Trying to burn an audio book....need some help...

Ok,
I am burning some auidobooks for a friend. Rather than the audio book being broken down into tracks it is one track. The first book went fine though I ran out of CD's. The first book was a mix of brands and contained CDR and CDRW.
I purchased the next set of blank CDRs and finished the first book fine no problem. Then I started to burn the next book. As before, it tells me that I need mutiple CDs because the track is obviously too long to put on one CD. So I start the burning process. Everything goes fine. No errors at all. I put the CDs in to check them. When I get to the second CD, however, there is a track listed but it does not play.
I check all my settings again (I am well versed in using my mac): Burn speed is at maximum and I am burning an audio CD. So I figure that I may be applying too much RAM else where in my comp so I close everything down except iTunes and I try again.
The process has no hiccups and seems to be fine and it completes. I again put them into check their completion and about half way through the first CD the audio just stops. Both times it keeps playing, but no sound is coming out. I try playing the CDs in other programs and in an external CD player to no avail.
So this is my problem. I have now wasted 12 CDs. I thought it might be the brand (Memorex) but remember that it did work. The only thing I think I can do is to slow down the write speed (the CDs are cabable of 52x...or so they say) or buy another brand But before I waste another 6 cds I was wondering if anyone had any advice?
Thanks,
Whiteonyx
15" iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Whiteonyx,
Welcome to the group. I don't have advice for why it didn't work but I can tell you about good CD brands as I've had problems burning music in the paste. From being on this forum I have heard Memorex is bad although I've used them for music with no problem. The best though is Verbatim and that after I ran out of my cheap ones I bought a big bundle of them, Sony is also good, along with Maxell.
Here is my post on the subject of CDR's awhile back and everyone has different ideas of what is good:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=713248&tstart=0
Hopefully someone else will know what is causing your problem.
S.

Similar Messages

  • Trying to make a photo contest need some help

    Trying to make a photo contest need some help. I am running a
    fish photo contest on my website and was wondering if any of you
    could give me some advice on some good extensions to help me do
    this easier. Basically I want a page where people upload a file and
    then it automatically resizes the image and puts it on a page,
    where people can vote on the pictures.

    Hi Pilot,
    Column B contains the sale amounts.
    Column C will contain the tax amounts.
    I'm assuming a header row, and the first line of data to be row 2.
    In C2, enter: =B*20%
    Click Accept, then use the mouse to drag the small round handle at the lower right of the selected cell (C2) to fill the formula into the rest of the cells in column C.
    This simple version of the formula will put zeros in all column C cells where no amount has been entered in the corresponding cell in column B. The revised formula below takes care of that.
    C2: =IF(B,B*20%,"")
    I'd strongly suggest that 'rookies', as you describe yourself, download and read both the Numbers User Guide and the Functions and Formulas User Guide. Both are available from the Help menu in Numbers. If you use Pages and Keynote, you should use the Help menu in those applications to download their User Guides as well. The guides are searchable pdf files, well written, easy to read, and useful to rookies and old hands as well.
    Regards,
    Barry

  • Trying to burn an audio-book that is too big for the CD?

    I purchased an audio book (apx 2hours long). I tried to burn it to the CD but it keeps telling me that there isn't enough room on the CD. Is there a way to burn the CD to a folder, then split the tracks up to muliple disks?
    Keep in mind with audiobooks, it's one file, but when you burn it, mulitple tracks are created. (kinda like an .iso).
    Thanks for any assistance.

    DVD's can only hold about 4.7 GB's of DV Stream format (the format used by iMovie).
    DV Stream is 13 GB's per hour of recording so it would take 3 DVD's to "store" your data for a one hour capture.
    "Export" (back to tape) or use iDVD to "burn" an MPEG-2 version of your file.
    Only the "tape" version would not require some type of conversion on import.

