When I burn a playlist to a CD, the disc doesn't list track titles and artists. When I've searched the community I find posts that show how to change burning preferences, but these posts were from a couple of years ago. It appears that Lion doesn't give us the options for burning that Snow Leopard did. Are there settings that I can change to fix this problem, or is this another example of Apple becoming less user friendly.
progged wrote:
I have found this fantastic script that will answer all your problems!
Three years later it doesn’t answer the (non) problem.
Track and artist info is not included on audio CDs, except for CD-TEXT (which iTunes does not write).
The script you link to does not write CD-TEXT to the audio CD.
It reads the CD-TEXT info (if it is on the audio CD) and writes it to the CD info database/iTunes.
Mod_Meg wrote:
So the question is, what is the friend doing that undie is not in order to get the cd text on there using any player???
It's quite clear that the friend is burning a data CD with MP3 files - the OP says, 'CD's I've received from a friend include the track names and artists. However, he does burn them as mp3s while I prefer AAC for the (slightly) better sound quality.'
You are evidently burning an audio CD. You can burn CD-text into this but most audio CD players don't recognize it as it was not part of the original CD specification (which does not allow for any data - you have to remember it's over 30 years old and was invented long before personal computers which could play CDs were available).
Like mp3s, AAC files also carry tags.
It would really help to know the context in which you are doing all this. Are we talking about a CD you burned and then put in the same player? Are we talking audio CDs, or are we talking about data CDs with mp3s or AAC?
I am near positive the configuration is still there in the new iTunes, but I run an old iTunes so I can't say exactly where. I suggest:
iTunes 10 for Mac: Create your own MP3 CDs - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1748
iTunes 10 for Mac: Disc burning overview - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1746
undie wrote:
Still, my latest version of itunes does not have any preferences for burning, while older versions did.
The preferences are there when you select Burn.
As Limnos noted, MP3 & AAC both have tags.
When I burn a playlist to a CD, the disc doesn't list track titles and artists
Where are you not seeing these? An application or a CD player?
What happens is that I burn the disc (CD-R) on a mac book pro, then insert in in my iMac.
The disc information for an audio format disc is stored in a database on the computer that created the disc (that is in the first link I provided). When you take it to the second computer the data isn't in that computer.
Audio CD and include CD text. The disc that burns has no Disc Title, Track Title or Artist, only Track 1 6:05.
It's only burning a single track to the disc?
As I said before, iTunes can create CD-text but does not use it, even if it makes it. The data in a format iTunes can use is only present in the first computer. You would have to transfer that database to the second computer in order to get the CD recognized (again, read the link about how iTunes recognizes CDs).
I then tried burning the playlist as a Data CD. The results...I get the titles, artists and the disc is named, but the order of songs is scrambled.
If you look at the CD in a Finder window it will display it in whatever order you have set for viewing files in general. It's just another folder full of files. It doesn't get burned on in a particular order unless you specify. See:
iTunes: How to set the play order of songs on an MP3 CD - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2455
If you read this link you will see that iTunes forces the tracks into your desired order by adding a number onto the beginning of each file so they get sorted in that order by whatever is reading the files.
The files, which were created as AAC files are now a combo of m4a's and mp3's.
Are you absolutely positive they were all AAC? If you read the link I provided about burning mp3 CDs in iTunes 10 you will note it does not convert AAC to mp3. You have to make them. A data CD just burns your audio files in whatever format they happen to be to a CD in data format. You have to make sure they are in one format if that is what you want.
Chris CA wrote:
... except for CD-TEXT ( which iTunes does not write).
??
Admittedly I use an older iTunes version but on mine in Preferences> Advanced > Burning there is a check mark to create CD-text. I thought the case was iTunes will write CD-text to a disc but will not read it from a disc with CD text. That is what the Dougscript does.
I have found this fantastic script that will answer all your problems!
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=cdtexttocdinfo
Been trying to figure this out for 3 hours..no one with any solutions just alot of chit chat...I finally just deleted my ITUNES APP, downloaded it again and VIOLA works like a charm
Yes it is true. iTunes does not read CD-TEXT.
Something I admired, was that if I place the CD that has the CD text included into another one of my computers; When it goes to search for the title/track names, they're automatically there.
