how to burn playlist in itunes to dvd

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how to burn playlist in itunes to dvd

I have made a long playlist in iTunes which I have exported to the desktop as I wish to burn a DVD (music only). My Panasonic DVD-player is unable to read the format which I suspect is MP-3. I have tried to follow the procedures described in the help pages, but the dvd which I have thus burned is not supported by the Panasonic. It can be read by my iMac but that's no use of course. Am I overlooking something, or is it just not possible?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 6:01 AM

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Answer 1

Drew Reece

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Sep 10, 2016 6:29 AM in response to amgreven

You need to confirm a few things I think…

1. What types of burned DVD's the player can read.

DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R disk formats etc, these are not universally read on all devices & support for them differs.

2. How you are burning the 'playlist'?

DVD Audio is a specific disk format that requires an AUDIO_TS folder at the base of the disk. Your player may or may not support playing 'a bunch of MP3's' on a disk & may require the data to be correctly authored into the AUDIO_TS folder - look at a disk that actually plays audio on the player via your Mac to see how it is laid out.

I suspect the manual will have info for the supported disk & formats, find it online so you can search inside it via a PDF reader or similar.

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turingtest2

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Sep 10, 2016 6:33 AM in response to amgreven

A DVD player should be able to read the AudioCD format, but that is limited to either 74 or 80 minutes depending on the type of disc. Finalised CD-R discs should be readable in almost all devices. Rewritable discs less so. How long is the playlist? Support for reading media off a data disc or MP3 CD is less widespread.

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amgreven Author

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Sep 11, 2016 3:27 AM in response to turingtest2

Thanks for your advice. The playlist is actually about 3 hours long. As I have a stack of unwritten dvds and no cds left I thought I would record a long playlist on one of the dvds. Yes, it's all old-fashioned but I was merely trying to utilize the equipment I have. In general it's a problem burning cds on a Mac; Windows computers and other devices often can't read the burned dvd.

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amgreven Author

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Sep 11, 2016 3:30 AM in response to Drew Reece

Thanks for your help and advice. I'll try and carry out the investigations you recommend. In general, I often have difficulties when burning disks on a Mac; Windows computers and other devices more often than not are not able to read the burned disk.

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Drew Reece

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Sep 11, 2016 6:46 AM in response to amgreven

Are you just burning in iTunes or via any other method?

iTunes can create 'data disks' or 'audio format' disks based on the options you pick before beginning the burn. Data disks are not very compatible with a lot of players as they are designed for computers - these are similar to disks burned in Finder.

I can't recall if iTunes's DVD burning supports 'audio disk' formats, so I would investigate what the burned DVD looks like on a Mac.

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