[_nmk]

Hi all,

What is the simplest way to copy CDs, both audio and data, under panther?

I have an iBook G4 with a slot loading combo drive.

Many thanks,
nmk

[Appleman]

Originally posted by _nmk:
Hi all,

What is the simplest way to copy CDs, both audio and data, under panther?

I have an iBook G4 with a slot loading combo drive.

Many thanks,
nmk

Use the Finder. It's pretty basic but it works.

[_nmk]

erm, the question was more like 'How?' not 'What with?' :-)

[rjenkinson]

open panther's disk utility. make an image of the disc. then burn it.

-r.

[Appleman]

Originally posted by _nmk:
erm, the question was more like 'How?' not 'What with?' :-)

In the file menu there is a option called "help"...

But anyway, in System Preferences go to Hardware and click "CDs & DVDs". You can then tell what to do when inserting things in your Mac :-)

Choose
"When you insert a blank CD" - "Open Finder"

then insert a blank ced and the Finder will ask you what to do with it. You'll see an image of an cd on your desktop which can be treated as a folder.
Drag stuff there and then choose for Burn.

Easy.

Or read yourself in Help:

Creating CDs and DVDs using the Finder



If your computer has a Combo drive or a CD-R/CD-RW drive, you can burn files onto CD discs using the Finder. If your computer has a SuperDrive, you can burn files on CD and DVD discs.



By default, Mac OS X burns CD discs in a format that can also be used on non-Macintosh computers.


Insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the optical drive of your computer.
Type a name for the disc in the dialog that appears (if CDs & DVDs preferences are set to "Ask what to do"), or under the CD icon if no dialog appears.



If you see the dialog, you can choose an action from the pop-up menu and select "Make this action the default" if you want the same thing to happen every time you insert a blank disc. Then click OK.
Drag files and folders to the open disc window and arrange the files exactly as you want them. The names of files, folders, and the disc can't be changed after the CD is burned.
Choose File > Burn Disc.
Select the burn speed and click Burn.





You can also use applications with a disc-burning feature (such as iTunes or iPhoto) to burn CDs.

[_nmk]

My question was specifically on copying cds. I had already figured creating them out.

I played wit h the disk utility and copied some data cds with it - it works.

Now onto the second part. How about audio cds? I would guess iTunes is the answer but how?

Thanks,
nmk

[Appleman]

Originally posted by _nmk:
Now onto the second part. How about audio cds? I would guess iTunes is the answer but how?

Thanks,
nmk

It cannot be that hard to read I suppose?
From iTunes Help:

Creating your own audio CDs



If your computer has an internal CD-RW drive or SuperDrive, you can make your own audio CDs containing the songs you add to a playlist. (Some external CD burners may also work with iTunes.) You can listen to the audio CDs you create in iTunes in most consumer CD players and on your computer.

iTunes converts the songs to standard audio files before writing them to the CD. You can fit about 74 minutes of music, or about 20 songs, on a 650 MB CD-R disc. Some discs allow 80 minutes (700 MB) of music.




1
Choose iTunes > Preferences, then click the Burning button at the top of the window.


2
Choose Audio CD as the Disc Format.


3
To have all the songs on the CD play at the same volume level, select the Sound Check checkbox.


4
Click OK.


5
Select the playlist you want to burn to the CD, then click the Burn Disc button.


You can only burn a CD from the songs in a playlist. For instructions on creating a playlist, click "Tell me more."


If the playlist contains more songs than will fit on the CD, iTunes will burn as many songs as will fit on one disc, and then ask you to insert another disc to continue burning the remaining songs. (You can see the size of the selected playlist at the bottom of the iTunes window.) If necessary, you may need to create more than one playlist and burn each one to a CD.


6
Insert a blank CD-R disc and click Burn Disc again.


If you plan to play the CD on a consumer CD player, you need to use a blank CD-R disc, not a CD-RW disc.


It takes several minutes to burn an audio CD. You can cancel the burn by clicking the X next to the progress bar, but since you can use CD-R discs only once, you won't be able to use the CD after canceling.




If a playlist contains any songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store, you can only burn the same playlist 10 times. If the playlist includes Audible spoken word content with chapter markers, the chapters are burned as separate tracks.

For information about buying CDs, creating MP3 or data CDs or DVDs, or choosing import options, click "Tell me more."

[rjenkinson]

Originally posted by _nmk:
Now onto the second part. How about audio cds? I would guess iTunes is the answer but how?

open itunes' preferences (command-comma) and select importing. change the file format from MP3 to AIFF, then import the CD just as you would for MP3s.

-r.

[proton]

Originally posted by Appleman:
In the file menu there is a option called "help"...

I thought it was in the "Help" menu personally...

- proton

[_nmk]

And then burn the single files as a playlist? How about preserving things like CD-Text and the like?

And is there a way to copy those cds that have both audio and multimedia content on them? CD-Extra I think they are called...

Simplest solutions are appreciated :-)

[Appleman]

Originally posted by proton:
I thought it was in the "Help" menu personally...

- proton

In the Finder you have the File Menu...

Apple logo - File - Edit - View - Go - Window - Help

Click Help and type your topic / question.

[Appleman]

Originally posted by _nmk:
And then burn the single files as a playlist? How about preserving things like CD-Text and the like?

And is there a way to copy those cds that have both audio and multimedia content on them? CD-Extra I think they are called...

Simplest solutions are appreciated :-)

For more features get a copy of Toast or the like.