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Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64876]

Thu, 23 February 2006 18:46

Pete Ruthenburg

Messages: 127
Registered: June 2005

Senior Member

So if I'm doing Pro Tools on a Mac at one studio and wanting to
use those files on my XP Paris rig whats the best way to move the
files.

I was hoping to use an external Firewire drive and go back and
forth which I assume would need a Mac OS read/write translator on
the PC.What is the best app for this.

Or is burning wav files to a cd/dvd the best way to go about
this?

Thanks,
Pete

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Re: Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64881 is a reply to message #64876]

Thu, 23 February 2006 21:43

gene lennon
Messages: 565
Registered: July 2006

Senior Member

"Pete Ruthenburg" <ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>So if I'm doing Pro Tools on a Mac at one studio and wanting to
>use those files on my XP Paris rig whats the best way to move the
>files.
>
> I was hoping to use an external Firewire drive and go back and
>forth which I assume would need a Mac OS read/write translator on
>the PC.What is the best app for this.
>
> Or is burning wav files to a cd/dvd the best way to go about
>this?
>
>Thanks,
>Pete

OSX supports Fat32 read / write without any extra software, although some
people have reported issues. Writing an ISO 9660 CD or a DVD from the Mac
will work fine. Networking also works fine from OSX if the computers are
close.
gene

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Re: Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64887 is a reply to message #64881]

Thu, 23 February 2006 23:57

Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006

Senior Member

Wait a minute, Geno... there's some kind of bigger issue between
WinXP and Mac OSX, I know that much, because I've got a backup
Firewire drive formatted for Mac OSX that contains ProTools
B'cast .wav files that I can't open in WinXP.

IIRC, you have to make sure that the engineer running Pro-Tools
from the get-go selects the: "Force PC Compatibility" option
when he either starts the project or backs it up - not sure
which... see if you can verify which one it is from some other
source besides me.

Neil

"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>
>"Pete Ruthenburg" <ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>So if I'm doing Pro Tools on a Mac at one studio and wanting to
>>use those files on my XP Paris rig whats the best way to move the
>>files.
>>
>> I was hoping to use an external Firewire drive and go back and
>>forth which I assume would need a Mac OS read/write translator on
>>the PC.What is the best app for this.
>>
>> Or is burning wav files to a cd/dvd the best way to go about
>>this?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Pete
>
>OSX supports Fat32 read / write without any extra software, although some
>people have reported issues. Writing an ISO 9660 CD or a DVD from the Mac
>will work fine. Networking also works fine from OSX if the computers are
>close.
>gene

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Re: Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64891 is a reply to message #64887]

Fri, 24 February 2006 00:33

gene lennon
Messages: 565
Registered: July 2006

Senior Member

"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Wait a minute, Geno... there's some kind of bigger issue between
>WinXP and Mac OSX, I know that much, because I've got a backup
>Firewire drive formatted for Mac OSX that contains ProTools
>B'cast .wav files that I can't open in WinXP.
>
>IIRC, you have to make sure that the engineer running Pro-Tools
>from the get-go selects the: "Force PC Compatibility" option
>when he either starts the project or backs it up - not sure
>which... see if you can verify which one it is from some other
>source besides me.
>
>Neil
>
>
I have a FW drive formatted from my PC as Fat32 that I use for this all the
time. Works fine on both computers. (This is not the same as an OSX formatted
drive.)

The file issues: "Force PC Compatibility" on output and Stripwave or WaveLab
conversion prior to import in Paris are a separate issues.
gene

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Re: Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64892 is a reply to message #64891]

Fri, 24 February 2006 00:37

gene lennon
Messages: 565
Registered: July 2006

Senior Member

"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:

>The file issues: "Force PC Compatibility" on output and Stripwave or WaveLab
>conversion prior to import in Paris are a separate issues.
>gene

�are a separate issues�

Time to go to bed.

gene

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Re: Best translator for Mac to PC files? [message #64894 is a reply to message #64876]

Thu, 23 February 2006 23:45

Aaron Allen

Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008

Senior Member

I had great luck with MacOpener at the networking day gig. Not sure how that
might or might not translate for you but I 'think' that's what BT was using
a few years back to pull audio. I popped an OSX 10.3 HDD into a USB case,
ran MacOpener and backed up the whole drive for safety to a Dell. Nary a
hitch in that scenario.

AA

"Pete Ruthenburg" <ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:43fe6582$1@linux...
>
> So if I'm doing Pro Tools on a Mac at one studio and wanting to
> use those files on my XP Paris rig whats the best way to move the
> files.
>
> I was hoping to use an external Firewire drive and go back and
> forth which I assume would need a Mac OS read/write translator on
> the PC.What is the best app for this.
>
> Or is burning wav files to a cd/dvd the best way to go about
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Pete

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