iTunes wont burn 300MB playlist to a 800MB CD ? ? ?

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iTunes wont burn 300MB playlist to a 800MB CD ? ? ?

Hi, I have a playlist of Children's stories, all of them have been imported from tapes via Sound Studio and converted from AIFF to MP3. Consequently all 46 tracks only take up 309MB, way less than the 800MB CD-RW I want to burn them to.

However, iTunes tells me that the selected playlist is too big and I'll need extra CDs to fit it all on... why is this and how can I burn my MP3s to 1 CD so my wife can have all the kids' stories in the car all the time.

I have tried unchecking some of the tracks and eventually they would fit on so I know I'm not trying to fit on my whole library by mistake. The disc has been erased and is completely empty.

Confused - Any help gratefully received.

MBPro 2GHZ 2GB RAM 120GB HD Mac OS X (10.4.3) 1GHZ iBook (10.3.9) 250GB icy box, 4th gen ipod20

MBPro 2GHZ 2GB RAM 120GB HD, Mac OS X (10.4.3), 1GHZ iBook (10.3.9) 250GB icy box, 4th gen ipod20

Posted on Jan 5, 2007 7:32 AM

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Answer 1

macmenno

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Jan 5, 2007 11:25 AM in response to Ben James1

You didn't tell what CD format you're trying to burn.
If you're burning an MP3 or Data CD, iTunes should not whine about using more CDs. 309 MB is 309 MB. Period.

It's a different story when you're trying to burn an Audio CD.
In order to meet the specs. of an Audio CD, iTunes has to convert a music file into the native format of an Audio CD.
That format uses way more space and only allows about 75 - 78 minutes of audio to be burned on an 700 MB CD-R(W).
Look at the bottom of your playlist. If it is more than approx. 78 minutes, you need more discs.

I would not recommend to use CD-RWs for burning Audio CDs. Many CD-players don't like them. Use CD-Rs instead.

Hope this helps.

M

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Answer 2

Ben James1 Author

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Jan 5, 2007 2:19 PM in response to macmenno

Thanks,

I used a CD-RW as it was the only CD I could find at the time, I will try CDRs. I will also check to see if my car's CD changer will play MP3 CDs. If it won't then there's no point in trying. If it does, what's the best method of getting the MP3s to the CD?

Regards,
Ben.

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Chris CA

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Jan 5, 2007 2:21 PM in response to Ben James1

I will also check to see if my car's CD changer will play MP3 CDs
If you have MP3 CD selected in iTunes prefs -> Advanced - Burning, the songs will only get burned to the CD if they are in MP3 format. iTunes will not convert them on the fly.

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Answer 4

macmenno

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Jan 5, 2007 2:58 PM in response to Ben James1

In addition to Chris CA's reply read this article:
iTunes: How to set the play order of songs on an MP3 CD
It might come in handy, when your car CD-player supports MP3 CD's and you want to burn more CDs.

M

17' iMac 800 MHz, 768 MB RAM, 200 GB HD, DL burner Mac OS X (10.4.8) iTunes 7.0.2

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Answer 5

Ben James1 Author

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Jan 6, 2007 1:13 PM in response to Chris CA

Thanks ChrisCA, I hadn't realised. assumed that seeing as all the files were MP3 anyway then 'burn' would just burn MP3s. Now I need a CD changer that accepts MP3 cds as well as audio (although it does take CDR and RW too.)

Ben.

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