You need to Control/click or Shift/click to select multiple files at once which is familiar to most people but isn’t as user-friendly as drag-and-drop between windows (which is possible for some file formats from a Windows folder).

Audio CD burner supports wav, mp3, wma, au, aiff, ra, ogg, flac, aac and a number of other audio file formats.Īdding files opens a file browser window so you can find the appropriate files on your computer. You then get a set of buttons to add files, add folder, edit with WavePad (if installed) and set CD-Text, to help you name the tracks. Selecting your choice, for example Audio CD, you have to confirm the drive you’re going to write to and are advised to add the appropriate media. The program itself consists of a graphic menu bar across the top listing the main options Audio CD, Data CD, Data DVD, Video DVD and Data Blu-ray, as well as copy Disc. Each of these four links leads to a step-by-step guide to using the software to create the chosen disc. Once NCH Express Burn Plus is installed you get a help file appear with General usage guideline for creating the four main different types of disc (audio for CD player, MP3, data and video). The install starts with the usual requirement to agree to terms, but then it gets more cumbersome as you’re confronted with a page of recommended Related Programs and Extras to purchase or download. We were keen to see how well it performed its core functionality of being able to burn discs. The trial version is limited to 14 days.NCH Express Burn Plus is well known in the disc burning sphere. If you need a simple disc burner and ISO creator, this is a solid tool that should meet most of your needs.Įditors' note: This is a review of the full version of Express Burn Mac DVD Burning for Mac 4.64. The stripped-down interface makes it quick and easy to use, though it may limit options for power users with specific needs. Switching between the different types of discs and moving data and files is easy, as well, though there was at least one burn error when the data was loaded and we switched from Blu-ray to DVD before starting.Įxpress Burn Mac DVD is a useful tool that provides a number of options for authoring and burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. Without custom settings for things like bit rate and audio sampling, your options are limited but the resulting discs do look and sound good, so if you're a casual user, this may be a benefit more than a detriment.

The number of options for things like video quality is limited-offering two formats and a 5-point slider for video quality.

Adding files is relatively simple and you can then insert things like menus, track lists, or CD text, especially useful when authoring DVDs. The ISO mode is especially nice, allowing you to create disc images without necessarily needing to burn it to a disc. Each mode is separated into its own menu-audio, video, data, or ISO. The interface is clean but a little dated, and the features are all stripped down to the easiest possible input methods, making it quick and easy to load data or video and create your discs.Īfter installation, you can immediately start creating new discs. Express Burn Mac DVD provides numerous tools to author audio, video, and data CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs using your Mac computer, mostly without issues.

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