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CD Stack is a powerful tool that allows you to rip your CDs with control that you may not be used to on a Mac. It is designed with many shortcuts in mind for when you have a large amount of discs to rip.
You add cover art when you rip, control with finer detail how you want your MP3s encoded, and use the best encoder out there, the L.A.M.E. encoding engine.
Rip...Rip...Rip...
When you rip with CD Stack, the CD-ROM drive will rip as fast as it can, and MP3 encoding happens as fast as it can. The encoding speed, however, will not affect how fast you can get through your discs.
If you have a fast or upgraded CD/DVD-ROM drive, you will be able to rip your CDs a lot faster, leaving the computer to finish encoding your MP3s as fast as it can. This means less time babysitting the computer while it simultaneously rips and encodes.
Integrates with iTunes. Or Not.
CD Stack will automatically import songs that you ripped into iTunes, complete with artist and track information and cover art. You also have the option of not importing into iTunes, if you would rather use a different program to play back your MP3s. CD Stack allows you to organize the MP3 files by different criteria so that you can organize your files out exactly as you like.
L.A.M.E. MP3 Compression.
Its definitely NOT lame... But it is, (in our opinion) the best MP3 encoder out there. Your files will sound better, and you will have more control over bitrate and quality than you would with other software. Also, unlike other software that uses L.A.M.E. for the Mac, CD Stack does not require you to use iTunes. It completely stands alone.
Version restrictions:
- Every 15 minutes, a screen will pop up reminding you to register if you find CD Stack useful.

Update now to version 4.2 and be able to create DV movies from your DVDs, MPEGs, AVIs or Quicktime movies. If you are a user of iMovie or Final Cut Pro you will profit from this new feature if you ever need to cut, copy or paste sequences from or into a movie. Unlike the current DV export function in QuickTime, XRay also support 23.976 or 24 frame per second. XRay automatically converts this frame rates into NTSC compatible frame rates like 29.97 or 30 frames per second.
XRay generates high-quality MAC, PC and DVD player compatible MPEG4 movies in AVI format in real time.
Experience a whole new XRay. Completely rewritten it combines the ease of use of XRay 2 with the rich features of XRay 3. XRay 4 imports now not only DVD movies, but also every QuickTime movie, every Xvid AVI and every possible mpeg track.
Main features:
- Import QuickTime movies
- Import now all your QuickTime movies. XRay 4 now supports any QuickTime movie like your own home videos made with iMovie. You can use XRay 4 to burn DVDs with your home videos in MPEG4 format.
- Import AVI movies
- Have you downloaded movies from the internet and they dont want to playback on you DVD-Player? No Problem, import the AVI file into XRay 4 and convert it compatible to your DVD-Player.
- Import every MPEG formats
- XRay 4 also supports all MPEG movies like VCD, SVCD, DVD, DVB and many more.
- Import DVD Titles
- XRay 4 lets you import DVD Titles from a VIDEO_TS folder seamlessly. All you have to do, is select a VIDEO_TS folder on your hard disk and select the DVD Titles you want to import. Importing DVD Titles instead of importing all files seperately leverages XRay s ability of showing the language description of every audio and subtitle track:
- The new Realtime Player
- XRay 4 is now not only able to convert your movies but also to playback every imported movie in real time. The movie player can play and pause the movie and can skip to any possible movie time. Where available you can choose between different audio tracks and display the movies subtitle. It also plays back in fullscreen mode. No need to install any codec anymore to view all kinds of movie material!
- Suffisticated Thread Management
- With XRay 4 you are able to export more than one movie simultaniously. The thread management of the exports window lets you start and pause your exports and lets you assign priority levels of how much processor power should be used to encode the export.
- Project Management
- XRay 4 is equipped with a sophisticated project management. Several movies can be imported in one project. Every movie can be edited separately. Import the entire folder containing movies with just one mouse click. The project can be saved in a file at any time and reloaded at a later time.
- Recording on CD-ROM
- XRay 4 records movies created by you on CD/DVD-ROMs which are compatible with DVD players. The program remembers every place of every movie that you have created. Select the clips from this list and start the recording process. Record your movies with two mouse clicks and without any additional software. XRay 4 writes on all common CD formats. (CD-R, CD-RW and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R and DVD-RW)
- Strong performance
- The XRay 4 technology works in real time and faster. Based on our CMF technology, it offers the user a high-value video compression and a fast conversion speed. DVD movies are converted in real time and faster, according to the Mac-Power. XRay 4 is optimized for multiprocessor Macs.