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RipDigital's Basic and Premium service converts your music CDs into a digital music library perfectly organized
by artist, album
and genre. You send us your CDs and we send back digital music files (along with your CDs) - playable on all Apple products (iPhone, iPod, etc,) and other leading portable music players. Your music will also be fully compatible with iTunes, Windows Media Player, Media Monkey and other music software programs. Our High Fidelity service provides lossless music audio files (no audio compression) that, depending on the type of file, will be compatible with Apple Products, Sonos, and many leading high end music servers.
The alternative is best described by TimeOut New York in a story about RipDigital when the company began: "If A
represents your complete music collection on CD, and B is the amount of time it takes to convert
one CD into a digital MP3 file, then A x B = one long project." Why spend your precious time on this world monotonously ripping CDs? Let us do the work for you. |
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RipDigitial's conversion service ranges from $0.99/CD to $1.49/CD depending on level of audio fidelity. We think of this choice as "good, better, best". Our basic service is $0.99/CD for the MP3 192 format but most clients opt for higher fidelity with MP3 320 ($1.29/CD). Want a exact audio copy of the CD? Then choose a lossless audio format (ALAC, FLAC) at $1.49/CD. Hard disk storage space has gotten so inexpensive that it often makes sense to get the higher fidelity files since you only want to do this project once. Why not opt for the best fidelity that works for your setup?
In addition, we offer a volume discount for orders over 500 CDs.
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Once you receive your data DVDs, simply insert the DVDs into your DVD drive and move the files over to
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You load your
iPod in three
simple steps:
Alternately, you can drag the files directly from the DVDs to your iPod/iPhone icon in iTunes, thereby bypassing storage on your computer. Consult your iPod or iPhone support page for more details or stop by a Genius Bar. |
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RipDigital delivers files that are compatible with all music players. You load your
MP3 player in
three simple steps:
Consult your MP3 player's users manual for more details. |
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RipDigital organizes your music library by artist, album, and genre. This organizational
information is
included in both ID3 tags within every file as well as within the file names themselves.
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Yes. RipDigital organizes your music library by artist, album, and genre. This organizational
information is included in both ID3 tags within every file as well as within the file names themselves.
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While converting an entire CD collection is very time consuming, conversion of a single
new CD
does not take much time or effort.
Even better - now that all your music is digital, consider buying your new music online
instead of
trudging to the store to purchase new CDs. Experience the simplicity and convenience of online
music digital music by visiting Apple's
iTunes Store and MusicMatch's Store. |
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Yes. RipDigital's default configuration for converting your CD collection is 192 kbps
MP3, while
most player software packages claim 128 kbps to be CD quality.
The higher bit-rate at which RipDigital encodes guarantees you even better sound quality
than you
would experience using CD quality on the most popular players. That said, virtually all encoding
technologies compress your music. Though indistinguishable to even the most tuned ears, the
technical truth is that encoded music is not exactly the same as the original. |
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Yes. RipDigital is committed to copyright protection and has actively taken steps
to protect the
rights of artists and music labels. RipDigital has implemented the following steps to protect
copyright:
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RipDigital makes every effort to convert scratched or damaged discs and in many cases
we are
able to successfully convert them. Obviously though, there are cases when we are unable to work
with damaged CDs. In these cases the rest of your collection will be converted as normal and your
damaged CDs will be returned along with your music library and the rest of your original CD
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The time it takes RipDigital to process your order depends
on the number of CDs you would like us to convert. It will take
' up to 7 days from the date we receive your CDs to process a
200 CD order - not including shipping time. Larger orders take
up to 10 days from the date we receive your CDs.
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A portable hard drive allows you to store your entire CD collection digitally without
taxing your
computer's memory. Many people use an external hard drive because their music files take up a lot
of space on their computer.
To determine if you computer has enough memory to hold all of your music files check
out our
digital storage tutorial.In
addition, you can use the chart below as a guide for determining how
much storage your library will require:
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of CDs
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Gb
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100
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10
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150
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15
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200
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20
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250
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25
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300
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30
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350
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35
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400
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40
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450
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45
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500
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50
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550
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55
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600
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60
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650
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65
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700
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70
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750
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75
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800
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80
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850
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85
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900
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90
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950
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95
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1000
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100
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1050
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105
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1100
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110
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1150
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115
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1200
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120
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1250
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125
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1300
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130
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1350
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135
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1400
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140
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1450
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145
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1500
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150
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RipDigital offers between 160-500GB external plug & play hard drives (Note: Unless specified otherwise, all
orders delivered on a
hard drive will not include the data DVDs as a backup archive).
The amount of storage you need depends on how many CDs you want to convert. In addition,
external hard drives can be used to store any type of computer file - consider order a slightly larger
drive if you also want to use it for general purpose storage.
