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Trying to write files/folders to a disc, everything went fine at first, drive could read the disc just fine and I was able to begin the process, but after I believe track 1 it's cut short and now my drive refuses to read anything, even after reinstalling it through Device Manager. Windows and ImgBurn still recognise the drive being there, but no media is read. ImgBurn.log

I've begun performing manual Verify tests on my first batch of Ritek BD-R DL discs burned beginning 2026-06-19 to make sure they're still readable after the passage of a bit of time. All 16 discs burned around that time passed manual Verifies! My only concern with the Riteks may be their longevity. My only experience with Ritek BD-R are 2 SL's that someone burned for me in 2012. On or before 13 years later, both were partially unreadable. Now, this doesn't mean the same experience will occur on their BD-R DL. I had a similar experience with my tests of Ritek DVD+R DL about 20 years ago. I got a batch of 3 of them. 1 was fully readable a year later, one was partially unreadable a year later, and the other was TOTALLY unreadable a year later.

That's where I would start. Even if changing discs doesn't fix the issue, those discs will last MUCH longer than the CMC ones and will have better compatibility with other players.

I'll order those DataLife Plus DVD+R DL today!

That actually sounds like the disc was not burned at all. Are you SURE the disc is not blank? Discs that have been burned cannot be formatted. However, it could also be indicative of the other issue I found or a hardware failure. Load that disc that says it wants to be formatted in ImgBurn and try to perform a Verify or Read operation on it. The other issue I noticed is you've used Verbatim's junk Life Series DVD+R DL from CMC Magnetics. They can be very problematic, producing a variety of problems and issues. You're better off using the DataLife Plus DVD+R DL from Verbatim, NOT the Life Series. The DataLife Plus series you can generally only find online are made by Mitsubishi. They're the best ones out there and are generally the only quality choice.

I put the dvd into a drive and attempted to take a look at the contents, but every time I do that I get a message that the disk needs to be formatted. Strange. I'm trying to burn an ISO file of a long movie that is 8330058 KB. Charles

I need to see your disc's root directory contents. I've a feeling you're not actually creating DVD Video content which would only be revealed if I can see if there's a VIDEO_TS folder in the root directory of the disc you can't play. From the Log, I'm not seeing a DVD Video disc was actually created, but that relevant info may only be in a Log for a Build operation. Plus, there's something else in the Log that could be relevant, but I just have a hunch the reason the discs aren't playing is there's no VIDEO_TS folder in the root directory of the disc you're attempting to play.

