From: RobertB 

Update. Interesting. I cleaned the small laser bulb in the JVC with a Q-tip
and one of the burned CDs played fine (forget which encoding it was since I
hadn't marked it). Looks like it was the player.


In article ,
 RobertB  wrote:

> FYI. I tried a new brand of CD-Rs. These are Memorex. Burned it at 4x.
> Still won't play in my CD player. Plays in the computer fine.
>
>
> In article ,
>  RobertB  wrote:
>
> > In article , "Glenn Meadows"

> > wrote:
> >
> > > Nope, a RedBook CD is actually one continuous data file,
beginning to end
> > > of
> > > the recorded area, with markers embedded in the data that is read.
> >
> > Ahh, OK, but is it actually a "data" CD? Well, I guess
from a certain
> > point of view, it's all data, since it's all digital.
> >
> > >
> > > When you look at a CD in an explorer mode in Windows, you SEE the
> > > individual
> > > tracks as Track 1, Track 2, etc, because the Table of
Contents is read,
> > > and
> > > the start points are determined.
> > >
> > > In iTunes there is an option to select "Audio CD",
instead of the various
> > > file formats (MP3, AIFF, Apple Lossless).  That's when you
extract tracks
> > > to
> >
> > That's in Preferences>Advanced>Burning. The Importing menu lists the
> > following:
> >
> > AAC Encoder
> > AIFF Encoder (currently checked)
> > Apple Lossless
> > MP3 Encoder
> > WAV ENcoder
> >
> >
> >
> > > the hard drive, or into iTunes.  When making a CD, you
create a playlist
> > > with the tracks you want, then select BURN, having set the
BURN option in
> > > the Preferences/Advanced/Burn area to Audio CD.  (I looked prior to
> > > posting
> >
> > Yeah, I've done that many times.
> >
> > > the last message).  iTunes will take any supported file format (AIFF,
> > > WAV,
> > > Lossless, MP3), and convert on the fly to 44.1/16bit
"RedBook" audio CD
> > > format, which should make a disk that's playable on any CD player.
> >
> > Well, you can select the burn speed, which can have an effect on whether
> > a not a CD will play in certain players.
> > >
> > > Still sounds like you've selected one of the data file
format recording
> > > modes, that will make the files into whichever format you've selected,
> > > but
> > > it burns a DATA disk with those files on it, instead of a normal Music
> > > CD.
> >
> > Nope. Under Burning, it's set to Audio CD. Maybe I can send you a screen
> > shot. I think it's either the player or the media. Can I attach a binary
> > to this message? I'll see if this works (it's a Uuencoded TIFF).
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Glenn M.
> > > "RobertB"  wrote in message
> > > news:missinglink-B1CA7A.18062626122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > > > In article ,
> > > > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> AIFF is NOT RedBood CD.  AIFF is an individual file
based system,
> > > >> similar
> > > >> to
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure? 'Cause I read that AIFF is, in fact, not
a file system at
> > > > all, just a series of tracks. It is only displayed on a
computer that
> > > > way for convenience (so you can find the beginning and
end of a track).
> > > >
> > > > Also, there are no other encoding options in iTunes.
It's either AAC,
> > > > Apple Lossless, or AIFF (or MP3, which I don't want).
> > > >
> > > >> individual WAV files.  It's probable that your
sister's CAR CD player
> > > >> can
> > > >> read data CD's, and treat audio files as
playbackable.  Older CD
> > > >> players
> > > >> can't do that, the entire CD must be a full Redbook
spec CD, not a
> > > >> collection of individual files.
> > > >>
> > > >> Look in iTunes and check the burning options, and
make sure you have
> > > >> selected in the Preferences/Advanced/Disk Burning
section to Audio CD,
> > > >> and
> > > >> not DATA CD.
> > > >
> > > > Oh shit. I'm going to scream. Please beleive me when I
tell you it was
> > > > set to Audio CD from the get go, from day one in fact. The PREF
> > > > settings
> > > > is not an issue (at least not that one!).
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >>
> > > >> Glenn M.
> > > >> "RobertB" 
wrote in message
> > > >> news:missinglink-FE5E09.10561826122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > > >> > In article ,
> > > >> > "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Do the CD's play on other CD players?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The AIFF encoded CD plays on my sister's car
CD player, not on my
> > > >> > home
> > > >> > CD player.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Are they full "Audio CD's" and
not data cd's?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yup. They are full "Audio CDs."
> > > >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> I've got 7.02 running on a bunch of
systems at the office, and
> > > >> >> nobody
> > > >> >> has
> > > >> >> had any complaints of non-compatible burns.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Could it be my JVC system?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Glenn M.
> > > >> >> "RobertB"
 wrote in message
> > > >> >>
news:missinglink-DDD49F.11132425122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > > >> >> > Hi all.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I cannot seem to get iTunes (on a new
core2duo) to burn a CD that
> > > >> >> > my
> > > >> >> > old
> > > >> >> > JVC component system will read. Now,
I managed to get this to
> > > >> >> > work
> > > >> >> > on
> > > >> >> > my
> > > >> >> > older G4 (after a bit of fussing and
several trashed CDs), but it
> > > >> >> > worked
> > > >> >> > --  eventually.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I've tried importing as AAC, Apple
Lossless, and AIFF. All the
> > > >> >> > CDs
> > > >> >> > play
> > > >> >> > in the Mac but none of 'em play in
the JVC. The CD spins up then
> > > >> >> > spins
> > > >> >> > down and appears to be unrecognized.
Now, part of the problem may
> > > >> >> > be
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > JVC, which is at least 5 years old
and does not recognize MP3 CDs
> > > >> >> > and
> > > >> >> > whatnot. But it does read burned CDs.
I know since I have some
> > > >> >> > and
> > > >> >> > they
> > > >> >> > play. I've checked my iTunes
Preferences several times. They're
> > > >> >> > definitely set to burn "Audio
CD". Can't figure it out.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Blanks are Verbatim DataLifePlus
CD-Rs. The same ones I've used
> > > >> >> > (successfully) in the past. What am I missing?
> >
> > begin 644 iTunes-Burning.tiff
> > [Image]
> >
> > end

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