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  1. Tried BurnPlot on my Windows Me computer and it wouldn't start. The file GDIPLUS.DLL was missing. Downloaded the GDIPLUS.DLL file and then it worked without any issues.

     

    I guess the same issue will happen on Windows 2000 and NT computers.

     

    Save the GDIPLUS.DLL file in this location:

     

    Windows 9x/Me - \windows\system

     

    Windows 2000/NT - \windows\system32

     

    :)

     

    It was already loaded in my PC....Windows XP Pro SP3 will all latest updates.

  2. Here is my trial test.....what do you think ?

    The write speed graph looks like a Nec (Optiarc).

     

    The verify (read) speed is never above 6x. Seems to be an issue. Sure it's on 'MAX'?

     

    Never had/or have Daemon Tools installed?

     

    It's a LG GSA-H55L firmware latest v1.06.

    Never had Daemon Tools....of course have alot of item loaded on this PC, codecs, including CCCP, Pinnacle, etc. for audio & video editing.

    Overall it seems fast enough for me...it's an 3Gh Intel P4 with XP SP3 with 4GB RAM...I walk away at Burn and Verify and come back.

    I'm willing to trade-off a little longer cycle tiem for more reliable burn.

    I use Verbatim DL Singapore only DVD+R and for SL Verbatim DVD-R....haven't found Singapore made but Taiwan seems OK.

  3. Aha, sorry. Select first Write mode and load an .iso file with a volume label included - then you should see it in that preview window.

     

    :)

     

    OK...so I tried my "new" process for DVD backup.

    DVDFabHD Free to HDD

    Nero Recode to HDD to fit to SL size

    ImgBrn Build/Write/Verify

    Burnplot to look at graph

     

    My IBG file name came out: enemy_at_the_gates_2009-07-10_4-03_PM_12x.ibg {Very Helpful}

    However, when I open the IBG file with Burnplot it is too bad that the Volume Identifier is not displayed....is it not in the graph file or does BurnPlot not pull ?

     

    Here is my trial test.....what do you think ?

    post-11721-1247257853_thumb.png

  4. @ thekochs - The .ibg files do contain the "DATA_VOLUMEIDENTIFIER" information and this can be added to the Imgburn file info displayed in BurnPlot, but, displaying this information won't change the name of screen capture images which are currently saved as a .png with the name of the .ibg file loaded.

     

    Thanks......I'm just wanting to see the volume identifier (title/movie name) when I bring up the plot...the day/time really doesn't help....especially over time.

    You say there is a way for ImgBurn to output this to thr graph file ?....can you tell me where/how ?...still kinda a Newb.

     

    Also, you may want to put a rev # on your download postings....will help when someone takes a quick look to see if they have the latest.

  5. The attached program is the first draft and has, thus far, only been tested on Windows XP and with .ibg files created while burning 4.7GB SL DVD's. I made no attempt to make it pretty having only used the standard Visual Basic graphical interface elements, so please, do not expect too much.

     

    Is there any way to show the disk label ?...is this even in the graph file ?....if not perhaps ImBurn can add ? I ask because I'd like to keep my plots for reference down the road and the IBF name of Burner-Day-Time does not really tell me anything. Obviously, I could rename the file but if this could be included in the display of Media info would be nice.

  6. The K values should be the amount of KB/sec.

     

    The only issue I can see is the drop in the read line (light blue) at 4GB.

     

    A good verify line on a single layer disc looks like an aeroplane taking off. On DL media it will start the landing after the layerbreak. If it looks like an helicopter moving up and down frequently - it's usually a sign of that the disc is hard to read (= bad burn).

     

    The yellow line can look very different depending on used burner. In your case the drop downs are most likely the burner slowing down to recalibrate. Looks normal to me.

     

    What is the bottom graph versus the top on my BurnPlot/ImgBurn graph ?

  7. well it doesn't look like there were any problems from your graph

     

    Please translate.....why ? Thx.

