mikeski, i think the 30 day is for encoding to mp3, you can still convert from mp3. the mp3 encoding was free till the copyright holders...
search for a prog called cover xp ...does cd covers might do dvd and others
try audio cd input from http://www.dbpoweramp.com i think it supports vbr...
http://www.dbpoweramp.com has an audio converter free , but mp3 coding is only on a 30 day licence
you can use auxilliary input from http://www.dbpoweramp.com bit tricky to start with but fine once you get the hang of it, need to remember that...
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