Using iTunes to create an MP3 CD that can be used on a DVD player

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Using iTunes to create an MP3 CD that can be used on a DVD player

I recently attempted to create what I believed to be an MP3 CD from iTunes that my DVD player would be able to play. My DVD player was unable to read the CD (No Disc message). Come to find out that it creates the CD in a Mac format instead of an ISO 9660 format. Has anyone been able to create an MP3 CD from iTunes that a DVD player will load? If so what settings did you use?

IMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.8), 500 MB Ram

Posted on May 16, 2007 7:30 AM

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Timmy Y

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May 16, 2007 11:16 AM in response to Lefkows

I don't think you have a choice in what format it burns. Have you tried burning it in finder to see if it will play?

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Yer_Man

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May 16, 2007 11:29 AM in response to Lefkows

Of course you have a choice in the format it burns.

iTunes -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Burning

Choose between Music CD, Data CD or DVD and mp3 CD.

Regards

TD

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Lefkows Author

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May 16, 2007 11:32 AM in response to Timmy Y

I can create a MP3 CD that a DVD player will read from Toast Titanium 7.0 if I select Data CD and ISO 9660 format, but I was hoping I could do the same thing from iTunes because it would be easier to from iTunes.

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Chris CA

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May 16, 2007 11:36 AM in response to Lefkows

Works fine on my iMac.

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Timmy Y

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May 16, 2007 11:47 AM in response to Yer_Man

And this burns it in an ISO 9660 format?

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Chris CA

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May 16, 2007 12:09 PM in response to Timmy Y

Can't say offhand but it works in my regular DVD player.

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Timmy Y

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May 16, 2007 12:21 PM in response to Chris CA

Cool. Thanks 🙂

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Lefkows Author

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May 17, 2007 6:40 AM in response to Lefkows

The problem is solved. My new Sony DVD Player seems to handle whatever format my MP3 CD is created in even though the manual says nothing about a mac formatted CD. So I can now use iTunes or Toast to create MP3 CDs. My old JVC CD player is about 5 years old and even though the manual says it will read MP3 CDs and VCD CDs it never worked well on anything I created on a Mac

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