  • Audio looping need some help

    I was able to loop audio in the main menu but could not do it again. I want to audio loop music that is 8 sec long on my dvd main menu. I dragged the audio to the menu and waited for the set audio to come out. I can hear the music when I simulate the menu. However, it does not loop smoothly. I checked the setting in the general tab and it is on loop. Also in the general tab I saw that the video is 30sec long. Can someone please help me on this? How can I do a seamless loop? Thanks.
    g5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    Seamless - meaning no gaps - will not happen, you can fadein/fadeout audio but there is a pause at the end of the loop
    If the video is 30 seconds long, the audio will not cover the whole 30 seconds, you will need to adjust the music or menu. In the inspector you can set the menu to an 8 second length (really kind of short) and have it loop from the beginning (loop point at 0) - your best bet is to make the audio longer

  • I need some help resizing my images on PS6. I am using a mac and have been trying to resize with same resolution and constaining proportions but for some reaseon the smaller resized image appears pizelated.

    I need some help resizing my images on PS6. I am using a mac and have been trying to resize with same resolution and constaining proportions but for some reaseon the smaller resized image appears pizelated. Heres an image of before and after. The first image I use is a JPG 72dpi 1500px x1500px and I want to downsize it to 600x600px same res, but it keeps pixelating, this has never happened before. Any suggestions, thoughts?
    thanks!

    I wouldn't say pixelated; more like blurry.
    Like ConnectedCreative said, what steps are you using? Are you using "bicubic sharper" when resizing down?

  • I am trying to sync an audio book. I cant find it on my phone?

    i am trying to sync an audio book. I cant find it on my phone?

    Under the Books tab in iTunes, with your phone connected, scroll all the way down, is sync Audiobooks checked?
    On your phone: Music>More>AudioBooks...will sync here.

  • Have been trying to get a simple rollover tooltip going but haven't had any success...need some help

    Have been trying to get a simple rollover tooltip going but haven't had any success...need some help please

    start watching at 11min
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_FJYN36_94
    hope this helps

  • I need some help. im getting error -69 when trying to sync my ipod. i dont kno what to do. ive tried googling as much info as i can on this but i cant seem to find a answer to get me off to a good starting point. i back all my music up on a hard drive.

    i need some help. im getting error -69 when trying to sync my ipod. i dont kno what to do. ive tried googling as much info as i can on this subject but i cant seem to find a answer to get me off to a good starting point. i back all my music up on a external hard drive.

    If the file was not originally from iTunes, you'll need to redownload it from it's original source or rerip it from the CD.  Files can sometimes go bad and become corrupted.  As to how or why that happens, there are a number of ways.
    What format are the problematic tracks in? Have you tried converting them to another format in iTunes?
    iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
    B-rock

  • Error 0x80004002 - when trying to transfer an audio book from OverDrive Media Console

    I am getting this error message - Error 0x80004002 - when trying to transfer an audio book from OverDrive Media Console.  It was working a couple of weeks ago.  It keeps telling me to downloan iTune9.0.2 (or newer) but I have the most up to date version of iTunes.  Also tells me the device is not connected, but it is.

    The publisher of the book seems to have restricted copying of the book on to other devices. Contact the book distributor.

  • Trying to burn an audio cd and i keep getting an error 4000

    Im trying to burn a audio cd and i keep getting this error...
    "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4000)"
    it started as soon as i upgraded itunes to its newest version....what should i do?

