File name limits

[mklass]

Using PZm5 in Win7-64 bit

Is the a work around to the 28 character file name limit when burning a CD? 

Is it the same for a DVD?



Mick
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[Kirk Baker]

Mick,

It is our understanding that the file name limit is 31 characters (including extension) and that it applies to both CDs and DVDs.  This isn't due to a limit of Photo Mechanic but a limitation of the disc burning SDK that we've licensed.

-Kirk

[mklass]

That something I would certainly like to see changed, assuming it is an SDK issue, not an OS issue. It is a pain needing to rename carefully named files just to burn them to disk.

I could always use explorer to copy burn a disk, but it is so much faster to select the images in a folder in PM.


Mick
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[Bob Russell]

Hi Mick,

  Here are the limits for burning CDs and DVDs with Photo Mechanic 5. Windows 7-64 :  Filenames can be up to 64 characters long. The disk label limit is only 16 characters. Longer disk labels will lockup a DVD burn session. CDs burned with longer labels won't have any file extensions.    Photo Mechanic 5 for Macs can burn disks with 31 character labels and 124 character filenames.

regards,

--Bob