Playlist burning program

Y

Yousuf Khan

Is there any freeware programs that can burn Winamp M3U playlists to a
CD or DVD blank in data format? Winamp itself can only burn to audio-CD
format not data format. That is I need something that can take a list of
MP3's from a playlist and burn them to a blank.

I used to use Nero Express for this, but I'm trying to get away from the
whole Nero thing right now, and go towards built-in or freeware burning
programs.

Yousuf Khan
 
M

Monty

Is there any freeware programs that can burn Winamp M3U playlists to a
CD or DVD blank in data format? Winamp itself can only burn to audio-CD
format not data format. That is I need something that can take a list of
MP3's from a playlist and burn them to a blank.

I used to use Nero Express for this, but I'm trying to get away from the
whole Nero thing right now, and go towards built-in or freeware burning
programs.
Hi Yousuf

BURN4FREE may be your answer - www.burn4free.com/
 
T

thanatoid

Is there any freeware programs that can burn Winamp M3U
playlists to a CD or DVD blank in data format? Winamp
itself can only burn to audio-CD format not data format.
That is I need something that can take a list of MP3's from
a playlist and burn them to a blank.

I used to use Nero Express for this, but I'm trying to get
away from the whole Nero thing right now, and go towards
built-in or freeware burning programs.

Yousuf Khan
http://www.imgburn.com/

There are dozens of burning programs but many people say this is
the best. I haven't tried it, but that's neither here nor there.

I tried Nero a few years ago, it was the most illogical and
infuriating software I have ever used (for about 3 days before).

I don't think imgburn it will "make a playlist" and burn the
mp3's from that data, but no offense, how hard is it to move (or
copy) some files into a directory and number them? (You have to
have a real file manager, of course, I would not attempt it with
WE for the same reason I don't use Nero.)

OTOH, check out this forum page:
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=7651
 
M

Metspitzer

Is there any freeware programs that can burn Winamp M3U playlists to a
CD or DVD blank in data format? Winamp itself can only burn to audio-CD
format not data format. That is I need something that can take a list of
MP3's from a playlist and burn them to a blank.

I used to use Nero Express for this, but I'm trying to get away from the
whole Nero thing right now, and go towards built-in or freeware burning
programs.

Yousuf Khan
Itunes maybe?
 
Y

Yousuf Khan

http://www.imgburn.com/

There are dozens of burning programs but many people say this is
the best. I haven't tried it, but that's neither here nor there.
No, I have this program, it is a very good basic burning software, but
it can't create MP3 CD's from a playlist.
I tried Nero a few years ago, it was the most illogical and
infuriating software I have ever used (for about 3 days before).
I got used to it, but the version I had doesn't work with Win 7, and Win
7 seems to have some very good basic burning capabilities of its own, so
it doesn't make sense to buy a software for this one purpose.
I don't think imgburn it will "make a playlist" and burn the
mp3's from that data, but no offense, how hard is it to move (or
copy) some files into a directory and number them? (You have to
have a real file manager, of course, I would not attempt it with
WE for the same reason I don't use Nero.)
It's pretty hard because the playlist has hundreds of files listed
inside it.

Yousuf Khan
 
Y

Yousuf Khan

Itunes maybe?
Actually since then, I've found out that Windows Media Player can read
the playlist and burn to CD. However, it's really weird, it seems to
initially expect a CD with 650MB capacity rather than the more common
700MB capacity nowadays. It takes a lot to get it to detect that there's
a 700MB CD blank inserted now. Oh well, I guess I can get used to it,

Yousuf Khan
 
J

J. P. Gilliver (John)

In message <[email protected]>, Yousuf Khan
Seems to be a front end for other programs that you must purchase.

Yousuf Khan
Burn4Free - at least, the version that runs on Windows 98 and XP - is a
standalone burning software. I think if you're online when you use it,
it shows adverts for other software, but it is certainly standalone.
 
J

J. P. Gilliver (John)

Yousuf Khan said:
No, I have this program, it is a very good basic burning software, but
it can't create MP3 CD's from a playlist.
What do you mean by "MP3 CD" here - a CD containing all the MP3s that
are listed in an M3U file?
[]
It's pretty hard because the playlist has hundreds of files listed
inside it.

Yousuf Khan
Is there something about the way the MP3s are arranged on the CD that
will, when you put that CD into a player (one that can understand MP3s
that is, such as most DVD players), make them play in the order that
playlist is in?
 
Y

Yousuf Khan

Is there something about the way the MP3s are arranged on the CD that
will, when you put that CD into a player (one that can understand MP3s
that is, such as most DVD players), make them play in the order that
playlist is in?
Actually no, the order of the playlist is unimportant here. The playlist
simply acts as a list of MP3's to be burned to the CD. The playlist
itself doesn't get transferred to the CD. There are automatic music
selection programs that can generate a list of similar songs to play
together, and they can be made to create a music list that exactly large
enough to fit on a CD or a DVD or whatever.

Yousuf Khan
 
T

thanatoid

<snip>

Hey,

I still have you killfiled (you replied to Yousuf so I went
for it) because of your demented approach to posting, but I
thought you might find these interesting:

(Apparently, you are a "hugger", check out what your stupid
[] officially means. I don't know if it's better to be a
square or a hugger... Been to any 12-step meetings lately?)

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and....

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violation regarding unlicensed use of a smiley

(From the PC/Internet Lexicon ®1995 DLM)
 
Y

Yousuf Khan

And so it is. But it wasn't a few days ago. You should have read
the OP more carefully!

Try this:

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=7651&st=0&p=76133&h
l=playlist&fromsearch=1&#entry76133

Don't wait for a week, apparently they move stuff around a lot.

You can also search in the forums and see what you come up with.
Okay, I read through the description of the utility described here,
m3u2cue. Apparently it only works to create CD-audio CD's, not MP3 CD's.

Yousuf Khan
 
J

J. P. Gilliver (John)

Yousuf Khan said:
Actually no, the order of the playlist is unimportant here. The
playlist simply acts as a list of MP3's to be burned to the CD. The
playlist itself doesn't get transferred to the CD. There are automatic
music selection programs that can generate a list of similar songs to
play together, and they can be made to create a music list that exactly
large enough to fit on a CD or a DVD or whatever.

Yousuf Khan
So the "mp3 playlist burner" you were/are looking for is just a data
burner?
 
J

J. P. Gilliver (John)

thanatoid said:
<snip>

Hey,

I still have you killfiled (you replied to Yousuf so I went
for it) because of your demented approach to posting, but I
thought you might find these interesting:
What are you doing here? You used to be "98 is great, XP is the spawn of
the devil that I only use because some video capture card I have doesn't
have a 98 driver". So what are you doing in the 7 newsgroup (-:?
(Apparently, you are a "hugger", check out what your stupid
[] officially means. I don't know if it's better to be a
square or a hugger... Been to any 12-step meetings lately?)
"Officially"? Really? I have only one thing to say to your list (those
lists of emoticons are usually taken to extremes by the compiler, and
though funny, aren't actually used by anyone, with the exception of a
tiny few. Anyway:
[]
(And even if there is any "official" validity to these lists: I don't
mind being a hugger. It's quite a nice thing to be in another 'group I
frequent.)
 

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