4.5 GB is the maximum amount that can be put on to a DVD Data CD.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:28 PM Subject: Re: Backing up mp3's onto a dvd > Hi again Rusty. > > I managed to follow your instructions and successfully copied 14 albums > 1.44gb of mp3's onto a blank DVD. This is excellent as I've got a lot of > stuff to back-up and it makes sense to use a larger format disk. Any idea > just how much I can get onto a DVD? Another list member advised that he > managed to get 3gb. Is this possible? > > Best wishes. > Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > > Drop me a wee line at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: Backing up mp3's onto a dvd > > > > Hi, > > > > When using roxio e z cd creator 6.x, choose creator classic from > > the opening menu. Navigate to the files you'd like to store onto the dvd. > > Remember, you're making a data compilation, not music. Press control t to > > add the selection to you dvd, either a file at a time, or a folder at a > > time. You can route your mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen, and > > move it up a line at a time to hear how much room remains on the dvd. > > They hold 4.5 gigs of data. If you put more than 4 gigs on, you'll get a > > warning message that after burning, the dvd will be closed. I use dvd's > > to archive a lot of data. Whether you'll be able to play these mp3's on a > > player depends on what the player supports. My dvd player is old enough, > > about four years, that it will not play dvd's or cd's that I've burned. I > > have players that will play mp3 cd's. I suspect that there is, or some > > day will be, a player that can play any format. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Rusty > > > At 06:17 AM 7/29/2005, Andy spake thusly:- > >>Hi Peter > >> > >>I burned mp3's onto a standard cd and Simon was able to listen to the > >>music on his boss wave machine. I could also listen to it on my dvd > >>player which is under my tv. I understand that a dvd can hold mp3 tracks, > >>but cannot get Easy CD Creator to do it for me. > >> > >>Best wishes. > >>Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > >> > >>Drop me a wee line at: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Logue" > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:07 AM > >>Subject: RE: Backing up mp3's onto a dvd > >> > >> > >>>Mp3 music on a DVD. Now there's an idea. I imagine if this is possible > >>>then > >>>you could perhaps contain an artists complete discography on one DVD? I'm > >>>assuming a DVD has more than 1 Gig of space, otherwise you'd just place > >>>the > >>>discography on a regular CD. Which is fine if you only have a discography > >>>of > >>>8 albums or so. But if an artists discography amounts to some 15 albums, > >>>then > >>>a DVD with the space of perhaps 2 Gigs would certtainly be the way to go. > >>>If > >>>this is the way you went and you placed all of an artists discography on > >>>one > >>>DVD in mp3 format, could you then play that DVD on a stereo slash mp3 > >>>player? > >>>Hmmm. Now 14 Cat Stevens mp3 albums on one DVD playing all day on one DVD > >>>disc. Man I'd be teasing Buddha in Katmandoo with a chocolate bull at > >>>four on > >>>a broken morning in room C79 while I waited for the peace train. But is > >>>it > >>>really possible to place a 15 album discography on one DVD and play it on > >>>an > >>>mp3 player? > >>> > >>> > >>>Peter > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>>Behalf Of Andy > >>>Sent: July 28, 2005 4:52 PM > >>>To: PC audio discussion list. > >>>Subject: Backing up mp3's onto a dvd > >>> > >>>Hi all. > >>> > >>>I've converted 14 Roy Harper albums to mp3 format and would like to back > >>>these up onto a DVD to save disks. I'm using Easy CD Creator version 6.0 > >>>and > >>>would really welcome a step by step at how to achieve this. I've > >>>attempted > >>>but cannot manage. I have discovered that the albums amount to 1.37gb. > >>>Is > >>>this too large for a DVD? Any advise would be very appreciated folks. > >>>Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Best wishes. > >>>Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > >>> > >>>Drop me a wee line at: > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 25/07/2005 > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >>>http://www.pc-audio.org > >>> > >>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >>>http://www.pc-audio.org > >>> > >>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 25/07/2005 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 25/07/2005 > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >>http://www.pc-audio.org > >> > >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Be happy. 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