Suggestion for Burning Multiple CDs

When you try to burn a playlist that has too many songs to fit on one cd, it would be VERY helpful if itunes would tell you how many CDs if plans to use and which songs would be on each cd. Perhaps the playlist could become color coded, grouping songs together per each cd itunes plans to use.
-Chris

The iTunes ability to burn a long playlist across multiple audio CDs has always been buggy and unreliable. To save yourself frustration, split the long playlist into individual lists that are each comfortably under 80 minutes. Then burn one at a time.

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ed2345 wrote:
Easily done. See iTunes: How to set the play order of songs on an MP3 CD. Basically, if you sort the playlist by album, iTunes will burn the MP3 CD with album folders.
Thanks, that solves the second problem, which was the more pressing anyway.
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The iTunes ability to burn a long playlist across multiple audio CDs has always been buggy and unreliable. To save yourself frustration, split the long playlist into individual lists that are each comfortably under 80 minutes. Then burn one at a time.

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hi there:
ok now when u want to do such a thing which i totally understand what u are trying to do !so u have these options L
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irvineswimgirl,
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