Create .wav file from timeline event?

JackW wrote on 3/13/2004, 9:17 PM
Maybe I've missed this somewhere. Is it possible to "save," or to write to CD, audio events from the timeline as .wav files?

I've got a bunch of 1-2 minute interview clips, imported from a miniDV video, that the client wants an audio CD made from. He says he'd prefer them as .wav files but when I burned the CD the file format was .cda

I tried to copy an audio clip from the time line to Cool Edit 2000 and couldn't. I also tried opening Cool Edit from "Tools," using both the "Open in Audio Editor" and "Open Copy in Audio Editor," only to have a Windows error message pop up telling me that the system didn't have enough memory, which is unlikely. I'm running a P4 with 1024k of ram; Cool Edit is on the C: drive, an 80gig HD with about 70% unused space.

Any suggestions?

Comments

TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/13/2004, 9:29 PM
Just render as a WAV file (16-bit, stereo, 44,100khz) and burn that to CD with nero (or whatever program came with your burner). that's it. :)
JackW wrote on 3/13/2004, 9:54 PM
Thanks, Steve. Knew there had to be an easy way.

Jack
roger_74 wrote on 3/14/2004, 1:44 AM
But you did already burn to audio cd? If the client wants an audio cd don't you think he wants to be able to play it in a cd player? WAV files on a data CD won't play.
TorS wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:14 AM
When you create an audio cd the burn program will alter the wav files to audio cd files.
Tor
roger_74 wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:19 AM
Yes, but my point was that he already did this. Seems to me he got it right the first time.
TorS wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:42 AM
Could be. Depends on what the client really wants to do. If he wants to play the files on a cd player - yes, he got it right. But if he wants to use them in some other way, burning a DATA as opposed to an AUDIO cd will preserve the wav format.
Tor
TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/14/2004, 6:22 AM
If he wanted to play it safe, he could do a a mixed mode disk (data track 1 audio rest of tracks) or an enhanced cd (audio first tracks data last track). Then, when poped into a cd-player it will play the audio but if it's in a computer it will show the WAV AND play the audio CD. :)
JackW wrote on 3/14/2004, 10:16 AM
Again, thanks to everyone for solutions and suggestions.

The client specifically wanted .wav files. I think he's using them in a video project on his home computer. The .cda files on my original burn work fine in various players around our shop, but on reflection I didn't think they would work for what the client wants to do, unless he has a utility that will capture from CD.

The mixed format disk is a great idea, one I'll file away for future burns.