New freeware plugin available: CD/DVD Burner

[Loc2262]

Erhem - you need not the full access to it only - you need the right to use that.

I have that - no worries. I have the official okay of FoxBurner's boss to use the SDK. That's actually what I meant with "full access".

[Sir_SiLvA]

If I press F3 on Show Help nothing happens ?

Press "Enter" then your html-browser will be started with "Doc/Documentation.html".

I know that but I still would like to see the posibility to read it
by pressing F3 without the need to open a browser
(The same thing you wished for)

Another question:
will it be possible in further releases to set the lengt between 2 audiotracks like in nero ? ;p

[Loc2262]

I know that but I still would like to see the posibility to read it by pressing F3 without the need to open a browser

You will have that in 0.9.2

will it be possible in further releases to set the lengt between 2 audiotracks like in nero ? ;p

Possibly - I hope so.

[Hacker]

Loc2262,

I have the official okay of FoxBurner's boss to use the SDK.

Thanks for clarification.

Roman

[Sticky]

Hi, what a wonderful plugin. Thank you! I eagerly await the official release!

Question: In the audio cd project, what do the file sizes represent? They seem to be quite large and unrelated to the real file size. ??

A few suggestions (sorry there are so many!): Would it be at all possible to override the 'RenSelOnlyName' command when trying to reorder an audio cd? As it is, I have to push shift+F6, then type the number and then ctrl+del to remove the extension. It's ok, but a little tedious.

Really, I would prefer it if there were a completely different way to do this without renaming--either dragging with the mouse, or by selecting a file and pushing a "move up/move down" shortcut of some sort. However, I know this may not be possible.

Also, I understand the reasoning for the "current track count + 1" but I can't get my brain to work that way. I suppose it'll just take some getting used to...

Would it be possible to check for medium before decoding all the audio files so that you don't have to sit through that again after you remember to put in a blank ? This also seems to cause a bug where I'm unable to close the burning dialog. See screenshot. And you can't close it in the task manager, 'cause that takes TC with it. Which leads to my next suggestion:

Is there anyway to preserve the contents of one of the "project folders"? For example, in the audio case, if I had spent several minutes reordering all the songs so that they're just the way I want them, and then I forget to put in the blank, I would have to start all over again because when TC restarts the project is empty! Perhaps it could stay full until cleared somehow?

And finally: Perhaps it would be good if the plugin only launched if you clicked on it specifically (i.e. it does not start up when the plugin was the last active tab before tc was closed). If the plugin was in the last active tab on either side when TC closed, then it is automatically launched when TC restarts. On my system it takes a full second for the plugin to load, which seems like ages when you've just fired up TC and hope to get somewhere quickly.

Sorry for so many comments, please don't interpret them as criticisms! You have made a wonderful plugin, for which we are all grateful. Thanks again!

[Loc2262]

Question: In the audio cd project, what do the file sizes represent? They seem to be quite large and unrelated to the real file size. ??

It's an estimated size the audio track will use up on the CD, based on the MP3's apparent duration in seconds. That duration is retrieved from the MP3 header and may be incorrect (in case of VBR MP3s), and simply multiplied by 176000 (that's the amount of bytes in one second of CD audio).

Only when the MP3s are actually decoded prior to burning, the real needed size on the medium can be determined.

Would it be at all possible to override the 'RenSelOnlyName' command when trying to reorder an audio cd?

Unfortunately I have no influence on that, all I get for a rename operation is oldname and newname of the pseudo-file. But I'll see to it to make the reordering some easier, so that you don't need to delete away extentions or filename rests.

Really, I would prefer it if there were a completely different way to do this without renaming--either dragging with the mouse, or by selecting a file and pushing a "move up/move down" shortcut of some sort. However, I know this may not be possible.

You're right, I'd prefer something like that too, but it's indeed not possible. I only get relatively few simple function calls when the user performs file operations (in this case: an FsRenMovFile call which tells me the old and new name of the file, and a few parameters like "overwriting allowed"), nothing nearly as complex as telling me what file was dragged+dropped where.

Also, I understand the reasoning for the "current track count + 1" but I can't get my brain to work that way.

Well, the audio track you want to move is inserted *before* the track number you give as destination. And the numbers refer to the positions *before* the rename. So if you wish to put a track at the end, and you already have say 5 tracks, your track needs to get the new number 6 (temporarily).

Would it be possible to check for medium before decoding all the audio files so that you don't have to sit through that again after you remember to put in a blank

I can check for presence of medium before that, yep, but not for sufficient size, since the project size is only determined *after* all the MP3s are decoded.

Though I can make it an option that for audio CDs an *empty* disc must always be present (which the user might probably want anyway in most cases), then I can do the check before.

This also seems to cause a bug where I'm unable to close the burning dialog.

Yep, already found+fixed.

Is there anyway to preserve the contents of one of the "project folders"?

You mean something like saving the project's contents to disk to be able to retrieve them later after restarting TC? That's not implemented yet but not a bad idea. Will put it on ToDo. (Though the problem with the non-closable burn dialog will of course be gone in 0.9.2.)