Thanks for your help!! Last burn: 11:26:58 ImgBurn Version 2.5.6.0 started! I 11:26:58 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (6.2, Build 9200) I 11:26:58 Total Physical Memory: 66,932,088 KB - Available: 56,215,952 KB I 11:26:58 Initialising SPTI... I 11:26:58 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:26:58 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH12LS30 1.01-C0 (I:) (USB) I 11:26:58 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM SP80NB80 RF02-J0 (H:) (USB) I 11:26:58 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-RE! I 11:35:08 Operation Started! I 11:35:08 Source File: G:\SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.ISO I 11:35:08 Source File Sectors: 4,165,029 (MODE1/2048) I 11:35:08 Source File Size: 8,529,979,392 bytes I 11:35:08 Source File File System(s): None I 11:35:08 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM SP80NB80 RF02 (H:) (USB) I 11:35:08 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: CMC MAG-D03-64) I 11:35:08 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 3x, 4x, 6x I 11:35:08 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 11:35:08 Write Mode: DVD I 11:35:08 Write Type: DAO I 11:35:08 Write Speed: 3x I 11:35:08 Link Size: Auto I 11:35:08 Lock Volume: Yes I 11:35:08 Test Mode: No I 11:35:08 OPC: No I 11:35:08 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 11:35:08 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 4,155 KB/s (3x) I 11:35:09 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM I 11:35:09 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,082,528 I 11:35:09 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: ECC Block Boundary I 11:35:09 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded! I 11:35:09 Filling Buffer... (80 MB) I 11:35:09 Writing LeadIn... I 11:36:24 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4165028) I 11:36:24 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4165028) I 11:36:24 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2082527) I 11:53:56 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 2082528 - 4165028) I 12:11:34 Synchronising Cache... I 12:12:02 Closing Track... I 12:12:04 Finalising Disc... I 12:12:50 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:12:50 Graph Data File: C:\Users\vohta\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_SP80NB80_RF02_SUNDAY-AUGUST-30-2026_11-35_AM_CMC_MAG-D03-64_3x.ibg I 12:12:50 Export Successfully Completed! I 12:12:50 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:37:41 I 12:12:50 Average Write Rate: 3,947 KB/s (2.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 4,236 KB/s (3.1x) I 12:12:50 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 12:19:49 Waiting for device to become ready... I 12:19:55 Device Ready! I 12:19:55 Operation Started! I 12:19:55 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM SP80NB80 RF02 (H:) (USB) I 12:19:55 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: CMC MAG-D03-64) I 12:19:55 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 3x, 4x, 6x I 12:19:55 Image File: G:\SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.ISO I 12:19:55 Image File Sectors: 4,165,029 (MODE1/2048) I 12:19:55 Image File Size: 8,529,979,392 bytes I 12:19:55 Image File File System(s): None I 12:19:55 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 12:19:56 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4165028) I 12:19:56 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4165028) I 12:19:56 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2082527) I 12:28:57 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 2082528 - 4165028) I 12:38:02 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:38:02 Graph Data File: C:\Users\vohta\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_SP80NB80_RF02_SUNDAY-AUGUST-30-2026_11-35_AM_CMC_MAG-D03-64_3x.ibg I 12:38:02 Export Successfully Completed! I 12:38:02 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:18:06 I 12:38:02 Average Verify Rate: 7,684 KB/s (5.5x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 11,255 KB/s (8.1x) I 12:47:25 Close Request Acknowledged I 12:47:25 Closing Down... I 12:47:39 Shutting down SPTI... I 12:47:39 ImgBurn closed! ; All I could find on the dvd was: Device USBSTOR\CdRom&Ven_HL-DT-ST&Prod_BD-RE__WH12LS30&Rev_1.01\0123456789ABCDEF&0 was configured. Driver Name: cdrom.inf Driver Package ID: cdrom.inf_amd64_dc7b0d8271e8847c Class GUID: {4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} Driver Date: 06/21/2006 Driver Version: 10.0.26100.1150 Driver Provider: Microsoft Driver Section: cdrom_install Driver Rank: 0xFF0006 Matching Device ID: GenCdRom Outranked Drivers: cdrom.inf:GenCdRom:00FF2002 Device Updated: false Parent Device: USB\VID_152D&PID_0578\0123456789ABCDEF Hope you can find what I'm doing wrong. Thanks, Charles

I'll need a bit more info. Copy and paste the entirety of the Write and Verify phases from one of these successful burns from the Log. You can access old Log entries from the Help menu. While you're at it, insert the last burned disc that won't play into your PC drive, open its root directory contents in Windows/File Explorer, and attach a screenshot of the directories and files in the root directory of the disc.

Windows 11 PRO Dell and use IMGBURN all the time for standard dvd's but have wasted 10 8x DVD+RDL Verbatim discs following online instructions to burn large ISO movies of about 8gb with LG drives. Last attempt IMGBURN said "success" and played the song but discs won't play in Sony player or even on my PC. Any help appreciated!!

