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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
"Eric Endres" wrote in message
hlink.net Hi there. A studio recently transferred some recordings for me to edit on my home system. We had asked to have everything in WAV format, but didn't specify we were using Windows. They were transferred to CDs from a MAC Pro Tools system, but the CDs don't show any files and nothing will come up when trying to upload the files to my system. The CDs do show the megabytes that are taken up on the discs, so the information is obviously there, but it's not compatible. Is it possible that the discs are in CD audio format and need to be extraced using a DAE program like CDEX or EAC? Is there a simple way to convert what is there to be accessed by Windows software (Cool Edit Pro, er... Adobe Audition)? Is a conversion program needed? The studio will do it again if necessary, but I'd rather save some time and hassle if possible. And if they do have to transfer the files again, is there a step they need to take to make sure the WAVs will be compatible with Windows? They weren't sure, either. IME there's very little that Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro can't convert to a useful form. In those few cases where this was true, nothing else seemed to work, either. Remember, CE 2.x and Audition now include a fairly flexible DAE facility for reading CD audio discs. However, in some cases experimentation with file parameters is required in the CE/Audition file open dialog boxes. |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
Eric Endres wrote:
Hi there. A studio recently transferred some recordings for me to edit on my home system. We had asked to have everything in WAV format, but didn't specify we were using Windows. They were transferred to CDs from a MAC Pro Tools system, but the CDs don't show any files and nothing will come up when trying to upload the files to my system. The CDs do show the megabytes that are taken up on the discs, so the information is obviously there, but it's not compatible. if you can't see the files at all, it's not a matter of the files being in the wrong format, it's a matter of the CD being in the wrong format I bet. By "not see them" you mean that if you go to the "My Computer" icon and select the CD device that it's empty, right? Ask them if they made you an ISO fileystem, or if there is a Mac filesystem on that CD. Is there a simple way to convert what is there to be accessed by Windows software (Cool Edit Pro, er... Adobe Audition)? Is a conversion program needed? The studio will do it again if necessary, but I'd rather save some time and hassle if possible. And if they do have to transfer the files again, is there a step they need to take to make sure the WAVs will be compatible with Windows? They weren't sure, either. Shouldn't be any problem if they make you an ISO CD. You should be able to see the files and load them. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
Shouldn't be any problem if they make you an ISO CD. You should be able to see the files and load them. --scott Just like the Scott said... They burned CD in mac format, and Windows can't read mac format. There are programs for PC to convert from mac files, but the simpliest way is to tell them in studio to bur an ISO cd with your files. |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
The program I use for reading Mac formatted discs on my Windows platform is
MacDrive. http://www.media4.com/products/macdrive/ -- Glass Shadow http://www.g-2-productions.com/glassshadow/ "bs" wrote in message ... Shouldn't be any problem if they make you an ISO CD. You should be able to see the files and load them. --scott Just like the Scott said... They burned CD in mac format, and Windows can't read mac format. There are programs for PC to convert from mac files, but the simpliest way is to tell them in studio to bur an ISO cd with your files. |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
"Arny Krueger" wrote:
Remember, CE 2.x and Audition now include a fairly flexible DAE facility for reading CD audio discs. The CEPRO ripper is the only ripper I know that will create wav files with the embedded cue points. However, It's so agonizingly slow that it's nearly useless here. Can anyone use this to rip a full cd with, say, 10 cue points, in under 100 minutes? |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
nuke wrote:
Shouldn't be any problem if they make you an ISO CD. You should be able to see the files and load them. Just ask them to reburn the CD in ISO9660 format. Either that, or get a program for Windows that can mount HFS file systems. Can't Windows mount the older High Sierra stuff as well? I know it can't mount a real Mac filesystem. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
It sounds like the studio is using an older Mac system or an older
version of Toast (or whatever) that makes you choose between HFS or ISO9660 CD formats. The current version of Toast defaults to "Mac/PC Hybrid" that just about any computer can read. If you can't get them to burn you a new disc, then you need to download a shareware utility for opening HFS disks on the Windows platform. I have such a program on my windoze machine, but don't recall exactly what it's called. Go to www.tucows.com and look around, you'll find several. ulysses In article k.net, Eric Endres wrote: Hi there. A studio recently transferred some recordings for me to edit on my home system. We had asked to have everything in WAV format, but didn't specify we were using Windows. They were transferred to CDs from a MAC Pro Tools system, but the CDs don't show any files and nothing will come up when trying to upload the files to my system. The CDs do show the megabytes that are taken up on the discs, so the information is obviously there, but it's not compatible. Is there a simple way to convert what is there to be accessed by Windows software (Cool Edit Pro, er... Adobe Audition)? Is a conversion program needed? The studio will do it again if necessary, but I'd rather save some time and hassle if possible. And if they do have to transfer the files again, is there a step they need to take to make sure the WAVs will be compatible with Windows? They weren't sure, either. Thanks much, EE -- http://www.AWeekInTheLife.com A Week In The Life - A musical by Eric Endres |
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Convert Mac WAV to Windows WAV??
I wrote:
The CEPRO ripper is the only ripper I know that will create wav files with the embedded cue points. However, It's so agonizingly slow that it's nearly useless here. Now, I've played with Audition's ripper. It may be somewhat faster but it misreads the cd and should be avoided. I know CDRWIN rips ok, because I've compared its output against the original wav file. EAC's valuable "wave file compare" shows significant differences against Audition, including repeated samples! Not recommended. |
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