    Toonz,
    I have been pulling my hair out over my Error 4000 for two months now (since 5.x upgrade), and this is the most information I have heard yet. Any updates on this? My DVD/CD RW drive (the LG GWA-4161B) does not and will not have any driver updates from what I understand. Would it help to get a new DVD/CD burner?
    My Diagnostics....
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
    System manufacturer System name
    iTunes 6.0.1.3
    CD Driver 2.0.4.3
    CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
    LowerFilters: Iviaspi (1.0.0.0), Pfc (2.5.0.204),
    UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
    Video Driver: RADEON X600/X550 Series\RADEON X600/X550 Series
    SCSI\DiskVIASATA_RAID_0____________, Bus Type SCSI, Bus Address [0,0]
    USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_0128, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_0128, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_0128, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_0128, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskIC_____USB_Storage-CFC301b, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskIC_____USB_Storage-MMC301b, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskIC_____USB_Storage-MSC301b, Bus Type USB
    USBSTOR\DiskIC_____USB_Storage-SMC301b, Bus Type USB
    SCSI\CdRomHL-DT-STDVDRRW_GWA-4161B1.00, Bus Type SCSI, Bus Address [1,0]
    SCSI\CdRomSONY___DVD-ROM_DDU16139YS2, Bus Type SCSI, Bus Address [0,0]
    Current user is administrator.
    D: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1613, Rev 9YS2
    Data or MP3 CD in drive.
    Found 1 songs on CD, playing time 71:54 on CDROM media.
    Track 1, start time 00:02:00
    Get drive speed succeeded.
    E: HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4161B, Rev 1.00
    Audio CD in drive.
    Found 12 songs on CD, playing time 52:07 on Audio CD.
    Track 1, start time 00:02:32
    Track 2, start time 03:26:37
    Track 3, start time 07:17:40
    Track 4, start time 12:02:52
    Track 5, start time 14:45:60
    Track 6, start time 18:26:50
    Track 7, start time 22:09:52
    Track 8, start time 26:10:70
    Track 9, start time 29:56:32
    Track 10, start time 34:10:25
    Track 11, start time 38:44:55
    Track 12, start time 43:17:67
    Audio CD reading failed. Error Code: 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450 1450.
    Get drive speed succeeded.
    The drive CDR speeds are: 8 10 16 24 40.
    The drive CDRW speeds are: 8.
    The drive DVDR speeds are: 8.
    The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8.
    Thanks for any help you can give!

  • Trying to get a audio book onto my ipod gen 2 , not appearing

    Trying to get a audio book onto my ipod, doesn't seem to want to download

    Heather,
    Can you first verify that you have configured the iPod to sync audiobooks from your iTunes library?  To do this, plug the iPod into your computer, and then when it appears in iTunes, select it from under Devices in the left hand pane.  This shoud bring you to the iPod's Summary tab.
    Now in the main section/window of iTunes look for the Books tab along the top and click on it.  Under this tab you can configure how and what audiobooks are synced to your device.  Before making any changes, first verify that the Sync Audiobooks option is ticked at the very top.
    If you do make any changes from under this tab, be sure to click the Apply button in the lower right to sync the updates changes to the iPod.
    B-rock

  • Hi need some help just purchased secound hand mac book pro, cant instal Mountain lion, can you help? Cheers

    Hi I need some help, I have purchased a secound hand MacBook Pro and cant install mountain lion, I have set up user name and password Ok, any sujestions cheers?

    Make sure it meets the requirements for Mountain Lion: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444

  • Need some help with sound quality

    Hi guys, new here. I'm working on creating an album on my own. Bass and vocals are real, everything else is using software instruments. I have about 8 songs done, but the problem is I don't really know what I'm doing as far as recording and levels go.
    I'm using studio headphones and everything sounds fantastic through them, and even pretty good if I just hook up some earbuds, but when I bounce out a track and burn them to do a disc and play it in my car, it sounds awful. Suddenly the guitar is too low, drums are too loud.
    I really need some help here. I'm even willing to pay someone to get me on the right track. Using paypal or whatever.