    I'm willing to learn...actually reasonably technical guy....just need a quick guidance of what the plot means.

    My goal is to look at these plots and say...."Yup or Nope....Burn went well and the disc should be OK for playback, or Coaster and Re-Burn."

     

    What are the two graphs themselves ?....what is the 2K, 4K, etc. on right of first graph ?

    How/Where do I see errors, etc ?

  8. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=98466

     

    its in this thread , the graphs are pretty self explanatory, each colour relates to a different part of the graph , there is a legend on the left hand side as to what each relates to , if you still need help then ask :)

     

    Thanks...found it....downloaded, ran and loaded a IBG.

    Have no idea what I'm looking at...... :whistling:

    I attached PNG output of plot from BurnPlot.....any translation would be appreciated !!!

    I'm just trying to ID whether my burns went/go well on the disc (Verbatim SL DVD-R or DL DVD+R Singapore) without having to run the full movie in the Home DVD player.

    post-11721-1246930028_thumb.png

  9. Nero Recode can output the files on the hard disk. Then burn those files in ImgBurn to your DVD disc (you can find a guide in the guide forums that tells you how to do this). That way you catch the graphs during the burning/verify.

     

    You can either use DVDInfoPro (guide included)

     

    http://www.dvdinfopro.com/

     

    or a new free tool - BurnPlot that you'll find in this thread:

     

    http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=10647

     

    Where is the download link for BurnPlot ?...I don't see it in the thread....thx.

  10. Sorry, didn't knew you didn't had a Benq.

     

    There is one option left. When you burn - there is a .ibg file created. You should see the file name of it in the burning log.

     

    I 20:43:59 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Cynthia\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\BARBIE_PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-216D_1.09_DEN-6-JULI-2009_20-29_MCC_03RG20_6x.ibg

    That one can show if the burning is somewhat ok or the graphs are jumping around to much depending on a crap burn.

     

    You can attach it to a posting window here.

     

    The bad disc I did with Recode.......but you mention graph data....I assume if I use Recode for SL future efforts to disc, then ImgBurn or ImgBurn for DL.....this generates a graph ? If so, how do I read the graphs on the burn at that point and interpret ?

     

    Thx.

  11. The Verify option in ImgBurn will show you if the disc can be read.

     

    Benqs are normally good scanners, so I would do a Disc Quality Scan with Nero. Scan it at 8x - you should then see if there are any "bad" burning spots on the disc.

     

    :)

     

    I don't have a BenQ...I have a LG GSA-H55L burner....thus Nero DriveSpeed I don't think does me any good. :(

    I have a SL disc that glicthes on DVD player and ran Verify on it in ImgBurn and it came back OK....I know there is issues.

    I did have to burn useing Nero Recode because I took a IFO/VOB folder that was just over 4.7GB and put/recoded to SL disc....kept about 95% quality.

    Anyway, I stated this because unfortunatelty I cannot use ImgBrun all the time when I need to recode down to a SL disc...I'm a newb...perhaps I'm missing a way ? I ask because I imagine Verify works better at burn time so it can compare.

     

    Thoughts ?

  12. What is the best software....within ImgBurn (eg. Verify) or other to determine if a movie backup DVD burn is good without having to play on a DVD player the entire movie ? I have Neros' DVDSpeed that has Quality Test and Scan Disc but my Burner is a LG Burner and only BenQ and few others...not LG. :(

     

    I recall some software on a thread within this Forum but can't recall it.

    I'm trying to keep it simple....burn....test....go. :)

     

    Any help in advance is much appreciated !!!!

  13. Wow...did a read on one of the discs that ImgBurn did that worked in WMP11.............

    Is this what you mean by bad disc for LB ? Strange that WMP11 will run thru it

    and ImGBurn sees errors and Sony Player hangs...normal ?

     

    I 18:14:05 ImgBurn Version 2.4.1.0 started!

    I 18:14:05 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)

    I 18:14:05 Total Physical Memory: 2,096,412 KB - Available: 1,437,664 KB

    I 18:14:06 Initialising SPTI...

