of the name of the album and who the artist is, if your friend shared this music with you. The freedb online service is used to solve this problem. It is enough to insert an audio CD into the drive and run Easy CD-DA Extractor, and the program will connect to a huge database of audio CDs, after which it will determine by the length of the songs which artist was recorded on the audio CD, what is the name of his album, in what year and in which studio he was recorded by. In accordance with the received data, the titles of the tracks will be changed from simple 01, 02, 03 to the exact names of all songs. Using this option practically does not load Internet traffic, even if your Internet connection speed is slow. When your collection of MP3 songs will amount to tens of gigabytes, we are sure that you will appreciate this service. Each time it reads data about an audio disc, the program automatically makes a new entry into the directory of your discs. Thus, over time, you will have your own mini "musical encyclopedia", which will include all the information about the albums that you listen to on your computer. When converting a whole disc, the program automatically creates a folder for it with the name in the form of "artist-album" and places the songs there. When copying music, the program can also immediately compose a playlist in M3U format, which can later be used when playing files with any player, for example, Winamp. The encoding settings in the program are thought out to the smallest detail. Even if you don't like the standard Easy CD-DA Extractor encoding engine, you can connect an external MP3 encoder, for example, the popular LAME encoder today. To start the process of copying music from CD, you must press the "Copy" button.When you take your MP3 player with you on the road, you are unlikely to listen to pure high-bitrate audio. The noise of city traffic and crowds that surrounds us does not allow us to hear the difference between 128 Kbps and 256 Kbps. Therefore, for an MP3 music lover, the main task is to select such encoding settings, at which the MP3 music composition will have a small size and relatively good sound. Using the Easy CD-DA Extractor settings, you can safely experiment with different compression formats and choosing the optimal encoding parameters. In the drop-down list of settings, you can see a large number of templates with presets for music encoding parameters.
Each template can be edited, and using the "Set" button you can access all the settings for the selected codec.
Exact Audio Copy
Exact Audio Copy is one of the best software for accurate audio recording. Copying audio discs is its main purpose. In the process of reading data, Exact Audio Copy repeatedly recalculates the information recorded on the disc and compares it with that which was read in previous attempts. As a result, the accuracy of the copied information is increased many times over. Using the program, you can copy both individual tracks and a selected area on a CD.Exact Audio Copy uses one of four algorithms for reading audio data: "Fast" - the fastest and least accurate, "Burst" - simple reading and two "reliable" modes (Secure) - accurate reading with error detection and correction ... If errors occur during the read process, Exact Audio Copy will automatically slow down the drive speed, thereby increasing the accuracy of copying audio data. Thanks to this, with the help of the program, you can try to save even scratched discs.
Exact Audio Copy keeps track of all tracks that were copied with it. When making a copy of a disc, you can request track information from the freedb database or type in the song and album names manually. In any case, the program carefully saves this information in a database on your hard drive, so you can see which albums have already been digitized at any time. The database window is like a notebook: you select a letter and you see a list of artists, surnames, and whose names begin with it.
Among other things, Exact Audio Copy even has a full-fledged audio editor that allows you to perform all the basic operations with sound: changing the volume, correcting frequency characteristics using a graphic equalizer, eliminating noise, clicks and other interference. Finally, another advantage of the program is its free status. A comedian developer living in Germany offers to send him, instead of money, a postcard with a view of the city in which you live. The address can be found on the official website.
Using SoundForge 8 Editor to Copy
You can also use the SoundForge audio editor to rip music from an audio CD. Run the command FileExtract Audio from CD and select the tracks in the window that you want to save to disk. In the Drive list, select the drive into which the audio CD was inserted. If the audio CD you inserted into the drive contains scratches, select the lowest Speed setting for more accurate audio extraction.By default, the Read by track item is selected in the Action list, in which data will be read by tracks. If necessary, you can change the reading method to Read entire disc, as a result of which the data will be read as a single track, or to Read by range, as a result of which the data will be read as a single track in the selected time range. Start ripping music. Depending on the selected read speed, the length of the disc, as well as the technical capabilities of the drive, the transfer of audio data can take from a few seconds to an hour or more. If the Read by track item is selected in the Action list, after copying is complete, all tracks will be opened in your program window as separate files (accordingly, when copying a whole track, there will be only one project file in the program window). The sound in this window is presented in the form of two graphical dependencies, each of which shows the change in the amplitude of the signal of the right or left channel with time. You can listen to what you got using the control buttons at the bottom of your project window or the same buttons on the toolbar under the main menu. This visual presentation of the sound file makes it easy to select, copy and delete fragments of the finished recording. To save the file, execute the FileSave All command. In the "File Type" line, select MP3 Audio (* .mp3) or another format. In the Description field, you can see the default mp3 encoding parameters for the format. The sound quality of the output file directly depends on these parameters.
