CD won't read contents -- Follow-up -- Solved!

[Benjamin Sher]

STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT) wrote:

>>Dear Robert:
>>
>>So you mean the DVD uses the mpeg file system while the music 
>>CD has no 
>>real file system. And that is why its contents show up in 
>>File Manager?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>Benjamin
>>
>>    
>>
>I am not familiar with the inner workings of DVD file systems.
>Video DVDs that I have burned have an assortment of visible files
>when look at them under Windows.  I just put a DVD burner on
>my main Linux box and plan to learn something about video editing
>on Linux.  My Pinnacle video editing software on Windows has
>great features and a great interface, too bad it crashes all the time.
>
>You can put a data file system on a DVD and use it to back up files.
>When you do this, you can see the files just like with a data CD.
>
>Audio CD's have some other type of organization, a bit of poking around
>on the web will show some good tutorials on this.  I have never managed
>to do anything useful with the files obtained by pulling the files right 
>off the CD with file manager on Windows.  I tend to use a ripper to
>get the songs off my CD's and then put them on my MP3 player.  I can
>then keep the originals in a cool dry place (my safe).
>
>Bob Styma
>
>
>Bob
>
>  
>
Dear Bob:

Thank you for the good information.

I really don't need to rip the contents and burn them in mp3 format. I 
was just curious about the whole thing. Now it all makes sense. 
Knowledge is always better than ignorance.

Benjamin
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