    I 18:14:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

    I 18:14:06 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD

  14. Yes, the quality of the disc often prevents players getting past the layer jump point.

     

    The errors on the disc normally rocket at this point and that's why the player gets stuck.

     

    DVD-R DL are rubbish for anything except data really, keep clear of them.

     

    You can tell which discs are verbatims by looking for 'Verbatim' and '2.4x' on the box. It'll also say 'Made in Singapore' or 'MIS' on it.

    Of course you could always just buy them online? It's probably cheaper too.

     

    Wow...thanks as author chimming in....really appreciate it !!!! Going back to FRYs tommorow to see if they'll take these discs back and credit me. I'll see if they have the Verbatim DVD+R DL Singapore there. Do you really burn them at 2.4X like the box says ?

     

    Your comment on quality for LB holds true even when my PC using WMP11 does not hang on these discs and the Sony Player does ?

     

    Also, should I install DVDInfo Pro ? Will it help tell me or show me if these discs are bad or have errors at the LB ?

     

    BTW...really like ImgBurn. Soon as I get this all sorted out I'll contribute to the cause. I'm a longtime HTPC user.....many forum member.....think good software should be rewarded/promoted.

  15. Well, last thing (variable) I tried is to set the layer break one item earlier in case there is some issue with little-to-no buffef before the change that perhaps my player is getting hung on...also went down to 2.4X. No luck, PC plays fine now........Sony DVD Player still hangs on LB. Any ideas ?

     

    This was done with both ImgBurn "Seemless LB" On & Off....no diff.

  16. I'd have liked to see a successful Verify along with the burn. If you're running into problems that's the first thing to check... does it verify?

     

    After that, you check the firmware is up-to-date on your drive.

     

    and then finally you change to better discs - Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL (MKM-001-00 dye). You want the ones made in Singapore. Those made elsewhere do not appear to be such good quality.

     

    My LG DVD Writer is up to date.....only about 3 months old...firmware latest too. I'm going back to FRYs tommorow to return these discs (FRYs Branded GQ but must be vendor Ricoh RICOHJPN-D01-67 per ImgBurn). Anyway, I could see disc quality not allowing a successful burn or bad spots....but since this is hanging on DL change.....literally exact time stamp moment....would the disc quality really cause this type failure ?

     

    How do you know Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL is MKM-001-00 dye when looking at box ?

     

    Also, any comments on DVD-R DL ?

     

    Thanks !!!!

     

    Verfied Log........................

    W 14:10:05 Waiting for device to become ready...

    I 14:10:26 Device Ready!

    I 14:10:32 Operation Started!

    I 14:10:32 Source Device: [3:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55L 1.03 (E:) (ATA)

    I 14:10:32 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x)

    I 14:10:32 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

    I 14:10:32 Image File Sectors: 2,537,904 (MODE1/2048)

    I 14:10:32 Image File Size: 5,197,627,392 bytes

    I 14:10:32 Image File Volume Identifier: APOCALYPTO

    I 14:10:32 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

    I 14:10:32 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

    I 14:10:32 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

    I 14:10:32 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

    I 14:10:33 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2537903)

    I 14:10:33 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2537903)

    I 14:10:33 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1400847)

    I 14:19:37 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1400848 - 2537903)

    I 14:26:23 Exporting Graph Data...

    I 14:26:23 Graph Data File: D:\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD-RAM_GSA-H55L_1.03_SUNDAY-APRIL-13-2008_1-49_PM_RICOHJPN-D01-67_4x.ibg

    I 14:26:23 Export Successfully Completed!

    I 14:26:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:50

    I 14:26:23 Average Verify Rate: 5,342 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 7,115 KB/s (5.1x)

    I 14:26:29 Close Request Acknowledged

    I 14:26:29 Closing Down...

    I 14:26:29 Shutting down SPTI...

    I 14:26:29 ImgBurn closed!

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