There are two ways to control the digital audio output settings - using templates with encoding presets or manually by defining each parameter yourself. To set this or that template for compression, select the line with the name of the required template in the Template drop-down list, and then click the "Save" button. As you can see, everything is very simple. You can access the format settings by clicking the Custom button.
Conclusion
Each generation of music lovers has been brought up on more sophisticated audio devices: from a wind-up gramophone and turntable to a reel-to-reel tape recorder and audio CD player. MP3 can be considered a symbol of modern musical life. This format defeated most of the shortcomings that annoyed music lovers for so many years: fragility of records, crumpled meters of tapes, floating sound and unreadable scratched audio CDs. The MP3 format is so versatile that it’s hard to imagine what will replace it in the future. In any case, this will not happen soon, so feel free to translate the music "into digital". How to rip music from CD to computerVery often (almost always) music on CDs is copy-protected. If you open the CD, you will notice that all the "tracks" are less than 1 KB - usually 44 bytes. By simply copying to the hard drive, it is these music “labels” (CD tracks) that will be copied, not the mp3 files.
On the screenshot: shortcuts to mp3-files on the CD with Celine Dion's album.
There are many grabber programs that read and write write-protected music discs - I personally have enough of a good program AudioGrabber, which has many fine settings. However, it is quite possible to get by with the standard Windows Media Player that comes with the Windows operating system.
How to Rip Music from CD to Computer Using Windows Media Player
If you have removed the Media Player shortcut from the desktop, you can start it from the menu: "Start" - "All Programs" - "Windows Media Player".
Insert the CD or DVD into the drive and select "Copy from disc" in the main menu of the Media Player program.
Choose whether or not to enable copy protection and understand "that music ... is protected by copyright laws ...". Then click "OK".
Copying audio files to the hard disk starts ...
By default, a folder with the music of the album is created in the standard folder "My Music" on the C drive. You can get to it through the folder "My Documents" or through the menu: "Start" - "My Music".
Here you can see that the copied files have normal "megabit" sizes.
Unfortunately, the files were copied in the "Windows" wma format, which is not loaded into Liru's posts. But we have an old friend -
Instructions
Try copying the files from the DVD to your computer using File Explorer. To do this, insert the disc you need into the drive and start it. Open My Computer and right-click on the drive icon.
In the context menu that opens, select the "explorer" item. The disk will open as an ordinary file folder. Download the contents of the disk folder to your computer to the location you need. If, when trying to copy, an error message pops up, use a special program to burn the disc.
Create a separate folder on the hard disk of your computer to save the data of the program you will be downloading - this will prevent the files from being "scattered" when loading and saving. Download the DVD Decrypter distribution kit from the Internet - this is one of the most convenient and most reliable programs for downloading files from write-protected discs.
Unpack the archive with the DVD Decrypter installation package, send the installation file to the folder created the day before and run the installer. Before starting the program, delete the archive you do not need. Install the program on your computer in the folder created before starting work according to the pop-up instructions. Restart your computer to avoid software crashes.
Insert the disc into your computer's drive. Load the program, close the drive and immediately close the autoplay disc menu window. Now make sure the "File" mode is selected in the "Mode" section of the menu.
Select the folder to which the files will be copied (you can create a new folder on your hard drive) - for this, click on the folder icon in the "Destination" window and specify the path. Click on the green arrow icon and you're done! The program starts copying the write-protected files from the DVD to your computer.
note
When exiting the program, an error message usually appears, but in most cases this is just a harmless glitch that will not affect the operation of the computer or the quality of the downloaded files in any way.
Helpful advice
On average, copying one DVD9 disc to a computer using the installed program takes about half an hour, but it all depends on the speed of the DVD drive and the computer.
