QaDSAK - Quick and Dirty and is the Swiss Army Knife

[raquete]

QaDSAK
QaD stands for Quick and Dirty and is the Swiss Army Knife for dtsac3.com.


With QaD you can transcode from DTS to any other format including MP3.....
With QaD you can transcode from any soundformat into any other soundformat.....
With QaD you can rip tracks from DVD, CD and DTS CD.....
With QaD you can convert stereo to surround.....
Qad is the fastest stereo to surround conversionmethod !

QaD is a package with freeware tools only!

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[setarip_old]

@raquete

Are you the author? If you are, congratulations ;>}

If not, have you tried it and does it do what is claimed?

[raquete]

@raquete

Are you the author? If you are, congratulations ;>}

If not, have you tried it and does it do what is claimed?

no, i'm not the author, just a little helper and great enthusiastic!
i did avaliations and tests few months before the announce.
i'm a buggy catcher(believe) but no one problem was found, QaD really works very fine.
the best: QaD use only free tools, some was developeds here in doom9(we know what is good) :)

i tested and used lots of possibilities and the surprising speed and precision are fantastics.

more are coming: more options for 5.1 where each option give different soundfield/result.

cheers.

[tebasuna51]

What is QaDSAK?
After download it there are:

EAC (well know CD-Ripper)
DVDDecrypter (also know DVD-Ripper)
Media Player Clasic Homecinema (know player)
Daemon Tools Lite (virtual drives ...)
XviD4PSP (audio-video converter)

and nothing more.
Is only a manual to use these tools?

Reading the info seems than, for some conversions, need Ploge Bidule (not free, 71.70 €)

I think we can do the same conversions using eac3to, BeHappy or Foobar2000 without download 55.4 MB
Thanks.

[Inspector.Gadget]

Sounds like there are probably some licensing nightmares in that package...

[oelewapper]

What is QaDSAK?
After download it there are:

EAC (well know CD-Ripper)
DVDDecrypter (also know DVD-Ripper)
Media Player Clasic Homecinema (know player)
Daemon Tools Lite (virtual drives ...)
XviD4PSP (audio-video converter)

and nothing more.
Is only a manual to use these tools?

Reading the info seems than, for some conversions, need Ploge Bidule (not free, 71.70 €)

I think we can do the same conversions using eac3to, BeHappy or Foobar2000 without download 55.4 MB
Thanks.

The link Racquete gave is direct to the forum and then you miss the main site. (www.dtsac3.com) where we published all our conversion methods and all based on Plogue Bidule.
You can get Plogue Bidule as free trial, fully functional and working for a few months......
However we got a lot of requests and questions like : how to put DTS WAV on DVD, how to convert DTS WAV or DTS from DVD to MP3 and our site is not for that, so we made an alternative and placed it on the forum......

What you don't tell here is that when you want to make a DTS WAV or for DVD) you need a NOT FREE encoder......
And the cheapest for CD only is more expensive than Plogue ;)

You're right that you can do the same with the tools you mention, but a complete on newbies based guide is nowhere to find and.......... these tools need to be downloaded too, what you also don't mention.

I don't find your reaction very fair.

[oelewapper]

Sounds like there are probably some licensing nightmares in that package...

Expecting and assuming ?
There is no software in the package where you need to pay for and the copyrights to the makers of the tools is mentioned ! The only thing we did is writing a dummy proof newbie guide !

It would be nice if you first look and leave out this unfair assumption. Thank you.

[oelewapper]

@raquete

Are you the author? If you are, congratulations ;>}

If not, have you tried it and does it do what is claimed?

Yep, it does what it claims !!

[raquete]

Yep, it does what it claims !!
right, all QaD features are in the first post and all requireds tools are inside the package. (thanks to clarify) :)


@ tebasuna51

Plogue is very good and desirable if you want to run the multichannel wave from QaD to get different conversion method but Plogue is not necessary.
as me, your preference is for AC3, and better than me you know that only need Wav2AC3enc(that is free too) to get your multichannel AC3 file from QaD.
using eac3to, BeHappy or Foobar2000 you can do seamless but not so fast as using QaD, this was my first surprise: the speed!
please download QaD, read the nice guides and tell us yours oppinions that are always very very welcome. :)
test, feel and judge the amazing speed and result.


@ Inspector.Gadget

probably have some licensing nightmares in that package?
i don't see any but please tell us what can be wrong, we give credits to all developers and tools.
the developers takes to the tools, the tools takes to QaD that is completely free as all inside the package!

cheers!

[Inspector.Gadget]

Are all of the included pieces of software governed by licenses that permit redistribution/repackaging? If so, then I retract my statement. There have been, however, numerous instances in which people have announced new software bundles here on doom9 only to discover that they didn't have the legal right to make the bundle without separate express permission from the authors of at least one of the original pieces of software.

[tebasuna51]

I don't find your reaction very fair.
First sorry for that, maybe is my bad english, and my reply was to clarify the raquete post (I am very close to him after many post and PM's).

The only thing we did is writing a dummy proof newbie guide !.
Yes, this is the answer to my question.
And is a loable contribution. Thanks for the guide explaining how to use these tools.

