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Karaoke Software

topic posted Wed, September 27, 2006 - 6:42 PM by  gordon 		Share/Save/Bookmark
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hey,
wondering if anyone can help.

i want to create a custom CDG file on my mac, and burn it to disc. a CDG file is the music-with-embedded-graphics file that professional karaoke machines use.

i DO NOT want to play karaoke songs on my mac, like these do:
ktunes.com/
www.scriptsoftware.com/istar/

those DO NOT allow one to syncronize lyrics to an audio file and then rip a CDG file from that.

this app DOES DO that, BUT it is for the PC:
www.powerkaraoke.com/src/pro...ator.php

i can't seem to find any app for the MAC that does what that app can do on the PC.


further, i am trying to figure out whether the burner that came with my PowerBook can write a CDG disc, or whether i need something else.
much of what i have found over the internet says that only Plextor drives are reliable, but i know it is a PC world out there, and maybe the info is limited on the MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845E that comes with the PowerBook.


does anyone know anything about this stuff?

or know where i can go to find out?

thanks!
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  • gordon
    gordon
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    Re: Karaoke Software

    Thu, September 28, 2006 - 11:49 AM

    i love how karaoke has been huge in the US for well over a decade, yet when i asked people at an apple store, they were clueless about any apps for the mac, or whether i could burn a CD+G disc with the powerbook burner ...
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    • the rev
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      Re: Karaoke Software

      Thu, September 28, 2006 - 5:10 PM
      This is a PC app, but if you use Bootcamp, it might work.

      tinyurl.com/e84d8
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      • gordon
        gordon
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        Re: Karaoke Software

        Thu, September 28, 2006 - 5:22 PM
        thanks, i know about that app --

        but i do not know about bootcamp! it lets you use PC apps on the mac ...?
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        • saxa...
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          Re: Karaoke Software

          Thu, September 28, 2006 - 5:29 PM
          If you have a newer Intel Mac, Apple provides an app called Bootcamp that will allow you to partition your HD and run Windows (and windows apps) on the Mac while being able to boot and run OSX on the other partition.
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          • gordon
            gordon
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            Re: Karaoke Software

            Thu, September 28, 2006 - 9:18 PM
            thanks, i just looked that up and saw that.

            no, i don't have an intel mac.


            i suppose this is why people say the mac is so limited.
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            • Jory
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              Re: Karaoke Software

              Thu, September 28, 2006 - 10:23 PM
              People only say that when they're looking for software that few people utilize. IN all the years I've been setting up and maintaining computers, you're the first who's needed CD+G burning software.

              It seems that kTunes is supposed to be able to burn CD+G, not just play them.
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            • the rev
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              Re: Karaoke Software

              Sat, September 30, 2006 - 12:49 PM
              Funny, but when I would go to my tech writing classes and run RoboHelp and Framemaker on my Pismo–then use Keynote to make a killer presentation with embedded flash plus video and audio files, while listening to live internet radio via my Bluetooth headset–nobody in the class could duplicate my efforts because my limited (4 year old Pismo) mac could do things their brand new Sony Vaios and HP's could not.
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      • the rev
        the rev
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        Re: Karaoke Software

        Sat, September 30, 2006 - 12:42 PM
        Or virtual pc for non-Itel macs.
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        • gordon
          gordon
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          Re: Karaoke Software

          Sat, September 30, 2006 - 1:54 PM

          i am a died in the wool mac user too, so i don't need the "my dad can beat up your dad" business.

          what i need is an app for the much vaunted mac that will **author** CDG files, not just burn them, Jory.

          and i'm hardly going to buy some 250 dollar software like virtual pc when i could just borrow a friend's pc for this job.
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