Mac to Windows compatibility issues..

privateryan · 01-26-2012, 07:10 AM

So I use a Mac and the last couple of times I've made cds of photos for folks that use Windows They've told me the cds are blank. I'm aware (now) that this is an issue sometimes. My question is, how do I fix it? Any thoughts?

Thanks, Marcus

veato · 01-26-2012, 08:30 AM

I've never had a problem personally. If you get a choice make sure ISO 9660 (CDFS) is the file system and it should be readable by all.

**boriscleto** · 01-26-2012, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by privateryan

So I use a Mac and the last couple of times I've made cds of photos for folks that use Windows They've told me the cds are blank. I'm aware (now) that this is an issue sometimes. My question is, how do I fix it? Any thoughts?

Thanks, Marcus

Are you burning these discs from the Finder or from iPhoto?

You may need to use third party burning software.

Toast Titanium is the gold standard, but it costs $$$

Burn will get the job done and it is free.

Burn - Home

Just make sure it is set to PC (Joliet) or Mac + PC and it should work on a Window$ machine.

normhead · 01-26-2012, 09:01 AM

Having made music CD's for years, about 15 a year for 10 years, first off, everyone has to be tested to be sure it's works. I always wrote my CDs with toast software, MAC cd writers write at snail's pace compared to how they perform withToast, and Toast allows you select MC/PC format. The last version of Toast I bought was 7... and is still runs fine. The failure rate as as whole was probably about 10% , I found a huge variation in the success rates of various writers. Everynow and then I'd have one that was completely useless and wrote failures as high as 30%. So as I said, I learned to play each CD all the way through, before putting it in a case.

01-26-2012, 07:10 AM	#1
privateryan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 209	Mac to Windows compatibility issues.. So I use a Mac and the last couple of times I've made cds of photos for folks that use Windows They've told me the cds are blank. I'm aware (now) that this is an issue sometimes. My question is, how do I fix it? Any thoughts? Thanks, Marcus

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01-26-2012, 08:30 AM	#2
veato Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nottingham Posts: 543	I've never had a problem personally. If you get a choice make sure ISO 9660 (CDFS) is the file system and it should be readable by all.

01-26-2012, 08:55 AM	#3
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,476	Originally posted by privateryan So I use a Mac and the last couple of times I've made cds of photos for folks that use Windows They've told me the cds are blank. I'm aware (now) that this is an issue sometimes. My question is, how do I fix it? Any thoughts? Thanks, Marcus Are you burning these discs from the Finder or from iPhoto? You may need to use third party burning software. Toast Titanium is the gold standard, but it costs $$$ Burn will get the job done and it is free. Burn - Home Just make sure it is set to PC (Joliet) or Mac + PC and it should work on a Window$ machine.

01-26-2012, 09:01 AM	#4
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Having made music CD's for years, about 15 a year for 10 years, first off, everyone has to be tested to be sure it's works. I always wrote my CDs with toast software, MAC cd writers write at snail's pace compared to how they perform withToast, and Toast allows you select MC/PC format. The last version of Toast I bought was 7... and is still runs fine. The failure rate as as whole was probably about 10% , I found a huge variation in the success rates of various writers. Everynow and then I'd have one that was completely useless and wrote failures as high as 30%. So as I said, I learned to play each CD all the way through, before putting it in a case.