And finally: Perhaps it would be good if the plugin only launched if you clicked on it specifically

Unfortunately I have no way of telling that... When TC needs anything from the plugin, mostly that's a directory listing when you fire it up, it first calls FsInit and then FsFindFirst/FsFindNext to enumerate the directory contents. At that point I do have to initialize the thingy to be able to list anything. So if you left the burner active in one tab when you close TC, my plugin gets the "give me directory" calls upon next start, and I can't tell whether the user "wanted" that or not.

But I can see that that's some annoying, I'll try to find a way around it.

Sorry for so many comments, please don't interpret them as criticisms!

Not at all, they're all good and useful statements and ideas. Coding lives from users' suggestions. Thanks for your interest and participation!

[Sir_SiLvA]

A few suggestions (sorry there are so many!): Would it be at all possible to override the 'RenSelOnlyName' command when trying to reorder an audio cd? As it is, I have to push shift+F6, then type the number and then ctrl+del to remove the extension.

How about pressing Shift+F6 twice and than entering the number ?

Is there anyway to preserve the contents of one of the "project folders"?

Ever tried the "Clear project after writing"-Checkbox?


2Nigurrath
Is it possible to turn off the "jump to top most behaviour" when decoding audio-files ? thx!
BUG: When a burning failes because of space on medium and I click on close i get the question If Im sure aborting (Yes/No) and no matter what i choose dialog is not! close but the shown log gets one more entry:
http://img142.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img142&image=burn8qk.jpg
and this dialog can b only closed by ending tc....
WISH: Support for CD-Text for AudioCDs

[Nigurrath]

little bug 4 me: when erasing the progress bar is completely out of phase, and doesn't show the real progress..

[djk]

2Nigurrath
In ToDo List you can read:
"Improve erase medium progress bar using estimated duration values "

[Sticky]

may be incorrect (in case of VBR MP3s). . . . 176000 (that's the amount of bytes in one second of CD audio).

Yeah, that was the problem, thanks. I had tried several numbers *44.1Khz*2 bytes*stereo but the numbers I was getting out weren't close at all to what was shown. Those damn VBRs

I can check for presence of medium before that, yep, but not for sufficient size, since the project size is only determined *after* all the MP3s are decoded.

That's ok. Just so you don't sit through the decoding twice.

Though I can make it an option that for audio CDs an *empty* disc must always be present (which the user might probably want anyway in most cases), then I can do the check before.

I was thinking it could be a confirmation dialog. "No medium present in burning device. Proceed?" Then you could start the decode process and race your computer to try to get a blank in before it's done decoding.

Yep, already found+fixed.

Great. I see SirSilva was having the same problem.

You mean something like saving the project's contents to disk to be able to retrieve them later after restarting TC? That's not implemented yet but not a bad idea. Will put it on ToDo.

Precisely, thanks!

So if you left the burner active in one tab when you close TC, my plugin gets the "give me directory" calls upon next start, and I can't tell whether the user "wanted" that or not.

Very true. And if I had wanted it to start up automatically and it didn't, I would probably be here complaining about that, too.

Perhaps you could make the \ take you to "the root" of "my network places" rather than to "\\\CD/DVD Burner" ? Then mouse users could get out in one click.

But I can see that that's some annoying, I'll try to find a way around it.

It's really not too bad if the system is already started. But when I boot up (TC loads at bootup) then loading the plugin is S L O W. No problem though: I'll just change the dir before I quit from now on.

@ SirSilva

How about pressing Shift+F6 twice and than entering the number ?

Much better! It's still a little awkward, but I'll take it!

Ever tried the "Clear project after writing"-Checkbox?

That's the opposite of what I want. I was refering to after a TC close.

BUG: . . .

Yeah, I had the same problem. It's "already found+fixed".

[Horst.Epp]

If I try to copy a directory into a project, I'm getting a Upload question from TC with a filemask and also a message box for every file copied.
How can I prevent this ?

[matis_]

If I try to copy a directory into a project, I'm getting a Upload question from TC with a filemask and also a message box for every file copied.
How can I prevent this ?

>>>>

After the window upload following message window apears.

Ah, crap. Thats some debug information from today's coding that was not supposed to go into the release. Will fix that immediately. Thanks for the hint!

[Sir_SiLvA]

If I try to copy a directory into a project, I'm getting a Upload question from TC with a filemask and also a message box for every file copied.
How can I prevent this ?

Update to the latest Version ?
see http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=50996#50996
were this was already discussed

[Horst.Epp]

If I try to copy a directory into a project, I'm getting a Upload question from TC with a filemask and also a message box for every file copied.
How can I prevent this ?

Update to the latest Version ?
see http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=50996#50996
were this was already discussed

I reloaded it from the web site but this is the same rar file I already have !
The tcburner.wfx has a size of 725.0k and is dated 08.02.05 16:13
How can I get a version without that bug ?

[Sir_SiLvA]

Can you explain What you did?

I (xp_sp2) copied the complete folder "windows"
into "** Project: Data CD/DVD" and all I get is the
"Senden-Senden als:"-Dialog and after that he copies all
files without asking again...