[chrissss]

hi
my music is stored with the file format of AAC i compiled a cd to burn which file size read 92mb but it didnt fit on the cd, what is the story here! are the files converted as they are burnt to cd or are my files reading the wrong sizes and does everyone leave them as AAC files or convert them to mp3

cheers chris

[Chuckit]

If you want to play the CD in a regular CD player, you'll want to burn an audio CD (this is the default for "Burn CD"). Audio CDs can hold, in general, 80 minutes of audio. The size of the compressed AAC files doesn't matter unless you're planning to burn a data CD to transfer the files to another computer (in which case you'll want to use Finder to make the CD, not iTunes

Also, converting AAC to MP3 will hurt the file's quality. I like my music to sound good, so I don't do that.

[PurpleGiant]

The AAC files are 92mb. Problem is, normal CD players can't play them, so iTunes converts them (in the background) to AIFF files before burning, which increases file size.

Just pay attention to the length of time the tracks go for. Then look at the time (in minutes) of your blank CDs. Blank CDs generally hold between 74 and 90 minutes of music.