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   andrekb
   Member

   Hi!!

   I have a few audiobooks that are in .mp3 format. These files are small enough but when I try to convert them in windows to audio cd format they are too large to fit(as most audio cds are between 6-10 audio cds if purchased as such) so it will not break the .mp3 I load into multiple cds...or at least i haven't figured out how yet. So that is waht I am looking for. A program that will allow me to split an .mp3 into pieces that will then convert each piece onto an audio cd for play in cd player.

   Can anyone help and am I making enough sense on this? This is for my grandparents for when they drive they can just plop the cd in the car and go. They are not tech savvy and in this area I am pretty new myself..so any simple or relatively easy to navigate program will be great!!

   It can either be freeware or retail that is not an issue.

   And if it could the same perhaps with .mp4 ?? I got one thru itunes that came that way lol

   Thanks in advance for your help

   Posted 12 years ago #
2. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   Some CD players accept mp3 format. If that's the case, there's no problem.

   Posted 12 years ago #
3. 

   mikiem2
   Moderator

   I think the easiest way would be if their car audio system could work with a mp3 player -- many have standard input jacks just for that, &/or there are devices that broadcast the output from a mp3 player or cell phone to the car's radio. I've seen mp3 players starting at $3 - $4, the cables were on sale last week at Meritline for $0.89, & the FM transmitters start at less than $10. I did a quick search on Google using "mp3 player to car stereo" & came up with this page titled: "iPod & MP3 Car Connectors" -- http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iPod-MP3-Accessories/Car-iPod-MP3-Connections/abcat0307011.c?id=abcat0307011

   As Dragonlair suggested, many car audio systems already handle mp3 [or sometimes .wmv] files burned to CD -- assuming it's a OEM factory system check their owner's manual -- which would be just slightly more work than copying the mp3 files to a mp3 player... that manual should also tell you if there are any file naming or folder nesting restrictions.

   If you wanted to burn the mp3 files as audio CDs, the few audio books I've played with were divided into chapters -- each chapter would then become a CD audio track... add as many of those tracks as will fit on each CD. You could do it manually in most any audio editing app, or using Google with "search for silence in audio file" I came up with this: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Splitting_recordings_into_separate_tracks .

   Posted 12 years ago #
4. 

   ChrisS
   Administrator

   I'd use Audacity, because it's the recording software that I normally use. If you want to try Audacity then you'll also need to install the LAME MP3 encoder.

   Posted 12 years ago #
5. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/leawo-dvd-to-mp4-converter/

   see # 19 & # 11 my pick is HandBrake
   HandBrake is a multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. Supported sources: Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD, and some .VOB and .TS files, Blu-ray source, Most any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode. Outputs: File format: MP4, MKV, Video: MPEG-4, H.264, or Theora (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding), Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks), Switchable or burned in subtitles and much more!

   http://www.afterdawn.com/ * help & faq

   http://ostatic.com/blog/no-documentation-more-oss-tutorials-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at

   http://www.thinkdigit.com/Networking/Tips-Tricks-VLC-Media-Player_2804.html

   http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2696/how-to-rip-dvds-with-vlc/

   http://ostatic.com/blog/5-resources-for-getting-much-more-out-of-vlc-media-player

   http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/vlc-player-shortcuts-pdf

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   C
   http://club.cdfreaks.com/

   http://www.cepro.com/article/7_facts_audiophiles_need_to_know_about_digital_music/

   http://www.cepro.com/article/is_your_dvd_server_legal_manufacturers_say_yes/

   What's legal and what isn't? Who is potentially liable for copyright offenses – manufacturers, installers, end users?

   http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protections.shtml

   Home:http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd.shtml
   D
   http://www.dvd43.com/

   DVDFab HD Decrypter 5 http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm

   DVDShrink http://www.dvdshrink.org
   E
   http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2005/08/why-would-ms-do-hollywoods-bidding (DRM and the DMCA)

   G
   HOME:http://www.gamecopyworld.com/

   home:http://www.gameburnworld.com/gameburnworld.htm

   http://www.geeks.com/techtips/2006/techtips-25may06.htm

   VHS, Vinyl, LPs, Cassettes, convert to DVD, CD, CDR
   H
   HandBrake http://www.handbrake.fr
   M
   MacTheRipper http://www.mactheripper.org

   http://www.mp3now.com/eflp/mp3+now/pid75025/D287200/C0
   S
   http://sourceforge.net/directory/audio-video/os:windows/
   T
   http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/rip-dvd-movie.htm ( Handbrake )

   http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-cd-dvd-burning-software.htm

   http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-dvd-ripper.htm
   W
   http://web.archive.org/web/20041011210104/ukcdr.org/issues/eucd/positive_fair_use.shtml
   Fair Use
   Contract Law
   technological measures, as the user could be made to agree, for instance, not to write a critical review of the rightholder's work.
   Microsoft <cnfrmpro@microsoft.com>

   http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Which-CD-or-DVD-format-should-I-use

   Posted 12 years ago #
7. 

   Stefen10
   Member

   Yeah,there's no problem.

   Posted 9 years ago #

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