Because either the player you are using reads CD-TEXT or it gets the info from Gracenote or whatever database if not using iTunes.
I've used this to export cd's from one computer and then re-import the songs into another computer without having to rename everything, and without having to re-import the whole original CD. I make a lot of mixed artist CD's.
You should be copying them to the new computer as a data/MP3 DVD/CD, not an audio CD. (all tags are there, no loss of quality and you can fit ~100 to 200 songs on a DVD),
And if you are doing it as data/MP3, all the info is in the file.
Well, good news, and good news.
First, I updated to 10.6.1 and rebooted the machine, and I have the "Include CD text" box back.
2nd. Yes, it does take in the CD text. I made a CUSTOM cd of 18 random tracks, burned as an audio cd, 1 second gap, include cd text. Brought the CD to another mac, dropped it in, and the name of teh CD appears on the desktop in teh finder, and all tracks populate in itunes.
If you don't believe me, I'll take a video 😉
I have no reason to use data or MP3 cd's as if I want to transfer them that way, I can just use the network.
I only make the CD's for the car, and a jukebox I have at work. Neither reads data or MP3 cd's.
CD's I've received from a friend include the track names and artists. However, he does burn them as mp3s while I prefer AAC for the (slightly) better sound quality. Could this be the issue? Still, my latest version of itunes does not have any preferences for burning, while older versions did.
Thanks for the links, I will check them out later. What happens is that I burn the disc (CD-R) on a mac book pro, then insert in in my iMac. I've done a little experimenting. If I click under File---Burn Playlist to Disc---the burn preferences come up and I check Audio CD and include CD text. The disc that burns has no Disc Title, Track Title or Artist, only Track 1 6:05.
I then tried burning the playlist as a Data CD. The results...I get the titles, artists and the disc is named, but the order of songs is scrambled. The files, which were created as AAC files are now a combo of m4a's and mp3's.
I think there is a simple solution to this, but I can't find it. Will go over to my friend's house and check out the settings on his iMac.
undie wrote:
Thanks for the links, I will check them out later. What happens is that I burn the disc (CD-R) on a mac book pro, then insert in in my iMac. I've done a little experimenting. If I click under File---Burn Playlist to Disc---the burn preferences come up and I check Audio CD and include CD text. The disc that burns has no Disc Title, Track Title or Artist, only Track 1 6:05.
iTunes will write CD-TEXT but will not read CD-TEXT.
Note that CD-TEXT is only for audio CDs and it doesn't matter what the source file is (AAC or MP3).
I then tried burning the playlist as a Data CD. The results...I get the titles, artists and the disc is named, but the order of songs is scrambled
The songs are sorted on whichever column header you have selected. If you select the first column, that is the order they are on the CD.
The files, which were created as AAC files are now a combo of m4a's and mp3's
You must have had some mp3 files in their as iTunes does not convert them unless you tell it to.
Same issue here on a Mac Pro. I used to always include the CD text, now the option is grayed out. I'm assuming this is an issue with a recent update to itunes.
One other thing I noticed here in the discussion. It's mentioned that the payer does not recognize the CD text, this is not true. As stated above, I always previously included the CD text, so my car receiver displays track information and artist/title of the CD. Something I admired, was that if I place the CD that has the CD text included into another one of my computers; When it goes to search for the title/track names, they're automatically there. I've used this to export cd's from one computer and then re-import the songs into another computer without having to rename everything, and without having to re-import the whole original CD. I make a lot of mixed artist CD's.
I'm still on the borderline of importing all 2500+ of my CD's onto my NAS, but the organization is still not there, so I'm still waiting for the ease to be there befoer I import them all.
Anyhow, appears itunes 10.5.3 (My version at least) appears to have broken this feature.
FYI. Just tested on my MacBook with teh same exact version, and the same exact playlist on that computer, and it works as expected. Something screwey is in teh works. 8)
> used to always include the CD text, now the option is grayed out.
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> itunes 10.5.3 (My version at least) appears to have broken this feature.
i've got the same problem, but with v10.6.1, 10may12 moddate...any ideas how/why it's greyed out?
My playlist burned to CD doesn't include track and artist info.
