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| From | Wizface@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: scratched CD |
| Date | Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:29:16 EDT |
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Here's what I recommend you do:
1). Back up the CD you currently have as best you can, including the
scratch. The BEST program to do this is Exact Audio Copy from a grad student in
germany. Best of all, it's free. It is the best CD ripper/duplicator ever made.
It can be programmed to read the CD up to 82 times before it decides if a bit
is a 1 or a 0. Frequently just running a CD thru this program will clean it
up. It's available I think at www.ExactAudioCopy.de
2). CD (or DVD) Skip Doctor is the best scrubber around for getting out
scratches. It is not a complete solution however. I've found that post treatment
with a nice car polish brings back the gloss - which is important - less lost
bits...
-mike w.
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