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== Burn Disc Options == |
== Burn Disc Options == |
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To access the file naming options, first set up your [[Create_%28Burn%29_CDs_or_DVDs|Data CD/DVD burn queue normally]], including adding any files you'd like to burn onto the disc. When you are ready, click the ''Options link'' in the Burn Disc Action Window. In the Burn Options menu that pops up, there are two different submenus that relate to file and folder naming on disc: ''CD/DVD Folder Naming'' and ''CD/DVD File Naming''. These submenus provide the following options: |
To access the file naming options, first set up your [[Create_%28Burn%29_CDs_or_DVDs|Data CD/DVD burn queue normally]], including adding any files you'd like to burn onto the disc. When you are ready, click the ''Options link'' in the Burn Disc Action Window. In the Burn Options menu that pops up, there are two different submenus that relate to file and folder naming on disc: ''CD/DVD Folder Naming'' and ''CD/DVD File Naming''. These submenus provide the following options: |
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Revision as of 22:14, 20 November 2007
When burning Data CDs, MC provides a wealth of options for naming the files on disc however you'd like. You can have it burn the files into Artist/Album folders, Genre folders, or any custom setup you'd like (using any of the available Tags in MC), and the same applies to specifying file names.
Burn Disc Options
To access the file naming options, first set up your Data CD/DVD burn queue normally, including adding any files you'd like to burn onto the disc. When you are ready, click the Options link in the Burn Disc Action Window. In the Burn Options menu that pops up, there are two different submenus that relate to file and folder naming on disc: CD/DVD Folder Naming and CD/DVD File Naming. These submenus provide the following options:
- CD/DVD Folder Naming
- Artist/Album - will create [Artist] folders in the root of the disc, and then put individual [Album] folders inside of them.
- Artist - creates only [Artist] folders.
- Album - creates only [Album] folders.
- Artist - Album - creates a folder for each album in the root of the disc, named in the style "[Artist] - [Album]"
- Genre/Artist/Album - creates a three-tiered folder structure.
- Same as Original - uses the same folder structure as the source files on disk.
- Custom -- Allows you to choose your own custom folder structure.
- CD/DVD File Naming
- Track Name
- Track Number - Track Name
Using the List Order
One common reason for doing this is if you want the files to play in a specific order, but you have a MP3 CD Player that cannot read M3U or other playlist formats. In this case, the CD player would normally just play the files alphabetically ordered by Folder/Filename.
If you have a special order of songs in mind for a MP3 CD Collection, you will need to name the files themselves (on the disc) with a number prefix so that the MP3 CD Player plays them in the right order.
The way to do this is to use the CD Burning Dialog before the burn. Select Options and then CD/DVD Folder Naming.
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