Hawhyen51

Glad it worked out, now you can make all the compilations you want.......

mlody

I made only one disc so far and it skips like crazy. I am going to try CDex and perhaps burn at lower speed.

cybersmithuk

Hi Mlody, try to use TDK or Sony to avoid skipping. I had the same problem but when I used TDK, it worked great.

sixsixfour

+1

i was using memorex dvds and it skipped like there was no tomorrow. didnt matter if it was at 1x.

when i used the TDK, it fixed the skipping problem easy.

mlody

I did not say that before, but yes I am using Memorex DVD-R 16x, but my burner is only 4x max. I will buy a small spindle of TDK and Sony to try them out. Thanks for the advice.

sixsixfour

no problem.

the Memorex DVD-R 16x are the ones i used that skipped like crazy.

when i bought the TDK I immediately noticed no more skipping-ever.

brettallica

Can I throw a HUGE monkey wrench into this thread and ask a question that I'm almost positive will draw the ire of the majority of this group?

OK, here goes...

Does anybody write programs for Macs?

Some of us use Macs a lot and I was just wondering if anyone has the skill set for that. As of right now, I have a PC I use regularly for certain applications, and Macs for many others, but my PC doesn't have a DVD drive; my Macs do....and no, I do not have a Mac with the processor that supports both Windows and OS X. That's one of my next little purchases on the queue.

Anyway, if someone could create a nice, easy software package for some of these cool hacks and processes that are going around (like this one, and the Navi hacks), that would make my life a lot easier!

Go ahead and start your bashing now!

{the ride}

Adobeman

brettallica,
There have been some posts about DVD-A on the mac but I'm not sure I have seen anyone come forward as a developer for mac programs. The command line tools I control with the GUI are open source so perhaps there is a possibility one could use them in some way on a mac.

I have often seen my brother, an Apple zealot, use windows emulation programs to run programs. I have suggested this as a possible way to run my original batch scripts, not the .Net GUI, to create an ISO that could then be burned on a mac. Nobody has commented one way or another if that is viable.

If something does start to grow out of this I would just ask that you start a separate thread about it.

You won't hear me bashing. Apple does so much bashing of everyone and everything that there is none [bashing] left in the world. That company really needs to chill out.

lehosm

I tried everything and made nothing but coasters. I could make an iso file with Adomeman's GUI but once burned onto the dvd and inserted, the TL would spit it back at me with the message "Format". I tried Movie Factory 5 and Nero 7 among others but nothing worked. Then I downloaded CDex to use for the ripping...great program...and then tried DeepBurner Free. I asked it to burn the ISO but instead it burned the audio_ts and video_ts folders...I was about to trash it when I decided to give it a try in the TL. I was amazed when it started to play and with great sound.
Next I'm going to try the 6 channel version. Hope this helps someone.
Thanks Adobeman

lehosm

After making a DVD A using a Sony DVD-R with CDex, Adobeman's GUI, DeepBurn, and a Sony burner, I purchased some Memorex DVD-RWs thinking that
I could make mistakes and not make coasters with the rewritables. I did everyting exactly the same and got a write error on my first and several subsequent tries.
I then went back and tried the Sony DVD-R and it works perfect. Sooo, there appears to be a difference in DVDs...I'm not sure if its the Memorex that it doesn't like or if you can use rewritables. I'll go buy some Sony DVD-RWs tomorrow and
see if it will take them.

MiaQbn23

I just tried to make a DVD-A. It seemed to have burned onto the DVD+R disc but when i put it in my car it blinks "Format" on the screen.

MiaQbn23

I take the last comment back. I used Deepburn and it did it.
Thanks!!!

Adobeman

Yup, Many times that is the entire problem. It is usually the die used being different and not readable by a particular player. I you only knew.....

The variance in media, hardware and programs that compile the files all leads to a real crap shoot. That's why many people search out particular media NOT by brand but media code and then buy big lots when they find what works. Often times the logo on the media has nothing to do with who makes it. Writing CDs is nothing compared to DVDs. DVD-A, and more-so or DVD-V, is much more of a piece of software than just plain old files. The creation of the "title sets", as they are known, is more involved and prone to "interpretation of standards" by software makers. Couple that with some really crappy hardware and media out there and that's why DVD burning is generally tougher for the population than CD burning. Rarely do I hear of people having trouble with data DVDs, they are very simple by comparison to DVD-V and DVD-A disks.

