Read/Write error: Mp3 Writer initialization error: Can't open output file

[marie0305]

Any ideas why this is showing when i try to rip into any of the file types.

Read/Write error: Mp3 Writer initialization error: Can't open output file

I need to know soon my a-level cw depends on it!!!!!!

[marie0305]

Don't wrorry i found ou the answer from another topic, was just ppanicking thats all!!!

[mgsadmin]

In any event, since many people are asking about this issue, maybe it's better to repeat the answer:

go in the FreeRIP options window (menu File->Settings->Options...), select Output page and then set a value in the Output Path field.

Actually FreeRIP should do this in automatic but it seems that sometimes it does not do it.
I am investigating the problem.....in the meanwhile, use this workaround.

[KevInKauai]

I realize this is an OLD thread, but I'm a new user and just experienced this error (on the write side).

My initial repository directory was quite long (like "C:\something long\something longer\something really attrociously long\and then a sub-directory which was long\and then something else") onto which the "qualifying" info from FreeRIP is appended. Is it possible that there is a directory name length glitch at play here? I've shortened my repository directory to "C:\$MUSIC_FROM_CDs" and the error has not occured since.

Just a hunch.

  KevInKauai