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<blockquote data-quote="ziphnor" data-source="post: 19351" data-attributes="member: 14215">Hi,Im pretty new to Media Portal, and im also interested in CD ripping(and DVD ripping but that one is a bit tougher).I looked at previously mentioned MP3 and ripping C# code, and most of the work has already been done. The hardest part is probably to contact a CDDB&nbsp; server and get track info, and maybe tagging the files.However, i thought there might be another way. WMP can be used embedded in various ways, and according to this:<a href="http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmplay10/mmp_sdk/rippingacd.asp" target="_blank">http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmplay10/mmp_sdk/rippingacd.asp</a>It is possible to get WMP to automaticly do its ripping routine.There are some cons to this, as it is most likely necessary to set the encoding settings manually in WMP, but on the other hand WMP has the nice feature, which is really like, that it automaticly finds CD covers and stores them in the folder so that Media Portal can display them.The biggest problem is that it seems to require an understanding of COM programming in C/C++. I dont mind C++, but i know nothing about COM programming, however im looking into it.Finally it would be necessary to signal a refresh to the music library/database in Media Portal, and i dont know if that is possible?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ziphnor, post: 19351, member: 14215"] Hi, Im pretty new to Media Portal, and im also interested in CD ripping(and DVD ripping but that one is a bit tougher). I looked at previously mentioned MP3 and ripping C# code, and most of the work has already been done. The hardest part is probably to contact a CDDB server and get track info, and maybe tagging the files. However, i thought there might be another way. WMP can be used embedded in various ways, and according to this: [url]http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmplay10/mmp_sdk/rippingacd.asp[/url] It is possible to get WMP to automaticly do its ripping routine. There are some cons to this, as it is most likely necessary to set the encoding settings manually in WMP, but on the other hand WMP has the nice feature, which is really like, that it automaticly finds CD covers and stores them in the folder so that Media Portal can display them. The biggest problem is that it seems to require an understanding of COM programming in C/C++. I dont mind C++, but i know nothing about COM programming, however im looking into it. Finally it would be necessary to signal a refresh to the music library/database in Media Portal, and i dont know if that is possible? [/QUOTE]

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