It's a lot better than it was 5 years ago but DVDs are still hard for many people to get done right.

And here is the really bad news. Just because your home burned DVD-V and DVD-A disks play on your current hardware there is no guarantee they will play on any new hardware you get. It's better than it used to be but not a slam-dunk. I've copied many an old DVD-R to new DVD-R media just to get it to play on a new player (after an old player broke)

G2Teg2TL

Before I found this topic, I tried to create a DVD Audio using the DVDA Tools, CDR Tools, etc. running step by step from the command prompt. The disc I created was recognized as DVD-A but the tracks won't play.

Then I used your GUI and it worked on the first try! Thanks for writing the code and streamlining the steps into one seamless process.

tonynyc

Adobeman,

Forgive me if this was posted somewhere earlier. I could not find the answer... (I have used your software and it worked great. Thanks again!) ...but, in your opinion, what is the best method of directly connecting an MP3 player to a 2006 TL? Thanks in advance.

gammah

This is just something I found out and thought I'd share. Basically, I was using a "super high quality" DVD+R and DVD+RW disk on my 2006 Acura TL and was wondering why the DVD never gets detected. So I did a lot of research, but did not find any solution. I found that only DVD-Rs would work. And yes, DVD-R worked in my audio system.

So I did some playing around and finally got a DVD+RW to work in the audio system. All I had to do is change the Book Type from DVD+RW to DVD-ROM. It works!!!

I have a Liteon DVD burner and used this utility to change the booktype from DVD+RW to DVD-ROM:
http://us.liteonit.com/DOWNLOADS/uti...ookType135.zip

I suspect this would work on a DVD+R media as well. So the media types that I got to work are:
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+RW when booktype is changed to DVD-ROM

I hope this helps others.


Gammah

tonynyc

Great question. Anyone know the answer? I have not found a better way to move around the tracks.

Adobeman

If you click previous track it will go from 1 to the last track of the same disk. So you are never more that 49 away from any track in a 99 track group. I know, I know, that's still a lot of pushes. Not sure about the voice control. Im non-nav

tonynyc

Thanks Adobeman. I pushed every available combination of buttons, but I was hoping that I missed something. Oh well.

BTW, CDEX and your app work great together. A while ago I had that problem with some MP3s not converting, but they all convert using CDEX. As I've read here, the trick is to pre-convert to WAV before running your app. The process is flawless now using DVD+Rs. I also want to mention that there are 2 BETA versions of CDEX (both with a "b" in the file name). Both crashed on WXP-SP2 after converting just a few songs, so I used an older version (v1.51). It still works fine for this simple conversion.

rishachandrika

The best you can do via voice is "Play track 30". For some reason the engineers must've assumed that 30 tracks was the most anyone would have on any given CD. The idea of a 99-track DVD-A probably never occured to them.

shanezam203

I have downloaded the GUI and I can drag and drop files into the program and convert. But I have a hard time burning the Image inside NERO. I am using DVD + R's could that be part of my problem why they are not playing too?

Anyone who is an expert can you try me on AIM?

Shanezam203

gammah

Please see post #254.


Gammah

Hawhyen51

Shane, if you're just making a 2 channel DVD-A, I found the best and easiest program to use is DeepBurner Free. It has a small footprint, will not conflict with other apps, very user friendly and best of all, it's freeware. If you're making a 5.1 disc, use Solo.

pohljm

Adobeman, I just have to thank you again! Every time I burn a new disk with 6.5 hrs worth of my fovorite tunes and go out and slip it into the car and it works it is a wonderful feeling. Limewire/Adobeman/Deepburner = priceless enjoyment

Adobeman

awe shucks, your makin me blush...
Seriously, thanks. It's nice to hear.

The day I read this I think my head almost exploded....

kankuk

How do you change group on a DVD-A? I do not have navigation.

Thanks

Klutch

hold scan+repeat

kankuk

I am not sure why, but my MP3 are often rejected by the conversion software. Would it be possible to add a set up parameter to DVDA GUI to disable the conversion errors?

