etree.org | EAC introduction
Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is a new digital audio extraction (DAE) tool for Windows. The main difference between EAC and other audio grabbers is that EAC uses a new technology that performs DAE almost perfectly. If there are any errors that canot be corrected, EAC will report the time position the possible flaw occurred, so you can easily correct the flaw.
For the most recent software and documentation updates, please visit the
official EAC website.
etree.org | EAC download
eac09pb7.zip - 715KB v0.9 prebeta 7 Released: 10/11/00
v0.9 prebeta 7 should only be downloaded & used by experienced users! If you encounter problems with this version you should step back to the version below
eac085b.zip - 493KB v0.85 beta 4 Released: 2/9/99
etree.org | EAC documentation
To set up EAC to automatically create SHN's of an extracted disc:
- Go to EAC > Compression Options > "External Compression" Tab
- Check "use external program for compression," then pick Shorten from the dropdown list.
- Browse to your shortn32.exe file (Should be c:\windows\command for Windows 95/98 users; c:\winnt\system32 for Windows NT/2000 users).
- Check the "delete WAV after compression" if you want.
Now, when you extract tracks, they will each be encoded to Shorten. Make sure you review the EAC error log when making SHN's with DAE to make sure they don't contain errors.
Thanks to
Jeremy Clark for this information!
Additional note for Windows XP users!
You will also need to go to the location of shortn32.exe, and follow these directions:
* Right-click on the shortn32.exe
* Click properties
* Click the Compatibility tab
* Click the checkbox for "Run this program in compatibility mode for:
* In the pulldown menu, choose "Windows 2000"
* Apply your changes
For additional tips on setting up EAC, please go to the
Official EAC Documentation Page,
Dick's EAC page,
Elite DAE, or
The Coaster Factory's EAC Pages.
etree.org | EAC credits
Thanks to
André Wiethoff, the author of Exact Audio Copy. Please do not email the author for questions of usage, go to the
EAC website and read the documentation!
This page last updated by
Michael Crow on 6/6/2002