Use the chart below as a guide for making your selection:
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of CDs
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Gb
Required
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100
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10
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150
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15
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200
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20
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250
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25
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300
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30
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350
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35
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400
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40
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450
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45
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500
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50
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550
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55
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600
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60
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650
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65
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700
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70
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750
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75
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800
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80
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850
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85
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900
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90
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950
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95
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1000
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100
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1050
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105
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1100
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110
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1150
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115
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1200
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120
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1250
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125
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1300
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130
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1350
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135
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1400
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140
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1450
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145
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1500
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150
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Yes. Please contact us via the form on our website or call us at 202-449-8475.
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Yes, you may submit fewer than 50 CDs, however please note that you will be charged for up
to 50 CDs,
our minimum price point.
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Yes. Please contact us via the form on our website or call us at 202-449-8475.
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Phone:
202-449-8475
Email:
info@ripdigital.com
4613 Davenport St, NW
Washington, DC 20016
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RipDigital offers the 3 levels of service, roughly correspond to good, better, and best. Our basic service uses MP3 192 format while our Premium service uses MP3 320, which is the highest level of fidelity with MP3 encoding. Finally, our Hi Fidelity service uses lossless formats: normally FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) and ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). If you have a specific request, please
contact or call us at 202-449-8475.
RipDigital can usually accommodate conversion
to other formats and bitrates for custom orders. Please contact or call us at 202-449-8475
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RipDigital's default encoding configuration is:
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RipDigital's current default file format is MP3.
If you would like your music converted to other audio formats
(AAC, WMA, etc) please contact us or call at 202-449-8475
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Yes. Though RipDigital's default configuration uses constant bit rate (CBR) encoding,
we do offer
variable bit rate (VBR) encoding as a custom request.
To place an order for VBR simply follow the steps below:
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- Receive order confirmation email
with your order #.
- Send an email requesting VBR encoding
to info@ripdigital.com referencing your
order
number.
- Receive shipping kit and send your
CDs as per RipDigital's standard order fulfillment process.
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Yes. RipDigital's default configuration uses constant bit rate (CBR) encoding. |
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RipDigital's Hi-Fidelity service converts to either FLAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless). If you would like your music converted to a lossless
format, please contact us to place an order.
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RipDigital makes it easy. After you place your order, we will send you a pre-paid,
insured shipping
kit that includes:
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Shipping box
- CD-spindles to hold your collection
- Padding to protect your CDs
- Pre-paid UPS return label
- Pre-cut packing tape to seal the
box
You simply load your CDs onto the spindles, seal the box and call UPS for pickup.
Shipments
are handled and insured through UPS for $10 per CD.
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The time it takes RipDigital to process your order depends on the number of CDs you
would like us
to convert and overall order volume. Normally, it will take up to 5 business days to process a 400 CD order once we have your CDs in-house.
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RipDigital currently offers you two options for receiving your digital music library:
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DVD Archive Only
- DVD Archive + Apple iPod
- DVD Archive + Plug & Play Hard
Drive
RipDigital returns all orders on DVD. Your music-filled data DVDs are included in
the list conversion
prices on our website. Once you receive your data DVDs, you simply move the files over to your
computer.
RipDigital also offers you the option to purchase and receive your music on a plug
& play external
hard drive. We will ask if you would like to buy a portable drive and, if so, what size. Unless specified otherwise, all orders
delivered on a hard drive will not include data DVDs as a backup archive.
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Yes. We ship your CDs back with your new digital music library. We insure all shipments
through
UPS at a value of $10 per CD for Standard orders.
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No. CD jewel cases are heavy to ship and notoriously fragile. Because your CD collection
is
important to you and to us, RipDigital provides you with specially designed spindle cases for safe
and cost-effective shipment. |
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No. Regrettably, the cost and complexity of shipping
outside of the US prevents us from offering this service.
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Yes. RipDigital uses UPS for all shipments and insures each CD for a replacement
value of $10 for Standard orders.
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Yes - RipDigital accepts drop-off orders at our office located in
Washington, DC. Just place your order online and then contact us about arrangements to drop off/pick up.
We are located at:
4613 Davenport St, NW,
Washington, DC 20016
202-449-8475
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Almost all computers purchased in the last couple of years include DVD players. If
you don't have
a DVD drive or if you just want some extra storage space, you can choose purchase an plug &
play external hard drive on which RipDigital will pre-load your music collection. |
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Each DVD we send you will contain roughly 40 music CDs. Please note that this calculation
is
rough and assumes MP3 320kbps CBR. Higher encoding rates will lower the number of CDs that
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No. RipDigital actually converts each CD that you send to us and we do not keep a
backup of any
music files. |
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RipDigital writes a "unique identifying mark" to each file that identifies
every track as your own.The
mark written to the file does not degrade the sound quality of your music.
RipDigital is committed to copyright protection and works actively to protect the
rights of artists
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No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs. |
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No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs. |
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No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs. |
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1. The Basics
