iTunes burn pattern

bradg

When I burned cd a few years ago in my old pc, using nero, there were two shdes, one where it burned, and one where it didn't.



On my imac, when I burn a cd, there are three or four (don't remember, it's been a while since I burned a cd) distinct burn circles. There is a small one on the inside, then a new shade starts, and then it finishes with a new shade.



Why is this?

Is all the space for meta-data, if so, how can I not use meta data on cds?



I am making audio cds, not mp3 cds, or data cds.





Another question:



In nero (program was several years old, I don't have it anymore) when I wanted to make a cd, there was a bar on the bottom of the window that showed the available space vs. used space. With colors representing the songs on the disk per the space thay used.



In iTunes, I have to pretty much guess, and click burn, if it's too many, I take one off, and try again, and so on.

I can't use the space on the bottom of the window. I tried this once, and it said the playlist was 80 some mb, but i tried to burn it on a slandered cd, and it wouldn't fit. I think because the songs in the playlist were mp3?



Can anybody help?



Thanks alot.

hujib

Create your playlist to burn and look at the total time at the bottom of the iTunes window. If it exceeds the CD-R's limit then you'll have to remove songs. If you're burning Data or MP3 format then use the MB info to dictate if the disc will hold it or not.