Re: WMP11b2 - CD and DVD Burning

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

Sure thing. Even easier than a search. Try this with WMP 11 Version
11.0.5705.5043:

1. Open WMP.
2. Click on Help pull-down menu.
3. From Help dialog, expand "Burning your own CDs".
4. Click on "Burn a CD".
5. The following is the "preliminary documentation subject to change" under
that title:
<snip>
Burn a CD in Windows Media Player
You can easily create your own customized CDs or DVDs using Windows Media
Player.

Click the Burn tab, click the arrow below the Burn tab, and then click the
type of CD you want to burn (audio or data).

Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the CD burner. Or, insert a CD-RW
disc that has files on it, and erase the contents of the disc by
right-clicking the drive in the Navigation pane and then clicking Erase disc.
(Erasing is required before you can burn to the disc again.)
</snip>

Please note "DVDs" in the first line and then the subsequent limit of "CD-R"
or "CD-RW".

Also from the "Burn FAQ":
<snip>
What can I burn?
You can use the Player to burn a mix of songs from your Player library or
computer to an audio CD, after which you can play the CD in any standard CD
player. You can also burn files to data CDs and DVDs. It is not possible to
burn live streams, such as radio stations, to a CD or DVD.

What types of CDs can I burn?
You can use either a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc for burning in the Player,
depending on the type(s) of removable storage that your CD burner supports,
and the type of disc that you prefer. Note that not all CD players can play
CD-RW discs. You can use the Player to burn the following types of CDs:

Audio CD. Burn music CDs in standard Red Book audio format. Audio CDs can be
played in most computers and in home and car CD players that play CD-R and
CD-RW discs. You can burn an audio CD from either Windows Media Audio (WMA),
MP3, or WAV file formats.

Data CD. A data CD, also called a media CD, can store approximately 700
megabytes (MB) of music or video files. Data CDs are also useful if you want
to back up your data files. Keep in mind, however, that some CD players and
computers may not be able to play data CDs or to play some of the file types
that can be burned to a data CD.

</snip>






--
:: chug ::
:: zenpoodle.com ::


"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:33:01 -0700, ChugMonkey
<ChugMonkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ah! Thanks Neil. Good info about WMP relying on Window's CD burning
capability. That is odd and somewhat misleading for MSFT to have, "DVD", in
the Help.


All my machines are apart now for a house move so I can't check the
help file till next week - but I would have thought that referred to
reading rather than writing DVDs. Is there a specific help search you
know of to show that part of the help file ?

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

.

Relevant Pages

  • Playing CDs & DVDs
    ... have music downloaded to the hard drive that I can save to a disc. ... I have tried Easy CD Creator and the CD BurnerXP Pro to burn what I choose ... The discs will play fine on the pc, but when I try them on the DVD/VHS ... I have tried to play music CDs on a portable CD player, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.music)
  • DVDS / CDS
    ... have music downloaded to the hard drive that I can save to a disc. ... I have tried Easy CD Creator and the CD BurnerXP Pro to burn what I choose ... The discs will play fine on the pc, but when I try them on the DVD/VHS ... I have tried to play music CDs on a portable CD player, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Re: DVD I created will not play on DVD/Player and TV
    ... If you just burnt a data dvd it ... > I have burned a DVD-R disc with digital photos on my Toshiba 23 series PC. ... > player I have hooked up to my multi media display. ... > Did I burn it incorrectly or should I be using a different media type. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.photos)
  • Re: DVDS / CDS
    ... You have to use CD-R CDs and you must finalize them before playing on home ... have music downloaded to the hard drive that I can save to a disc. ... The discs will play fine on the pc, but when I try them on the DVD/VHS ... I have tried to play music CDs on a portable CD player, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Re: questions about downloading the episodes to disc
    ... I've only run into a few things that I couldn't play in it like some mpg2 ... When you burn them using say Nero if you choose the size of the media you ... I seriously doubt that my DVD player will play these ... probably be a waste of a disc though. ...
    (rec.arts.drwho)