Convert Hi Rez files to WAV files
How To...
Convert hi-res files to WAV using XLD.
(XLD is a shareware program available at: http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html )
(1) open Preferences, click ‘General” tab, set ‘Output format’ to ‘WAV’
(2) under ‘Output directory’ check the ‘Specify’ button, then click ‘set’ and choose folder you require for output
(3) click ‘Open’ and then close the preferences
(4) click File menu heading and choose ‘Open…‘ from the drop-down menu
(5) choose the file or folder of files you wish to convert and click ‘Open’
N.B. Remember that the PWT only displays track numbers so at this stage it is worth numbering the tracks in the order you require on the DVD. I put all the tracks for a DVD in a single folder and start numbering at ‘01’, ‘02’ etc.
B. Burn a UDF 2.0 DVD data disc using Express Burn.
(Express Burn is a freeware program available at: http://www.nch.com.au/burn/ )
(1) click ‘New Disc’ icon, type in name required for disc, check the ‘Data DVD’ button and then ‘OK’
(2) click ‘OK’ to the info box and add files either by dropping them in the box or by using the ‘Add Files’ button
(3) in the ‘FileSystem’ drop-down menu choose ‘UDF’
(3) click the ‘Burn DVD’ button
(4) in the ‘Burner Drive’ options EITHER choose your disc-burning drive into which you have put a disc OR choose ‘Image File’
(I use the latter option and do the disc burning separately in Toast using the ‘Copy’, ‘Image File’ menu item. In this way I can first burn a DVD-RW to test my hi-res music selections and then burn a DVD-R once I’m happy.)
I have had no success with two other obvious means of burning data DVDs on a Mac:
C. Toast
Under the ‘Data’ drop-down menu there is a ‘DVD-ROM (UDF)‘ entry. I tried this by dropping the files I wished to burn into the box but the resulting disc was declared to be ‘Invalid’ by the PWT.
D. Finder
If you Cntrl-click on a folder using Finder there is an option under ‘More’ to ‘Toast it’. This launches Toast and brings up the ‘DVD-ROM (UDF)‘ entry in the ‘Data’ window i.e. exactly the same as C. above.
I am currently using a relatively old version of Toast (8.05) whereas the latest is 10. I’m upgrading to Toast 10 so I’ll find out whether the UDF 2.0 files necessary for the PWT can now be burnt to DVD.
David LOvell
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