Do you have another burner? ; because I have Verbatim CD-R's of that same CMC Magnetics type and I don't have any obvious issues on my desktop burners. I typically burn at 8x or 16x tops though when it comes to burning standard Audio CD's (as a bonus with these Verbatim CD-R's (CMC Magnetics) that I have can overburn to at least 82min15sec successfully). I can't burn slower than 8x on CD-R's on my burners. there is a old HP burner I have that I 'may' be able to burn slower than 8x though since that burner has a 8x max burn speed, but I never hooked it up to try since I figure it's likely a weaker burner of the two old CD burners with a IDE connection I have. but I generally use my Liteon 24102b IDE CD burner (at 8x) for burning Audio CD's in recent memory. but it appears your burner is a laptop one which I heard those as a general rule are more so-so/questionable vs a desktop burner. p.s. I realize that CMC Magnetics are generally considered on the weaker side quality wise vs higher quality media. but at least in my opinion, CD-R's are not as picky as DVD when it comes to burn quality.

Hi, I'm not sure there's still any interest in this, but I wanted to see if I could replicate BurnPlot with Claude/ChatGPT and got pretty close. Here's the source in C++11. It should be compatible with Windows XP. burnplot-main.zip

I don’t recall it being something ImgBurn would modify if you’re just doing a Read operation. I suspect AnyDVD is just fixing things because it’s technically wrong on the original disc.

I have been using ImgBurn for many years now and have found it to be absolutely indispensible for reading and writing optical discs. I use it mostly to rip DVDs to ISO. Since DVDs are usually copy-protected, I have been running AnyDVD in the background. I have ripped hundreds, possibly as many as a thousand or more and the combination has always proved rock-solid. However, I HATE Windows and recently my Windows installation has been getting less and less usable, so I have been looking at options to rip DVDs under Linux. To that end, I have been spending a lot of time looking at the rips in a hex editor. All of the files that I have looked at have one byte changed from the DVD to the ISO, at the same offset and by the same amount. I cannot figure out why this byte would be changed or how. It might be something that AnyDVD is doing (in which case this might not be the best place to ask), or it might have something to do with ImgBurn. I have noticed this in only 4 discs so far. I thought I'd ask befor checking another few dozen or hundred... The byte in question is part of a 32-bit value in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file (and its corresponding .BUF file) at bytes 12 to 15 of that file. In the discs where I've noticed it, that value has been increased by exactly 1 (that's why it affects only a single byte, rather than all four). According to this website: http://www.mpucoder.com/DVD/ifo.html, the value represents the last sector of VMG set (last sector of BUP). Does anybody here have any insight as to why that value is being changed and whether it is being done by ImgBurn or AnyDVD? The other oddity I noticed, although it affects only one disc that I have found so far, is the ISO of one rip is 32k larger than the DVD that was ripped. When doing a checksum of that ISO against a rip I did under Linux, they of course didn't match. So when I noticed the filesize discrepancy, I truncated the ISO at that point and the checksums matched. It has me baffled! Any ideas? Thanks Brian

I don't know who makes Maxell's discs. Maxell made some decent DVD-R's, but I had a few that were partially unreadable 20 years after writing. Since I do know who makes Verbatim's DataLife Plus CD-R and I use them all the time, I would go with what I knew and pay the extra for DataLife Plus.

thank you so much, i figured it was a disc problem at this point. Read awful things about verbatim today haha. Would Maxell Audio discs be a better option? or should i just go for the datalife plus?

Everything you posted explains a lot and backs up what I thought. This is the most important part: I 21:08:21 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) You're using Verbatim Life Series CD-R's which are made by CMC Magnetics Corporation. CMC made discs are the absolute bottom of the barrel discs. About half of the issues we've ever seen on this board are caused by CMC discs. I would recommend you try some higher quality discs like the Verbatim DataLife Plus CD-R's. NOT the Life Series ones. Or CMC Pro. Despite the name, CMC Pro discs are made to Taiyo Yuden standards, which made some of the best media out there. Verbatim, too, is also owned by CMC, but the DataLife Plus series are farmed out to Mitsubishi, which are the best quality discs out there.

