[Fmpro] audio cd's and UK compatability

[Mark McKee]

Wow, I don't hear the happy little "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" theme, and that is 
because this is an area that Mac has always made way too difficult, and they 
continue this silliness today.  I've developed Multimedia on both platforms 
since the mid 80's and I still have to sigh every time I see those 
commercials.
Anyhoo, Use AIFF's on your Mac if you wish, but use Wavs for the world.  The 
most important thing on audio CDs is to CLOSE THE DISC.  If you record it 
open, then it will not play on anything but another computer.

Best of luck!

Mark McKee

>>Guys (and ladies),
>
>>I'm getting ready to send a film production an audio cd.  The thing is, 
>>I'm in the US and the guy I'm sending it to is in Scotland.  Does >anyone 
>>know of any incompatability between audio discs burnt with a regular mac 
>>G4 I purchaced in the US and audio players or >computers in the UK?   I 
>>know there are DVD regions, but haven't heard of any audio CD regions.
>
>>This may seem a silly question, but right now the guys are loving my demos 
>>from my website and I offered to send a CD so they can hear >more stuff in 
>>all its 44.1k 16bit glory.  I'm also digging their story and see this as a 
>>good opportunity to write the type of music I actually >like writing on a 
>>film I would actually enjoy watching.  I don't want little things like 
>>regional incompatbility to get these guys to change >their mind about 
>>working with someone over seas.
>
>>I'm also asuming things like aiff files and waves are universal formats 
>>and 48k is common on UK versions of editing software.  Seems I'm 
>> >universally paranoid when I actually find a job i want to do!
>
>>Thanks,
>
>>A Fez