[mac4theblind] Re: media players and CD rippers
- From: Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:48:12 -0500
Yeah, but you need a program to extract the material from a CD if that's how
you have it in the first place. I don't burn CDs. Haven't done that in a long
time, but I do often copy them on to the computer.
On Feb 19, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Bubba wrote:
> But you can do this from external HD or thumb drive or SD card and so forth!
>
> Bubba
> bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx
>
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> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Duffy
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:44 AM
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: media players and CD rippers
>
> I never give up entirely on things I like. After all, in some circles, vinyl
> records are selling pretty well again. I like CDs, but more than that I like
> to be able to extract from them to store on my computer or be able to play
> the files on my Victor Stream etc.
>
> On Feb 19, 2012, at 8:32 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>
>
> del is still listing it as an option. an all in one including blue
> ray dvd.
>
> On Feb 19, 2012, at 5:50 AM, Bubba wrote:
>
> Hmm, does anyone use CD's and DVD's anymore? I was hearing on
> several tech
> shows like Kim Commando and Leo that They was starting to faze CD's
> out and
> DVD's out and would not be making them anymore! They was going to be
> like
> the old records, 8 track tapes, and cassette tapes! If you follow
> Apple
> trend they are already getting rid of CD and DVD players and writers
> from in
> their products! They got rid of it out of the Mac mini and the Mac
> book air
> don't have them and talk is that the Mac Book Pro will not have
> them. I
> think Even dell is offering there machines without them now! JST!
>
>
> Bubba
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Duffy
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:19 AM
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: media players and CD rippers
>
> I will do that. It sounds like the kind of thing I am looking for.
> Thank
> you.
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2012, at 10:22 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
>
>
> Have you tried VLC? It was suggested as an alternative, and I think
> it would be pretty simple to play media with. Just open vlc, then
> command o
> to open a song file or multiple files, and it gives you a standard
> open
> dialog like you would find on textedit for example. Cmd left and
> right to
> jump back and forward tracks, cmd up and down volume, cmd p to
> play/pause.
>
> It's worth a try.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 18, 2012, at 6:49 PM, Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I think perhaps my trouble is that itunes does so many
> things that it presents itself as being too complex for me. I don't
> like
> having to do several steps in order to play a song or a CD, for
> example, and
> I find that I run myself in circles with all the tabs and arrowings
> and so
> forth with itunes. So, I thought if I could find individual software
> for
> playing media in particular, or for more specifically ripping CDs, I
> might
> have a better time of it. I run MplayerX right now and like it very
> much,
> other than the fact that I can't figure out now how to get it not to
> pick up
> where I left off. I don't always want it to do that. Anyway, I
> thought it
> was worth asking to see what options people knew of.
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:44 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> It might be more helpful if you specifically explain
> what you're looking for that iTunes doesn't provide, as iTunes
> really is the
> premier media player/CD ripping utility on any platform, despite its
> flaws.
>
> VLC Player is a media player that works reasonably
> with VoiceOver last time I checked it out, though there are some
> unlabeled
> buttons.
>
> QuickTime X will play many media formats you throw
> at it, particular if you go to the trouble of installing plugins for
> those
> it doesn't natively support.
>
> I don't think you're going to find much, accessible
> or otherwise, because it is hard to compete with iTunes.
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2012, at 8:59 PM, Tracy Duffy
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I asked this sometime back, but I'll ask
> again to see if there are any new or different offerings. Aside from
> itunes,
> what media players will work on a Mac and work well with voiceOver?
> Also,
> again aside from itunes, what programs will work well on a Mac for
> ripping
> CDs and of course must work well with VoiceOver? Thank you for any
> pointers
> and suggestions.
>
>
>
>
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>
> Isaiah 2:11 Human pride will be brought
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> on that day of judgment.
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Isaiah 2:11 Human pride will be brought down,
and human arrogance will be humbled.
Only the LORD will be exalted
on that day of judgment.
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