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AMDuser
01-06-2006, 09:23 PM
Hello,
I have a 2 hour audio file that I am burning to a CD. The problem is, is that I need to cut down the audio file, so it can fit on two CD's. It is in WMP format. How would I go about doing this?

bear
01-06-2006, 10:06 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0070.mspx
What can I do when the Player reports that the tracks I've selected won't fit on the CD?

If you're trying to burn an audio CD (audio CDs are similar to those that you buy), there's nothing you can do. When Will not fit appears next to selected items in the Items to Burn pane in the Player, those selected items are not burned to the CD. Remember that Will not fit appears next to selected tracks for audio CDs even if the total time of the tracks that you selected exactly matches the CD length, because the Player inserts two seconds between the tracks that it burns to a CD.

If your CD player can play data CDs, or if you intend to play the CD in your computer's CD drive, then you have the option to burn a data CD, instead of an audio CD. Data CDs can contain more than eight hours of music, depending upon the quality level (bit rate) used to burn the files and the file types. Be aware, however, that you most likely will not be able to play files purchased from content providers on a data CD because the Player won't burn the license associated with the file to the data CD.

If it's not a protected, licensed audio file, it may be possible to convert to a different format and split that, but Window's Media Player is big on copyright protection and might not allow it for certain types of files.

AMDuser
01-06-2006, 10:30 PM
Wait a second, this is a WMA file, would it still be the same?

bear
01-06-2006, 10:33 PM
No, that's a little easier, actually.
Haven't tried either of these:
http://www.geocities.com/myasftools/?20066
http://www.audiotoolsfactory.com/mp3-cutter/mp3-cutter.htm

Use at your own risk.

Here's a search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=split+WMA+file&btnG=Google+Search) that might find you a free one?

kwokwai
01-07-2006, 09:57 AM
Wait a second, this is a WMA file, would it still be the same?


"Download.com" has got tens of WMA to MP3 converter and cutter programs.

Make the best use of "Download.com"!