If it helps, I am also using a Verbatim CD-R for this

I 21:08:21 Operation Started! I 21:08:21 Source File: C:\Users\marcu\Desktop\CD CUE\06. Lil Peep - Big City Blues (ft. Cold Hart).cue I 21:08:21 Source File Sectors: 230,412 (AUDIO/2352) I 21:08:21 Source File Size: 541,929,024 bytes I 21:08:21 Source File File System(s): None I 21:08:21 Destination Device: [0:0:0] hp CDDVDW SN-208DB HH01 (E:) (USB) I 21:08:21 Destination Media Type: CD-R (Disc ID: 97m26s66f, CMC Magnetics Corp.) I 21:08:21 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 10x, 16x, 20x, 24x I 21:08:21 Destination Media Sectors: 359,844 I 21:08:21 Write Mode: CD I 21:08:21 Write Type: SAO I 21:08:21 Write Speed: MAX I 21:08:21 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:08:21 Test Mode: No I 21:08:21 OPC: No I 21:08:21 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:08:22 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 4,234 KB/s (24x) I 21:08:22 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 21:08:24 Writing LeadIn... I 21:09:05 Writing Session 1 of 1... (13 Tracks, LBA: 0 - 230411) I 21:09:05 Writing Track 1 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 0 - 11597) I 21:09:19 Writing Track 2 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 11598 - 39095) I 21:09:50 Writing Track 3 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 39096 - 59711) I 21:10:10 Writing Track 4 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 59712 - 81763) I 21:10:30 Writing Track 5 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 81764 - 96465) I 21:10:43 Writing Track 6 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 96466 - 112805) I 21:10:58 Writing Track 7 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 112806 - 141940) I 21:11:21 Writing Track 8 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 141941 - 159098) I 21:11:35 Writing Track 9 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 159099 - 177014) I 21:11:48 Writing Track 10 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 177015 - 190022) I 21:11:58 Writing Track 11 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 190023 - 198658) I 21:12:04 Writing Track 12 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 198659 - 219308) I 21:12:18 Writing Track 13 of 13... (AUDIO/2352, MP3, LBA: 219309 - 230411) I 21:12:26 Synchronising Cache... I 21:13:02 Exporting Graph Data... I 21:13:02 Graph Data File: C:\Users\marcu\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\hp_CDDVDW_SN-208DB_HH01_SUNDAY-AUGUST-23-2026_9-08_PM_97m26s66f_MAX.ibg I 21:13:02 Export Successfully Completed! I 21:13:02 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:40 I 21:13:02 Average Write Rate: 2,632 KiB/s (13.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,590 KiB/s (18.1x) I 21:13:02 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 21:13:15 Waiting for device to become ready... I 21:13:20 Device Ready! E 21:13:20 CompareImageFileLayouts Failed! - Session Count Not Equal (1/0) E 21:13:20 Verify Failed! - Reason: Layouts do not match. here ya go!

I've got a pretty good idea, but I'll need to see everything from the Log window for this failed burn. A screen grab won't do the trick. Copy and paste everything from the Log window or, if you've already closed ImgBurn, open the Log from Help and copy and paste the entirety of the burn and attempt to Verify that fails.

I have been trying for hours to burn 13 or so songs onto a CD. I thought switching to ImgBurn would be my saving grace but even after converting the files to a CUE, it gets through the burn process with no issue until the very end. I have an external disc reader and the tray pops open at the end which I am then prompted that is is normal I must close the tray manually and press OK. After doing so I'm greeted by "Verify Failed!" Reason: Layouts do not match. This project is extremely important to me and have yet to find any success with any burner software. I have tried windows media player, AnyBurn, BurnAware, and finally ImgBurn. I have also tried using a different disc reader to no avail. Some help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Try these 2 guides:

Hi, this the first time using imgburn how I can copy a cd data using imgBurn please Thanks

Okay and thank you very much. Now it's too late, I increased the numbers IMGBurn Windows to nine and with copying the path from the BDMV folder to the storage folder, deleting the /BDMV and open the path, I don't have to name the ISOs. The name was given by IMGBurn. Easy. Then some clicks to start and let it run, watch TV and have a beer. 😉

One of those should work on some level.