Creating 'enhanced' CDs

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Creating 'enhanced' CDs

Hi
I'm trying to create a CD with music tracks and pdf files of lyrics and chord sheets.
I've tried creating blank images filling them with appropriate files and then burning. I leave the disc appendable for the first burn then uncheck that option for the second burn. When I put the resulting disc in a PC it shows as blank. In a CD player it shows as blank. On the Mac that created it it shows as two discs in the finder and all files open but iTunes does not 'see' the music CD image.

Mac Pro 3,1, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 2X2.8 GHz Quad core intel processors 4GB ram

Posted on Oct 22, 2008 5:00 AM

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Answer 1

direwolf8

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Oct 22, 2008 2:07 PM in response to Christopher Robinson

So you're creating multisession CD's? That's almost guaranteed to fail. Why can't you set up the disk as you want it in the first place and burn it in a single session?

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Answer 2

Oct 23, 2008 2:06 AM in response to direwolf8

Thanks didn't think of that.
However..
I created a burn folder and put the aiff files from the cd I had burnt from iTunes plus a folder with pdf files in it. The Mac recognised the resultant burnt CD as an audio cd and opened iTunes. So I tried it in a Hi-Fi CD player and it can't see it. The original CD burnt from iTunes does play in the same Hi-Fi CD player

Plus- why would multi seession CDs fail?

Thanks again
Chris

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Answer 3

Oct 23, 2008 4:05 AM in response to Christopher Robinson

Finder burn folders and Disk Utility can't create CDs that will play in standard audio players. iTunes can, but it can't add data files to make enhanced CDs. For that you have to get thitd party software, such as:
<http://www.ntius.com/dragon_burn.asp>
<http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html>

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Answer 4

Oct 23, 2008 4:33 AM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thanks guys
I suppose I just thought Macs could do everything and I can't understand why burning sessions doesn't work.
I'll try the software suggested.
Cheers
Chris

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Answer 5

direwolf8

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Oct 23, 2008 6:08 AM in response to Christopher Robinson

A lot of software will only read the last session on the multisession CD.

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