Topic: dvd audio creator problems

[panther65]

I burned my long 4gig file with Audio DVD Creator, and the dvd starts 1/4 of the way into the file and there are dropouts. I used a Sony DVD-RW blank disc. Has anyone encountered this problem?

[aval57]

Try Lplex. The file might be too big for one dvd, though.

[panther65]

Downloaded Lplex. Says press any key to continue, but when I do, the module disappears.

[aval57]

What does it say above 'Press any key to continue?'  There should be a message telling you why it didn't author the disc (possibly that it won't fit onto one dvd+r?).

[panther65]

I'm not able to drop anything into the window. Whenever I do anything, the window disappears.

[aval57]

You should pick up the folder containing your wav/flac files and drop it onto the lplex icon, then the window will open up with the program already running.

I think you may be double-clicking on the icon to start the program, and expecting to add your files once it opens up, which won't work because it's not a gui application.  It works automatically, you "add the files" by dropping the folder onto it.

[panther65]

That was the answer. I was trying to drop a file onto the window itself instead of the icon. Many thanks Aval for your help.

[panther65]

Will Lplex allow me to drag several tracks into the module? I can drag the entire untracked file into the module, but when I split the file into several tracks, and drag into the Lplex module it won't do anything. It says press any key to continue, and when I do, the module disappears.

[aval57]

Hi panther65. The simplest (and usual) way is to put all the tracks into a folder and then drop the folder.  The tracks should be named such that they sort alphabetically to the right order, of course.  Any other (non-audio) files inside the folder are considered info files and also transferred to the dvd in a special folder called 'XTRA', so that cover art, setlists, etc can be included.

That's the default behaviour.  The readme describes how to change the settings either in the .ini file or from the command line if you're contemplating something more complex.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

Any other (non-audio) files inside the folder are considered info files and also transferred to the dvd in a special folder called 'XTRA', so that cover art, setlists, etc can be included.

F'ing cool!   I didn't know it would do that.

[panther65]

Sorry to keep badgering you on this software, but when I track in cdwave and then put the files into a folder as directed, Lplex says that the wave header is non-canonical?

[Craig T]

Sorry to keep badgering you on this software, but when I track in cdwave and then put the files into a folder as directed, Lplex says that the wave header is non-canonical?

when you saved your tracks in CDWave, did you check the "Use Alternate 24bit Format" box?  If not, that could be your problem.

[aval57]

No problem, panther65 
Convert your wavs to flacs using flac frontend, put them in a separate folder, and drop that folder onto lplex.  cdwave is storing extra stuff in the wav headers, which makes them 'non-canonical' and therefore unreadable by Lplex.

[panther65]

Thanks a lot! That worked perfectly. There are setting in cdwave for saving as a flac file, 1-5(I think). They recommend 5 as the best. What do you think?

[aval57]

the range should be 0-8.  6 is standard.  8 gives you a tiny bit more compression but adds a lot more decompression time, though with computers being as fast as they are these days that's no longer much of a consideration.