Posted by bigwaves on 10/08/06 15:05

dadiOH wrote:
> bigwaves@gmail.com wrote:
> > For some reason I can not figger out the proper way to backup mp3's
> > to a DVD disc with out file names being truncated and losing tag
> > data.
> >
> > Using Nero at the moment.
>
> All you are doing is copying DATA from one place (hard drive) to
> another (a blank disc); therefore, you want to make a data disc.
> Doing so will never mess up tags but it may truncate file names
> depending upon whatever length constraint is set by/in the burning
> program. What constraints or options for same are used by Nero, I
> have no idea but some programs allow up to 200+ characters.
>
>
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I burned the DVD. I have to drag a file back off of the DVD to view the
tag data it seems. it chopped all the long file names, IE:
Band-album-song title.mp3 to band-album-so1.mp3 or similar.
Oh well, the heck with it.
Thanks all

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