    AecDuck wrote:
    Where's the fun in that? Maybe you have different motives, but I got into home recording because I like doing things myself, even if I have to learn the hard way. If you know enough to get good bass and vocal recordings and mix that with virtual instruments, then you are well on your way to making a decent sounding mix. Mixing in headphones can be very deceiving. Things simply sound different in headphones. You need some monitors, even if they are crappy because if you can get it to sound good in crappy monitors it will likely sound good on other speakers.
    The fun and experience comes from getting a good balance that sounds good in headphones, and in the monitors, and in your home stereo, and in your car stereo. Use the different audio systems as a reference. If the drums are too quiet in the car, bring them up a bit. If the bass is too loud in your headphones, put them down a bit.
    If you bring in your recordings to be mixed by somebody else, first of all you're going to end up paying hundreds, if not $1000+ dollars, even in a sub-par studio. Secondly, it's never going to sound how you want it to sound. It's going to sound how THEY want it to sound.
    I know it takes longer, and it's hard work, but you will have such a tremendous amount of satisfaction when your project is done knowing that YOU recording it, and YOU mixed it on YOUR equipment. It will be 100% yours.
    Where's the fun? How about the fun in interacting with another human being? How about the satisfaction in having another validate what you've been trying to produce?
    I don't think it's helpful to make generalizations about what type of experience the OP might have in getting professional help. I have had good experiences working with mixing engineers, and perhaps I have just been lucky, but I've been able to produce music that sounded how I wanted it to sound, but at a level beyond which my skill at the time would have been able to produce, AND I gained some insights to help me in the future.
    It IS satisfying to teach yourself a new skill. And it takes a lot of patience, trial and error, and you might miss the mark more often than you hit it. If you're in a rush, it might be a viable solution to contact some studios and see if you can work with them. Learning from others is perfectly acceptable.

  • Need some help with social net site

    I need to create a site with editable user profiles, the site
    will feature sports stats that the user can update.
    I use Dreamweaver and MYSQL but I need some direction. Im
    starting from scratch here, are there any templates or free source
    code to go off of? I really need some help!!

    "Funks Da Burn" <[email protected]> wrote in
    message
    news:g1np74$eej$[email protected]..
    >I need to create a site with editable user profiles, the
    site will feature
    > sports stats that the user can update.
    > I use Dreamweaver and MYSQL but I need some direction.
    Im starting from
    > scratch here, are there any templates or free source
    code to go off of? I
    > really need some help!!
    That's not something you can do using templates or by
    dropping in a free
    script; it's pretty complicated. You need to know how to
    design a database
    and write server-side code. Dreamweaver will help you write
    the code, but
    you still need to plan and design the whole application. I'd
    recommend
    starting with a book. It sounds like PHP is going to be your
    best bet - does
    your host server support it? If so, do a search on Amazon.com
    for books on
    Dreamweaver and PHP, and/or ask for recommendations here.
    Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
    Free Articles on the Business of Web Development
    Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate
    Worksheet

  • Need some help and guidance please!

    Hi everyone,
    I desperately need some help because I am at my wits end.   In September I purchased a Compaq Presario CQ60-450US.  Shortly after purchasing, I fresh installed Windows 7 Professional.  Recently I decided to tried to dual boot ubuntu on the machine only to find that the installation failed because of CD read error.  I know for a fact that the CD is not the issue because I have used this CD three other times to install ubuntu thus I came to the conclusion that the CD/DVD drive was bad.  
    I called HP support to get a new CD/DVD drive replaced only to spend 2 hours on the phone with a individual that decided to troubleshoot first trying to install ubuntu remotely (I informed the indiviual that the remote session would end), then by playing a DVD and "skipping throughout" the movie.  He/she said that she could see no issue.  (no diagnostic was run)I informed the individual that I had issues with buring as well.  He/she proceeded to go online and install software asking me to demonstrate the issue after which the call got dropped mysteriously.
    I called HP support back and told them that I am having an issue now burning.  They proceed to connect remotely and look at the software the previous support individual downloaded and said that the software was not supported by HP.  I informed the individual that I give permission to install any software needed to troubleshoot but the individual said that I could not be suppoted because I wasn't using the OS installed by HP.  I was instructed to recover my machine to the OS that was installed with the machine if I was to continue to get support.
    I informed the individual that the drivers and software are the same for either OS considering the CD/DVD rom is a plug and play device.  The individual refused to help and told me I had lost my warranty because of my decision to install an OS directly from Microsoft or a third paper vendor. 
    That is where I stand.  HP is refusing to give me support because I am not running their Vista Home edition even though my issue is hardware.  I cannot find any warrent information stating that I need to have the original operating system installed on the machine to receive support.   Can anyone point me to a reputable division that can help me with my issue?  I feel I was just thrown aside so that they don't have to initiate a repair.  If not has anyone filed a compalint against this outrageous support requirement?   

