audio dvd

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It works just like any other DVDRW drive. I think Kees nailed above. Here's the one statement that cleared it up.

"But there's no standard for an audio DVD.
- And there's no law that dictates that any DVD-player (or CD-player for that matter) should be able to play mp3's or ogg's or wma's or DRM'd music from the Apple iPod store or amazon.com."

Bob

Since we know there is no standard here and the software makers of cd/dvd recording are not going to help you with your specific DVD player I'm going to offer you what I do in such cases. It's rather simple and it works.

I go with what works.

Many DVD players can handle MP3 playback so I learned to pop MP3s onto the DVD into folders and try that out. But that may upset some users since they want DOCUMENTATION detailing every click, screen and pop. As someone said "Never going to happen" for reasons revealed above.

But this shouldn't stop you from experimenting to see what does and does not work.

ONE BIG ITEM TO KEEP IN MIND is the number 99. While a fine agent of CONTROL, the number 99 is sadly a common limit to the number of titles you can cram onto a volume simply because that's the number of digits on the display panel!
Bob

thanks Bob things are getting clearer now thanks to all my purpose for using dvd audio was get 2 disk set on 1 looks like an mp3 burn would be easiest but will experiment

By the way if it's true cd is on way out what will replace it

But I'm not a big music hound. My car has some 20 CDs and I pop those in when I feel like it. Most of this is all about "the industry" and how to monetize everything with monthly subscriptions (XM radio?) to more.

But YOUR TOPIC is all about DVD audio and the "no standards here" problem. I think you responded kindly to all which helps immensely in that folks will share how they dealt with this. One member was rather course about DVD changers which are now rare. The reasons are simple. Ready? "Declining market." The Cable/Fios DVR is partly why. There are other reasons too.

Hope this helps.
Bob

Bob

in a recent post you said you " pop MP3s onto the DVD into folders " I know your dislike of giving steps but I have to ask anyway.

Are you familure with amazon? are their downloads propritary mp3 or not I'm still playing with getting more songs on a disk I an easily burn amazon downloads that play but disk gets loaded. I'm cloxse I think to understanding it may come down to file format

But most of them allow you to create a folder to get around the common 99 item limit. Well, 99 folders with 99 items in each?

As to Amazon, if it's a MP3 then it's 99% assured to be without DRM and will play on anything.
Bob

Kees

thanks that helps the players are both Sony dvd is dvcdx995 cdpcx 355 is cd player

I thibk I'll try and ask roxio what they mean by create audio dvd's but there is a language barrier. I gather there is only a dvd data standard at this time and my dvd player won't play dvd audio very few do from what I read

thanks

audio format on a dvd disc (not mp3 or other data formats).

" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Audio " covers all this well enough but looking at the noted DVD player it is not a "DVD-Audio" player.

Game over?
Bob

looks like it but there is mp3 burning that may work will mess around and advise thks

Sorry I didn't mean that to be rude in any way. But I see you are now in the know and appear to be ready to tackle this in new ways.

I hope you see from all the above the (lack of) standards and why some companies will give you a confused response to your questions. In fact even if they supplied you with exacting details and software to create SACD or other such media, your player would just spit it back at you.

That's why I suggested going with what works as well and knowing about the number 99.
Bob

Bob

No need I am learning a lot sommething I appreciate I've picked up much useful info Roxio makes burning look so simple until you learn it's too simple and much is left out. I am not learned in the subject and will admit with no trouble I come here and always go away smarter.

I burned a mp3 in roxio everything went fine until I hit play in cd player it runs just no sound I used cd-r seems I've more to learn

Try it on another mp3 player that's not a changer and if it play ok, then it's not the cd or dvd burning; which would leave only the changer being the issue. That's how I look at it.

that thing look like a Swiss knife. That thing can everything under the sun (maybe almost). I suggest going at this one step at a time. Maybe start with mp3 first with both cd and then dvd.

it looks lke it but had to send it back 3 times before it worked as was supposed to, as always the more bells the more trouble.

tried mp3 burn on cd-r no sound but no error msgs at all will now try dvd trial and error hopefully my stuff will accept we'll see

glad to advise am now able to create music dvd with menus thanks all