Thanks

duckengine

everthing went well from the conversion, to the ISO creation to the DVD burn with Roxio - Module Name: Roxio Creator Plus - Dell Edition
Build: 2.4.32a
Serial Number: SC-204B28D
Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2005....but when I put the dvd in the OEM player in my 05TL it didn't play and then ejected.

kankuk

I had that problem until I switched to DVD-R disks.

Hawhyen51

I had the same problem when the GUI was first tested and a good number of my MP3 files got rejected. One reason I think is because of the different encoders used for MP3s (especially downloaded from P2P sites), the decoder used was not able to recognize all of them. Ripping from the original source material (CD) to a WAV file was the alternative and possibly the best solution. Yea, I know there's music you have only on MP3 and not available elsewhere. It's just one of those things.........

duckengine

i have DVD+R. It sounds like you have the solution.

kankuk

I actually ripped all these mp3 from my own collection of CDs using various versions of Apple ITunes. Over the years I went from 96kbps to 192kpbs. I noticed that the 96kbps recordings are systematically getting rejected. I still would like to have a "silent mode" option added to the GUI.

Hawhyen51

That's gonna be totally up to Adobeman. The GUI has been out not quite a year and I don't think changes are foreseen (but you never know). With Cirlinca Solo adding support to different formats and one of most inexpensive apps for creating DVD-A discs, that might be your best bet. See this thread. You can also check the site at Cirlinca.

Adobeman

Disabling the errors would cause those rejected mp3 files to not be on the DVD-A. The errors are critical in nature to the conversion.

I was very hesitant to add mp3 decoding to the GUI in the first place because:

• the free decoders that could be incorporated into the GUI were so picky about the mp3 files. Had something like CDEx had a programming interface (API) that I could have used I would have used it. The problems with many of the mp3s that failed my testing was, plain and simple, errors within the file. That's it. CDEx, and other better tools fix those errors. Most of the time they are barely audible fixes. Also, not a single mp3 I made myself failed the decoding in the GUI. They were all mp3s from other sources.
• I "gave in" to popularity and released "something" that I thought was better than "nothing". To this day I still think that mp3s on DVD-As are like "putting lipstick on a pig". And, I actually think mp3s directly out of my iPod via my BlitzSafe sound marginally better than the same mp3 when converted and on a DVD-A ("better" still doesn't mean "good"). So I recommend direct wired players over mp3 on any optical media. They hold a lot more, are easier navigated and leave the HU free for real multichannel discs. mp3 on data-dvds is what I call "back ups"

Hawhyen51, Thanks as always. I've allways appreciated your support for the GUI. The GUI was a great way for me to learn some new programming techniques and build something that could really be used by people to simplify the batch process of my first release. Right now I'm not planning any updates. As you know, there are lots of utilities out there to get just about anything into a wav file. I just don't see the effort being worth it since the GUI seems to run just fine when you feed it wav files.

As you point out, Solo, at $35 USD, is a logical choice for anyone having trouble with my GUI. Especially now that they have added support for mp3, FLAC, etc. Plus it's 6 channel support is the real fun that I can't even come close to with the GUI.

Hawhyen51

Mike, IMO, the GUI is the best free app to make a DVD-A disc, albeit 2 channel. Nonetheless it does offer an alternative means for the TL community to make use of Acura's ELS. In it's current state it's easier to work with WAV files and using CDex to convert MP3s is just an extra step during the process.

You're exactly right! For those folks who have a vast collection of MP3s it only makes sense to use a commercial app like Solo.

Thanks again for the time spent developing the GUI ......

tonynyc

Take a look at my (and Adobeman's) earlier posts. Convert the MP3 to WAVs with CDEX and then convert the WAVs with Adobeman's software. This will rectify that problem.

jknight

Hi. Is there a way to make a 1 channel audio? 1 channel works good for audio books, and I would like to fit twice as much on a disk. I tried editing the debug.script file and set it to one channel, but that does not appear to work. Also, Solo will not do 1 channel either. Any other ideas?

And thanks for the program. Works great for my 2 channel music.

jeff

duckengine

I tried Sony DVD-R....everything works fine now.

Adobeman

Are you getting any errors ? Or is it that it just won't play in the car ?
I just ran a 1ch 44K/16 bit file through the GUI and it was fine. I haven't burned ithe ISO so I can't absolutely confirm the car will play it. But I could confirm it would work with the file.

BTW- to my recollection there isn't anything channel number related in the debug.script file. What where you changing ?