Why do 97MB of Playlists require TWO 700 MB CDs to burn?

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Why do 97MB of Playlists require TWO 700 MB CDs to burn?

I have a playlist that contains two tracks the total size is around 97MB. And yet when I try to burn this playlist to a 700MB CD it says that there is insufficient room and I must burn the tracks separately.

Huh?

What's going on? Am I missing something here!?

MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, 250GB drive. 4GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Using external Cinema Display

Posted on Feb 10, 2011 5:46 AM

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ed2345

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Feb 10, 2011 7:07 AM in response to MalcW

If you are burning an *audio CD,* the music gets converted on-the-fly to audio CD format, which usually entails a big expansion.

If you are burning a *data CD,* the size will be roughly the same on the CD as it is in the files.

However, only an *audio CD* will play in a normal CD player.

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MalcW Author

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Feb 10, 2011 2:46 PM in response to ed2345

Great - thanks for the input. That explains it. I do want it to play as an audio CD. I did not realise that the process expanded the file back to audio standard - and hence bigger!

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