    Dear ndjumpball,
    I would like to say that I have some good -- or at least encouraging -- advice.  Regretfully, I do not.  I had issues with my dv7 practically since purchasing it a year ago specifically so I would have a reliable computer for school.  My first problem: I bought my laptop a mere 7 weeks before HP started offering their free upgrade to Windows 7.  Consequently, I was forced to purchase the full installation retail or continue to deal with the wonton freezes and system failures that inevitably occurred while I was working on homework -- courtesy of HP's installation of Vista Home Premium 64-bit.  Thankfully, I was able to purchase a copy of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit through a significant student discount offer from Microsoft, and I had my new OS downloaded the evening of October 23, 2009; I had to give their servers time to free up, since it seemed like everyone and their dogs were also downloading what the reviews posted on CNET and PC World touted as being more reliable.  I recall (I can't remember exactly which site this appeared) the statement, "Windows 7 is what Vista should have been from the beginning."
    I was all excited and happy now that I had a laptop for school that had everything I was looking for:  decent size hard drive, a fair amount of RAM, great 17.3" display with awesome colors, and a CDRW/DVDRW/Blu-Ray disk drive in the bay.  Not only was I very satisfied with the hardware; it also came with a decent host of software that are thought was pretty cool, too.  It came with CyberLink's DVD Suite 6 that I could activate simply by touching a soft button above the keyboard.  Aside from Vista Home Premium crashing on me at the most inopportune times, I was exceedingly happy with my $1000 purchase and investment.  Then came the "upgrade" to Windows 7 Professional 64-bit...Because I didn't have a "compatible" version of Vista, I had to do a full ("custom") install.  In other words, I lost all of the cool features I originally bought the machine for in the first place...no more cool one-finger's brush software activation (still don't have that working), and HP Chat Support told me the same thing they told you.  The following is a direct copy/paste quote from an email response I received from HP Total Care:  "In order to help you relevantly I would like to request you to please revert back to Vista operating system and check whether the issue is persisting or not.  If the issue is still persisting after reverting the operating system back to vista then we need to perform system recovery."
    After pursuing my case for 6 months -- finally getting my case escalated to two HP Customer Care Case Managers in Texas/Oklahoma -- the best "customer support" I received was what I'm sure was a truly heartfelt and sincere apology...  Oh, neither case manager was "able" to send me either the true upgrade disks that would have preserved the features purchased, nor were they willing to send me a stand-alone installation of the CyberLink’s DVD Suite 6 that is currently offered with the HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition series.  (In massive frustration and anger, I bought the CyberLink’s DVD software - $100 I didn't have to spend on something I had already bought...)
    A month later (late March), MY CD-RW/DVD-RW/Blu-Ray drive stopped working.  After an hour online with Customer Care, I had finally convinced the rep that the drive was working fine after my ditching Vista Home Premium, and that its failure had absolutely nothing to do with Windows 7 Pro.  After giving the guy my credit card number as security, I had a replacement drive shipped to me.
    My personal recommendation:  clearly state that the hardware failure had nothing to do with whatever software or OS you chose to install.  Bottom line:  your computer is only 8 months old and is still covered under warranty, they can replace the defective part, or you can return the entire machine.  You probably want to be the "Nice Guy" but you need to remind them that you have other brands available to purchase.
    I don't know if that helps or not, but thank you for giving me the opportunity to vent!  :-)

Maybe you are looking for