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DT pro can do all sorts of things that ImgBurn won't support - i.e. compression / encryption. On a bog standard image, ImgBurn should have no problem loading it so something isn't quite right.

It's not a nice thing to hear but you really need to get another drive - that or hope there's a firmware update available to fix all your problems. Laptop drives are always useless so go for an external usb/firewire one.

The mds must have the wrong name in it - probably because you renamed the files? (or someone did) Just rename your image (mdf) and remove the extension, then it'll load it.

Raidsonic (ICY BOX) do loads of usb/esata boxes, you could just buy one of those and stick any old hdd you want in it (assuming it's sata of course!). I've got a couple myself I don't know how fast the pcmcia interface is but I'd hope it's fast enough to allow esata to easily beat usb/firewire.

What file doesn't exist? Read the actual message box. If you're not loading that file directly, it must be what's written in the .DVD file - so edit the .DVD in notepad and type in the correct name for the image or rename the image itself to match what the .DVD says.

No because you're obviously creating a new instance when you run ImgBurn (with or without command line parameters). To make it append to an existing instance I'd have to start looking around for others, querying their current status (more than 1 open at a time?) and then talk to that instance via special windows messages to tell it what to add before then closing the new instance without you ever actually seeing it load. (At least that's how I *think* it's done?!) Basically it's a big pain in the arse and I can't be bothered with it. Sorry!

http://svp.co.uk/product/verbatim_dvd_plus..._layer_3435_box http://svp.co.uk/product/verbatim_photo_pr...plus_r_3682_box Basically, anything you can find using the 'MKM' dye.

Because MCC is just about the best dye you can get! If that's what the 99 cent store is selling, get more of them before they run out.

I don't (can't) do graphs. All you need to do is click that 1 button (in donta's screenshot earlier), it's not exactly rocket science! DVDInfoPro will then load up automatically and display the graph. If you leave the program settings so 'Auto Export' is enabled, just double click the 'exported' line in the log and it'll display it in DVDInfoPro too. That's how I always do it.

Have you perhaps limited it to just using the ISO9660 file system? Joliet and UDF should be ok with it.

WOW that's an old version of DVDInfoPro you're running there! As donta pointed out, that feature already exists within ImgBurn. ImgBurn captures that data and creates an 'IBG' file, DVDInfoPro (new versions!) display it.

Well those file dialog boxes are generic ones built into the OS. All programs do is call the API function. So if you have a problem with 1 program, you'll have a problem with them all (assuming they use the generic box).

So you click on the 'browse' button and it takes 45 mins to pop up?! I would guess it's due to some bad shell extensions/context menu stuff or you've got a very slow / non existant remote drive configured that's having to time out before the dialog box works properly.

Nope, it's still on the same version that was released back in April. The next one is in the final stages and I really hope isn't far off being completed now.

If you're just archiving the files, there's no need to convert anything. You can't archive AND expect them to play on 'normal' DVD players - the two are mutually exclusive where avi / mpeg files are concerned. If you have a DVD player than can play that type of content though, it'll be fine - as would it be if your source files were a VIDEO_TS folder full of IFO/BUP/VOB files. The default settings would work fine so just click the 'Reset Settings' option and then drag all the folders / files to the 'Source' list as per the guides. (and then follow the rest of the guide!)

You might know what you mean but I haven't a clue. Post a log, screenshot, *something* !

If you've never had a problem before, consider it a duff disc, throw it in the bin and burn another one. Personally I'd ditch the Ritek and buy Verbatim.

The last one is wrong. The MMC specs say a 50/50 split preferred because it is the most compatible with readers, it's not vital by any means. You'll probably find the drive performs the padding required to make the data burnt to each layer roughly equal. That's why the sync cache / close track / disc commands take a while sometimes. Of course the simple thing to do is just pick a layer break point that's close to 50/50!

It's used by people who don't know better. I used it about 15 years ago when I was a 'newbie'....but never since then. In any case, it's not something I need to be reminded about.

No. Read mode is dumb and just makes a sector by sector copy.

Indeed, to get max speed you probably need a single layer DVDROM disc. Even single layer DVD Video discs could read slower in the drive if it's what's know as 'rip locked'.

ImgBurn is not DVD Decrypter. ImgBurn is a burning tool, nothing more.

It makes no difference. You're looking for problems where they don't exist! Just read your discs at MAX and if you come across a messed up one that's been dragged along a gravel floor, THEN think about slowing the read speed down until you can finally read it or decide to give up.

It's down to the drive as to how and when it speeds up / slows down. All setting the read speed does is impose a 'maximum' limit that the drive shouldn't exceed. The a certain disc is scratched so badly that it can't be read normally, I'd probably use 1x as that's when you've the best chance of reading something due to the slower rotational speed. For every day use, MAX is fine.

Get yourself some decent Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim media and burn at 8x or 12x.