@ tebasuna51
Plogue is very good and desirable if you want to run the multichannel wave from QaD to get different conversion method...
Of course, Plogue Bidule is a powerfull tool to manage audio.
I was using/testing it until it become payware.

using eac3to, BeHappy or Foobar2000 you can do seamless but not so fast as using QaD, this was my first surprise: the speed!
I don't know how can be fast using the same methods to decode (AviSynth-NicAudio/BassAudio, ffmpeg..) and encode (Aften, Lame, NeroAacEnc,...)

please download QaD, read the nice guides and tell us yours oppinions that are always very very welcome.
test, feel and judge the amazing speed and result.
Sorry, but I don't want install XviD4PSP, I'm using MeGUI/BeHappy and don't want other AviSynth install with, maybe, different versions and plugins.

I have already most (if not all) of the tools included in the package with my presets/folders configured and a new install can be a nightmare.

Thanks.

[Fiffy]

Are all of the included pieces of software governed by licenses that permit redistribution/repackaging? No, they are not. Here is a quote from EAC's licensing agreement:

"Whether you are licensing the Software as an individual or on behalf of an entity, you may not: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software; (ii) modify, or create derivative works based upon, the Software in whole or in part; (iii) publically distribute copies of the Software without prior permission; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software; or (v) resell, lease, rent, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise transfer rights to the Software without prior written permission."

I haven't checked the others.

[SomeJoe]

In addition, DVDDecrypter is no longer distributed due to MPAA legal concerns. Furthermore, the current license for ImgBurn (the current freeware program written and distributed by LightningUK, also the original author of DVDDecrypter) states:

First and foremost, ImgBurn is a freeware tool. You cannot bundle it with your own commercial application and you cannot sell it in any way, shape or form.

DVDDecrypter became the property of Macrovision sometime ago.

At a minimum, I would say you need to contact Macrovision regarding bundling of DVDDecrypter with the package, but in any case that doesn't solve the MPAA problem anyway.

It seems there are several issues with the bundle as a whole.

Edit: Clarify ownership of DVDDecrypter.

[setarip_old]

I would say you need to contact LightningUK regarding bundling of DVDDecrypter with the package, but in any case that doesn't solve the MPAA problem anyway.No, "LIGHTNING UK shouldn't be contacted regarding DVD Decrypter. As was widely written and posted about several years ago, title to "all things DVD Decrypter" was given to Macrovision.

On the other hand, he certainly should be contacted regarding the desired inclusion of IMGBurn in any commercial or non-commercial product.

[SomeJoe]

No, "LIGHTNING UK shouldn't be contacted regarding DVD Decrypter. As was widely written and posted about several years ago, title to "all things DVD Decrypter" was given to Macrovision.

On the other hand, he certainly should be contacted regarding the desired inclusion of IMGBurn in any commercial or non-commercial product.

Yes, I had forgotten about that. I edited my post to reflect.

Either way, it would seem that DVDDecrypter probably cannot be included in the package.

[Midzuki]

raquete wrote:
Qad is the fastest stereo2surround conversion method!

The "fastest" methods usually are funless and anti-sportive, :)
therefore, no, thanks. There's nothing wrong in using Wavosaur and a couple of free VST plugins, alright? :cool: :D

Just my 3 dollars
( yes, inflation is evil :p ).

[raquete]

Are all of the included pieces of software governed by licenses that permit redistribution/repackaging? (answering the general doubts posted in others posts above too....)
i swear that i don't know but i don't trust that can have something wrong. (really have law problems as we can download DVDDecrypter for free in doom9 download page and in hundreds places?!? :confused: )

First sorry for that, maybe is my bad english, and my reply was to clarify the raquete post (I am very close to him after many post and PM's).
tebasuna is one great helper, interested and have my adimiration.
ymo, he is the most decicated person in doom9 audio forum, good friend and very closer a long long time!!

The "fastest" methods usually are funless and anti-sportive, :)
therefore, no, thanks. There's nothing wrong in using Wavosaur and a couple of free VST plugins, alright? :cool: :D

Just my 3 dollars
( yes, inflation is evil :p ).lol, as always you're a joker my friend(for who don't know midzuki is my friend too)
no mid, QaD is like sport car: is faster, have 16 cilinders and is sportive and must be used for fun...then, nothing is wrong.

thanks for the 3 dolars, will be used for gasoline. :)

lol, i got your pm right now mid! :p

[SomeJoe]

(answering the general doubts posted in others posts above too....)
i swear that i don't know but i don't trust that can have something wrong. (really have law problems as we can download DVDDecrypter for free in doom9 download page and in hundreds places?!? :confused: )


Just because it can be downloaded from a web site does not give you the right to include it in a package. The program is not public domain. Macrovision owns the rights to it and can dictate the usage requirements. If you haven't contacted them, then you don't have permission to bundle it.

Furthermore, the distribution is governed by the laws of the country it's associated with. It may be legal to download it in one country, and illegal in another. Is your download server enforcing those restrictions?

There are also other tools in the package that may or may not be governed by open source licenses, such as GPL, LGPL, or others. Do you have documentation that you have checked those things out and that you reasonably believe that you are in an allowable situation? Even if the license allows bundling, usually it is required that the license file be included and the source code be included or made available as well. Do you meet these restrictions?

The apathy of "I don't know" is not really an acceptable answer. You seem to be treating this issue rather lightly. The authors of those tools do not, I can assure you.

[neuron2]

Closed until the licensing considerations are resolved. OP, advise me by PM if and when you have resolved all the licensing issues.