This page is a compression gude for configuring Oggenc2 encoder with EAC for greater encoding flexibility.

==Important note==
This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].


= Software Needed =
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* Oggenc2
** Download latest version from [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg.html RareWares Ogg page]
** Download accelerated [[Lancer]] version from [http://homepage3.nifty.com/blacksword/index_e.htm The Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]

= Installation =
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this guide]].
* Unzip the chosen Oggenc2.exe build into the same directory that EAC is in.
= Configuration =
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.ogg'''.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''OGGENC2.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
* In the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
:'''No Tags:'''

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
 <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> %s -o %d
</div>

Or, since EAC 1.0 beta 2 :

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
 <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> %source% -o %dest%
</div>

:'''Vorbis Comment:'''

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
 <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d
</div>

Again, since EAC 1.0 beta 2 it gives : 

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
 <font style="color:green">'''-q 6'''</font> -a "%albumartist%" -t "%title%" -l "%albumtitle%" -d "%year%" -N "%tracknr%" -G "%genre%" %source% -o %dest%
</div>

:<font style="color:green">'''Note:''' If you wanted to change the quality setting the green portion is what you would substitute with the new setting e.g. -q 10 or -q 2. For more information, see [[Recommended Ogg Vorbis#Recommended Encoder Settings|this page]].</font>

* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.

<center>[[Image:EAC_OGG.png|frame|center|Ogg configured with Vorbis Comment tagging]]</center>

==See also==
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]
* [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]]


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