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Preferences: CD

From the Menu bar, select Tools > Preferences: CD.

These preferences control how and when CD tracks are saved, and whether track information is gathered automatically from the internet when you insert an audio CD into your CD drive.

Option

Description

When Inserting a CD

Start Playback: (Default: On) RealPlayer will automatically begin playback whenever you insert a CD into your CD/DVD drive.

Note: Your setting for Auto Insert Notification in Windows will override this preference.

Prompt to Save CD: (Default: On) The first time you insert an audio CD into a CD drive, RealPlayer will prompt you to save the audio tracks into your media collection. (You will not see the prompt again for the same album).

Additional CD Options...

Get CD Info...	(Default: On) Get CD Info from the internet when a new CD is inserted. (You must be online.)
Automatically start CD playback...	(Default: On) Play CD tracks while saving them from a CD.
When done saving, eject the CD	(Default: Off) Eject CD from drive when Player has finished saving tracks.
When done saving, play a sound	(Default: On) Play a *.WAV file to indicate that RealPlayer has finished saving tracks.
Pick Sound	Browse your computer's folders to select a *.WAV sound file to signal when RealPlayer is done saving tracks. (Available only if Play a Sound is selected.)

When Saving a CD to My Library

Select a Format:

(Default: MP3) Choose which music file format RealPlayer will use when saving CD tracks to My Library. Files will be saved in the folder that you define in the File Locations section of yourGeneral Preferences.

Note: If you do not have the CD-Quality MP3CD-Quality MP3 plug-in installed, a link is provided.

Select a Quality Level:

(Default is 192 kbps Stereo) Select a Quality Level (bitrate) to use when saving tracks. Increasing the quality level also increases the size of the files that you save.

Quality Level	Shows relative quality compared to a CD.
Disk Space per CD	Refers to the total disk space needed to save a typical audio CD. (For comparison purposes only.)
Disk Space Left	An estimate of how many CDs, of the selected quality, that could be saved in the default save location (as set inGeneral Preferences), based on the current disk space available.

Constant Bitrate or Variable Bitrate: Select one or the other when saving MP3 files. (See Audio Formats and Quality for more information.)