Can 24/96 downloads be burned to DVD-A discs?

[sammie]

I've downloaded quite a few 24/96 albums from HDTracks.com and I am hoping to burn them to DVD-A discs? Yea? or Nay?

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

One of these should do it

 

http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com/products/discwelder.html

 

[sammie]

....

 

[blueixus]

Have a look at this

 

http://www.cirlinca.com/download.htm

 

Recommended by Linn, burns and records up to 192/24 - don't much like the interface but I have it and it works.

 

 

Regards

 

[TwoRocks]

While the Minnetonka proggies cost moola, here's a tool that enables you to do it for free:

 

http://dvd-audio.sourceforge.net/

 

One drawback: while the authoring tool also has a graphical user interface, it still seems to be buggy. If you don't mind using the command line, it gets the job done, though...

 

 

[sammie]

Thanks folks!

 

[TwoRocks]

Almost forgot...

 

Steinberg's WaveLab also got "blessed with" DVD-A authoring functionality, as of version 5.

 

[TwoRocks]

Keep a few limitations in mind with regard to all the programs mentioned in this thread:

 

"The maximum permissible total bitrate [for a DVD-A audio stream] is 9.6 Megabits per second. Channel/resolution combinations that would exceed this need to be compressed. In uncompressed modes, it is possible to get up to 96/16 or 48/24 in 5.1, and 192/24 in stereo. To store 5.1 tracks in 88.2/20, 88.2/24, 96/20 or 96/24 MLP encoding is mandatory." (From Wikipedia)

 

None of the applications mentioned above provides MLP compression, with the exception of DiskWelder Chrome (which costs almost $3000, in large part probably due to some hefty MLP license fees).

 

Sadly, that's the only standards-compliant compression method for DVD-Audio. (Maybe we should create a new "unofficial" DVD-Audio standard that uses FLAC instead of MLP as the lossless compression algorithm... )

 

But don't sweat it, Sammie: as long as you're only dealing with stereo tracks, you don't need MLP compression, and in that case, even the free DVD-A authoring tool on SourceForge that I mentioned will "do the trick"...

 

[DavidL]

If you had wished to store 24/192 albums I could understand your need. For 24/96 why not burn the tracks to DVD-V?

When I first had the same need as you I also thought I needed DVD-A and so bought Diskwelder Bronze, but then I discovered that the Mac program Toast could burn 24/96 tracks with basic documentation and track navigation onto DVD-V, just by dropping the data files into its window!

 

I suggest that you look into this (or PC equivalent if that is your platform).

 

David

 

 

[efmpr55]

I need help with finding a suitable software to burn 24/96 music downloads to DVD-V discs on a e-Mac with Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger). I believe that Toast 10 needs Leopard. I tried Toast 9 without success.

Thanks.

 

[DavidL]

running under OS X 10.5.6!

So is it an OS X improvement 10.4 to 10.5 that allows burning audio tracks (AIFF) to DVD-V?

 

David

 

Some more detail might be helpful:

Under Toast 8 go to the Video heading in the main window.

Within this select DVD-V.

Then go to the 'option' box and set the encoding to 'Custom'

then hit the 'more' button and check 'encoding' button: set "Audio Format" to 96 kHz, 24 bit.

Note that you can also use 'Menus' button to set style and content of display of your audio tracks.

Let me know any problems.

 

[bob2591]

Will dvd writers on most computers burn 24/96 files? Does it matter which media is used - such as DVD-R/RW ?

 

[DavidL]

I have Sony DVD RW DW-D150A on my 2006 Mac Pro - this was the standard Apple 'universal' disc writer. It can write CD -R, -RW and DVD -R, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW. I've used all of these except DVD+RW.

If you have a specific drive in mind I suggest you do a Google search for its spec.

 

[Kjazz]

from the diskWelder site

 

"If you wish to create "Universal" discs that will play on DVD-V player as well, we suggest you review discWelder BRONZE 1000m, discWelder STEEL or to discWelder CHROME II."

http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com/products/discwelder01000.html

 

kj

 

[sandyk]

A reasonably inexpensive commercial program , and yes, I have used it :

http://www.audio-dvd-creator.com/index.htm

SandyK

P.S. It can also upsample to 24/96.

 

 

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