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Posted by: redSunset Fri 26 Aug 2005, 07:28

Hello,
Is there a way to use cue files on mac?
Cue file is a text file that tells the windows app "Nero" how to build the CD, how to devide one whole cd track into many.

Is there a way to use it on Mac?

thanks
red

Posted by: woodworm Fri 26 Aug 2005, 14:43

Well, a .cue file is pretty useless unless you have the corresponding .bin file (which contains the audio data). About every CD burner on mac will save CD images as .iso or burn a CD with bin/cue. Toast 6 and up, Dragon Burn, Disc Blazer to name a few.

You can also mount directly .nrg files: change .nrg to .iso The only format whih presents an issue on Mac is mdf/mds. For that you'll need to mount it with Alcohol 120% and save as .iso, either on a PC or on VPC.

The other way around, when you save a disc as image with toast, change the .toast to .iso and you can mount them on a PC.

I hope the above helps

Lehitraot.

Posted by: redSunset Fri 26 Aug 2005, 15:19

Hello,
thanks, and thanks for the "see you":)
what i got is a cue file, with the extension .cue, and a corresponding mp3 file, not bin or anythin.
each time i need to go to nero on windoes in order to use the cue files with the corresponding mp3 file.

VPC can't handle it since it's too slow even though i got a G5, dual, with 1.5GB ram and i gave it 500mb.
i must go (and i hate it) to a real pc machine.

So i was wondering if and how can i use these file in my mac.
I did put Toaset on iso and selected the file but when burning it burned the file itself and not the corresponding mp3.

i hope i explained myself better.
I'm not too famieler with the terms you used, don't know what is nrg.

aslo, the files i'm talking about are not being made by mac...

thanks
red

Posted by: woodworm Fri 26 Aug 2005, 18:07

Now I hate you

mp3 and .cue... never seen that before. You may want to try to change the .mp3 to .bin, then use toast. Not by selecting iso, but by selecting bin/cue. You can then save as disk image, which will result in a .toast (iso) file. Mount that iso file and check the contents... Make sure you have disabled Stuffit's ability to compress files by renaming them in the finder, otherwise it will compress your mp3 as soon as you change the extension to .bin

You could of course burn straight to CD, but making a disc image will probably prevet you from making some coasters.

nrg is a nero image file. A bit like .toast is a Toast image file. They are essentially iso images with a different extension.

As to VPC being slow... I'm on a G4 667, and although launching VPC7 is a bit slow indeed, working with Alcohol afterwards is ok speed-wise.

But I understood you well. I make discs from a variety of image formats originating on PC or Mac on a daily basis (or almost).

Something to keep you busy this shabbes I guess.... Have a good one

Posted by: redSunset Sat 27 Aug 2005, 10:31

hi...
sorry for being so stupid, but how do i disabled stuffits abitly to compress fiels on changing extension?
what is coasters? (don't understand the meaning)
thanks for all your help
red

Posted by: redSunset Sat 27 Aug 2005, 10:42

oh.. and i try to add or drag the cue file i got and it told me it's not a valid .cue file
and i hate the fact that i need pc. it unberable!

Posted by: woodworm Sat 27 Aug 2005, 18:11

Disable the Stuffirt thing in Sytem Preferences > Stuffit AVR > Stuffit ArchiveViaRename: Off

Coasters: A small mat or plate placed under a glass, cup or mug to protect a tabletop or other surface beneath.

It will say it is not a valid cue file if it doesn't find the corresponding .bin file - which should be in the same folder at the same level.

Posted by: redSunset Sun 28 Aug 2005, 05:44

hi again.
thanks for all your help.
When i use the cue file i got and the corresponding mp3 (which of course are under the same folder) under Nero, i got no prolblem in burning it. In fact, the 3rd raw of the cue file (if you open it under any text editor) must have the same name as the mp3 and sure it is.
Now, that i manage to do what you said, i still get the same error, "<file name> is not a valid .bin or.cue file".
so i guess this error has no connection to the bin file which is under the same folder but something else.

I also found under toast help:
In order to copy a Bin/Cue file pair, they should be in the same folder. These two files should also have the same first names (for example, Image.bin and Image.cue).
• Note: For an audio CD saved in the Bin/Cue file pair format, there may be another file (called .CDT) that holds CD-TEXT information.

Well, i don't have a .CDT file and it looks like there is no other solutino but to go to pc...

very very sad

Posted by: woodworm Mon 29 Aug 2005, 15:56

Just a wild thought... does your cue/mp3 nero pair contain mp3 tracks? It may be worth trying to open either the cue or the mp3 directly in iTunes.

Otherwise, changing the name of the .mp3 to .bin with a text editor in the cue file after changing the .mp3 file estension to .bin, then using Toast... possibly?

Posted by: redSunset Mon 29 Aug 2005, 18:07

hi:)
well, changing in the cue file didn't help, got same results.
i can't put the cue in iTunes. it doesn't recognize it.
red

Posted by: redSunset Sat 15 Oct 2005, 10:25

hi guys..
anyone has a new idea regarding this issue?
thanks

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Posted by: ease Tue 25 Oct 2005, 00:44

hi,
First thing sorry for my bad english....
- You had to verify the cue file with TEXTEDIT (right click or control click(open with others...choose textedit from application menu)) Files must be the same...
- Next : open cue file with toast 6 (right click or control + click)open with toast6)
- when done :you can check your cd image...(FILE->SAVE AS DISC IMAGE) it built the CD for toast...
-When done: you can open the file (*.Sd2f) with toast and listen it.
-If it s correct you can burn it....

I have some problems with it, it s the cue file who dont assign the right time of each track, i think it s not the same protocole of time between toast and Nero...
Some help will be appreciate.
Thanx \Ease

Posted by: redSunset Tue 1 Nov 2005, 18:55

hi again.
i've Inserted a CD to create via toast a cue/bin file.
than i open the cue file, and it looks totaly different than the ones i have which were made via nero or something.
Toast will not support the cue/mp3 files i have no matter what i do.

I have looked over the web to find any sort of answer ot this issue, but found non.
all the other applications, the splitter etc is much work.

all i want to do is to burn the mp3 via the cue file.
no answeeeer...

red

Posted by: NoZen Fri 18 Nov 2005, 17:42

Cue-Splitter:
http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.gritsch-soft.com/_appcuesplitter/index.html
does almost exactly what you need. Start it, tell it the name of the CUE and MP3 files, and it'll create a bunch of individual MP3s which you can then burn to CD with Toast or whatever app you're using.

Sure, it's two steps (split with Cue-Splitter, burn with Toast) instead of one (burn with an app that reads the CUE file directly) but it's a heck of a lot faster and easier than taking your stuff over to a PC.

--NoZen

Posted by: lakelmo Mon 28 Nov 2005, 13:33

cue cue cue cute....

Posted by: woodworm Tue 8 Jan 2008, 01:36

It's been a long time, I know... but I just came accross this nice little app:
http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.gritsch-soft.com/_appcuesplitter/cue-splitter_v2.6.zip