Sources:
- DVD Decrypter Guide
Not so long ago, a new film appeared on the screens of cinemas. But due to some circumstances, you did not have time to go to it. Of course, there is a reason to be upset, but you can find a worthy way out of any situation. For example, burn this movie to your computer.
Instructions
Buy a licensed disc with a movie you are interested in to burn a dvd to your computer. This way you can get your hands on a movie much faster, because it is extremely difficult to find a movie in decent quality on the Internet in the first few months after its premiere.
Licensed discs are quite expensive, so in order not to spoil its surface, it is best to copy dvd videos to your computer. Insert the disc into the drive of your personal computer. Wait for it to load. If the disc has autorun, in the window that appears with possible options, select "Open folder for working with files."
Pay attention to the contents of the disc. You will see two folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. Don't be confused that the second folder is empty. To add a dvd video to your computer, you will need to copy that as well. Select both of these folders, right-click on them. In the context menu that appears, select the "Copy" item.
Navigate to the folder where you want to paste the copied movie. In any free space, right-click and select "Paste." All this will be much easier to do with Total Commander if it is installed on your personal computer.
In the right part of the program, open the directory where you want to copy the movie, in the left, open the contents of the disc. Select folders and drag them to the right side of the program window.
Download a movie from the Internet. To find a resource from which you can download a movie you are interested in, use any search service convenient for you. Enter the title of the movie and the word "download" in the search box. Scroll through a few links. Read the reviews. If the reviews say about and thank the author, then you can safely download the movie.
You must use dedicated software to burn photos and other images to CD / DVD. It is possible to do this by standard means of the operating system, but there are some limitations, for example, it is impossible to create a multisession disc.
You will need
- Nero Burning Rom software.
Instructions
To start and work with Nero Burning Rom, you need to install the entire Nero utilities package. Older versions used to be called Ahead Nero. This application is not free software, so after copying it to your hard drive and then installing it, you must register the product through the form on the company's website.
Then insert a blank DVD or DVD-RW into the open drive tray. Press the Eject button to close the drive tray. Run the program and in the first window that appears, select DVD, if there is a CD. Then you should select the type of files to be recorded. Almost any mode is suitable for recording photographs, it is recommended to use Data.
The main window of the program is conventionally divided into 2 parts, one of which is the floppy disk panel, the other is the hard disk panel. On the right side, you need to find the photos you want using a section navigation similar to Windows Explorer. The selected images should be grabbed with the cursor and dragged onto the recording area of the floppy disk. Capturing files with the cursor is carried out by pressing the left mouse button. As soon as the files are above the desired panel, feel free to release the mouse.
Observe the indicator bar at the bottom of the window while adding files to the project. Its red color indicates a large number of files that you transferred from the hard disk to the floppy disk. Delete some files before returning to the old stripe color. Now you can start recording.
Press the record button, often called Burn Disc. Select the appropriate speed, indicate the number of copies of the disc and check the box next to the item "Data verification". Then press the Enter key. When the disc is finished burning, the drive tray will open automatically.
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Despite the widespread development of various USB storage devices, many people prefer to use DVDs to store certain information. The plus is that photos and music files stored on disks can be accessed even without a computer.
You will need
- Nero Burning Rom program.
Instructions
It is better to use Nero Burning Rom to create a disc with different information. Select the version of this utility that suits you. Be sure to check its compatibility with the operating system installed on your computer. Install the program and restart your computer to complete this process.
Start the Nero program. If you are using Nero Express, select "Data DVD" or "Data CD" from the Quick Launch menu. After opening a new menu, click the "Add" button. Highlight the files you want to burn to disk. If there are several files in one folder, then hold down the Ctrl key and click on them with the left mouse button. After selecting the necessary files in this directory, click the "Add" button.
Repeat this cycle until all the required files are displayed in the Nero program menu. Press "Next". Insert a blank DVD (CD) into your drive. In the "Current recorder" column, select the desired DVD drive. Enter the name of your DVD in the "Disc Name" field.
Check the boxes next to Verify Recorded Data and Allow Files to be Added. If you plan to run this disc using DVD players, then it is better not to activate the last item.
Click the "Record" button and wait while the program performs the necessary operations. When the Nero utility is finished, the DVD drive tray will open automatically. Close it again and check the recorded files. It's best to open multiple files at random.
Helpful advice
As an alternative to the Nero program, you can use free alternatives, for example BurnAware Professional.
