> > > 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
