Burn CD that can be read on a pc

[alainr]

i burned a photo cd and checked it to be sure that the photos were on it.

i gave it to someone who cld not open it on her PC.

is there a way to burn cds that are readable by both pc and macs? does it matter if you burn using finder vs elements?

thanks

 

[GGJstudios]

If the files are .jpg or .bmp or any other image format that Windows can read, there shouldn't be a problem.

 

[hughvane]

I believe .png format is the best for cross-platform compatibility, otherwise .jpg.

 

[SmurfBoxMasta]

you have to make sure the file extensions are visible in the file name itself......ie "housepics.jpg", not just in the "get info/properties" panel, otherwise windblows wont know what app to open them with......also don't use any funky characters like slashes, dashes, underscores etc in the file names.....this causes windblows to go apesh*t too

Also the disc itself should be burned as an ISO9660 format to ensure cross-platform compatability......

 

[GGJstudios]

you have to make sure the file extensions are visible in the file name itself......ie "housepics.jpg", not just in the "get info/properties" panel, otherwise windblows wont know what app to open them with......also don't use any funky characters like slashes, dashes, underscores etc in the file names.....this causes windblows to go apesh*t too

Also the disc itself should be burned as an ISO9660 format to ensure cross-platform compatability......

If your settings hide file extensions in Finder, it doesn't mean they're not on the file and visible to Windows. You do have to be careful of some special characters like slashes, but dashes and underscores are fine on Windows.

 

[lukerees83]

Can I Undo Once Punctuation is in Folders?

I burnt folders containing only jpegs with my Mac and put a slash in the folder names (e.g. "Folders/Activities" was one of them.)

Now my client can't open on PC and it says the folders are empty. How can he solve this and read them on a PC?

Many thanks.

 

[OliverOSX93]

Please at least read the previous posts when you resurrect a long dead thread. If a file or folder has a / or \ in it, windows will have trouble.

I'm not aware of a way to make them read outside of a virtual machine (it would need to run a hackintosh distro)