To upload photos to the Internet to various resources, you need a connection, preferably high speed, if you want to add large images. Please note that some resources themselves reduce the size of the uploaded photos.
You will need
- - Internet connection;
- - browser.
Instructions
Open in your browser the site where you want to upload photos from your hard drive or removable storage device previously connected to your computer.
Go to the photo upload menu and check how you add them: one at a time, several at once, supported to keep the original quality and resolution settings, are there any alternative upload options. If you upload photos to one of the social networks, first check the privacy of the album where you save the images, this can be done in the editing menu.
Click on the file browse button, in the dialog box specify the path to the directory containing the images you need to download. Select one with the left mouse button. In cases where the site supports multiple downloads, and you need to select more, select several by clicking and holding the Ctrl key.
Click on submit files, then you can use them as you like, for example, copy the URL of the image and use it to paste into a blog, forum, and so on.
Please note that if you post images on the web, it becomes available to each of its users. Some resources have privacy settings that help restrict access to viewing the downloaded material for a certain category of users, and many of them allow you to store information solely without providing access to it to third parties. This is quite convenient for storing personal photo albums when, for example, a computer crashes or the operating system is reinstalled, however, compression is still present in most cases, and the image quality becomes completely different from the original.
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Helpful advice
Before uploading a photo, check the parameters, perhaps some of them can only be changed in advance.
Digital photos often have to be copied: transferred from a camera to a hard drive, removable media, CD-disks. This can be done in several ways. Having mastered, you can choose the one that is more convenient for you.
You will need
- Computer, camera, card reader.
Instructions
Turn on your computer. Connect a digital camera to the USB cable and start it in active mode. A menu appears on the screen of the connected device, specifying what it was connected to: a computer or a printer. Choose the first option and Windows will launch the image transfer program. Select a folder on your hard drive where the photo album will be placed. Check the boxes to mark the frames that you want to copy. In this case, you can choose a common name for the entire group of photos, the program will put down the file numbering itself. Follow the advice on the menu and depending on the amount of information, the transfer process will be completed soon.
Dear friends, let's talk about how to copy music from disc to computer. Before moving on to this topic, you need to know that music on a disc can be recorded in several ways.
The first is to record mp3 files, just like any other documents. With this method, there are no problems with copying music to your computer. We just open the disk on the computer, select the files and copy them to the desired folder on the computer. Everything is very simple.
The second method is to burn the music onto a copy-protected audio CD. These discs usually contain no more than 20 songs in good quality. Songs from such a disc cannot be simply selected and copied, only shortcuts will be copied. That is, such songs cannot be listened to in the future. Therefore, further we will talk about how to copy a cd disk to a computer.
Install the disc into the floppy drive and launch it. To do this, go to "My Computer" - "Devices with removable media" and double-click on the disk icon.
The disc will start in Windows Media Player. In the upper right corner, click on the "Switch to Library" icon. Let's go to the library.
In the window that opens, you can change the parameters of the copied files from the disk, namely:
- specify the folder where the files will be copied;
- select the format of the copied files, for example mp3, WMA, WAV;
- change the quality of audio tracks, the better the quality, the larger the volume of the audio file will be.
After making changes, click the "Apply" button and close the window.
We return to the library again and in the top menu click "Copy to CD". Here you can select the tracks you want to copy or copy all.
Now we get to the "Rip from CD options". Here you need to select the two lower positions and click the "OK" button.
The copying process will be displayed in the library as a green bar opposite the track. Copying speed depends on the selected quality of the music files.
In this way, you can copy music from a disc to a computer in Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 without installing additional programs, but using the operating system itself.
Music ripping software
In addition to the above described method, there are many more free programs with which you can transfer music from disk to your computer without any problems. Let's take a look at the most popular ones.
Accord CD Ripper Free- Free software for ripping audio CDs to MP3 or WAV files. The program itself has an English interface, but one is quite simple.
- free converter of audio and video files. To record audio files from a CD disc, just insert the disc into the drive and select the "Audio" item in the left sidebar, then the format into which you want to convert the files. Making additional settings and copying. We enjoy the music.
- free converter of audio tracks from CD to MP3, OGG, AAC, WMA or WAV (lossless audio) format.
As you can see, there are many options, choose the one that suits you best and go ahead!
