itunes and "encoding"?

[pachyderm]

hey gang, newbie here, i was wondering if there is anyway i can "encode"(i think that is what it is called) the song names on my cd's when i burn them. i want to be able to see the song title on my cd player when i hit the text button.

anyone?

i have no idea what kind of Imac it is.... imac 1.83GHz. does that help?

thanks,
pachyderm

 

[robbieduncan]

I don't think iTunes supports CD Text (which is what it's really called). I believe Roxio Toast, although I can't see it mentioned on the product page...

 

[Sky Blue]

Preferences > Advanced > Burning > Include CD text

 

[robbieduncan]

Preferences > Advanced > Burning > Include CD text

Wow! So there is! I bow down to your superior knowledge

 

[pachyderm]

Preferences > Advanced > Burning > Include CD text

and i just leave it this way correct? i don't have to go and repeat these steps every time i want to burn one?

i also noticed on the "advanced" menu the options "get cd track names" and
"submit cd track names". what are these about?

thanks,
pachyderm

 

[pachyderm]

and i just leave it this way correct? i don't have to go and repeat these steps every time i want to burn one?

i also noticed on the "advanced" menu the options "get cd track names" and
"submit cd track names". what are these about?

thanks,
pachyderm

i'm assuming by your silence that is the case...

 

[eRondeau]

Get/Submit...

"Get CD Track Names" compares the CD you're importing to a huge list of CD's stored online in the GraceNote CD Database. It automatically fills-in most of the blanks for you.

"Submit CD Track Names" does the reverse. If the CD you're ripping isn't found in the CDDB, you can fill-in all the track deets manually and then submit it, so that they'll be available for the next person. Normally you'd only need to do this for a locally-produced CD, maybe a band in your town that presses a couple of hundred for local sales.

 

[pachyderm]

"Get CD Track Names" compares the CD you're importing to a huge list of CD's stored online in the GraceNote CD Database. It automatically fills-in most of the blanks for you.

"Submit CD Track Names" does the reverse. If the CD you're ripping isn't found in the CDDB, you can fill-in all the track deets manually and then submit it, so that they'll be available for the next person. Normally you'd only need to do this for a locally-produced CD, maybe a band in your town that presses a couple of hundred for local sales.

ahh...i must be more diligent and read the "help" topics...correct?

"Preferences > Advanced > Burning > Include CD text" - this is a one time operation though right? set this preference once and yer set? i am going to get some blank cd's and burn today.

thanks,
pachyderm

Preferences > Advanced > Burning > Include CD text

sssswwweeeeee-eeeet!

 

[Fiveos22]

Has anyone else noticed that the CD-TEXT feature in iTunes is...picky? The CDs I've burned from iTunes display the text nicely in some players but are noticably absent in others.

I'd bet this is a player issue, but I wonder if the CD-TEXT implementation in iTunes is standard (vs. Sony...Phillips?, etc).

 

[pachyderm]

as long a the cd player has a "text" button or selection i've not had a problem.