65.9MB file shows 632MB on Roxio

65.9MB file shows 632MB on Roxio

I have an MP3 file that shows 65.9MB in Windows Explorer and when I drag it to Roxio CD creator it shows 632.75MB. Why? I'm using a CD-RW.


Also, if I have a file that is under the 650MB CD limit but is over 80 minutes recording time limit, would the time limit not allow me to "burn" the file.

An .mp3 will appear as its uncompressed size (that is, decompressed to .wav) when placed in an audio layout. If you don't want to burn an audio CD -- one that plays in a traditional CD player -- you must select the Data CD project.

An audio file (similar to the .mp3 above) that when uncompressed exceeds the capacity of the disc will not be burned as audio in ECDC. There is no data file smaller than 700MB that when burned as data will exceed the capacity of an 80-minute disc (an 80-min disc holds about 703MB).

Gothca! Here's the reason for my question:

I get a streaming type audio file from the net and then play that and record it with Jet Audio player which gives me a wave file.

Then I use MusicMatch to convert the wave to a MP3 file.

Then I burn that to a CD-RW that I can play on my portable CD player and when I'm finished with it I erase it and burn something else thru the same long process.

But it does get me the results i want except....that some of the audio files I'm downloading are longer than 74 or 80 minutes. Hence, my original question.

I don't see the reason to convert it to mp3 before burning it. you should just be able to burn the wav file.

if you have a wav file that is too big to fit then you could use a wav editor to split the file into parts that will fit. then burn each part onto its own cdrw.


this is all of course assuming that you are burning an audio cd.

It is an audio CD.

I'll have to see if I can burn wave and play on my portable CD player.

Also, the wave file looks a lot bigger than the same file converted to mp3.

Do you know a FREE splitter program. I have one that I use to split files to floppies but that breaks it up and then puts it back together on another computer.