randyman

blutach wrote a nice explanation some years ago, even if it's for another program, the same criteria is very valid for ImgBurn. You can find it in step #6 of this guide: http://www.digital-digest.com/~blutach/dl_...2.htm#BurnSetup Thank you for this, it's very helpful. I'm going to retry my test cases and see how things go. Will report back if I find anything useful (particularly any issues related to the Memorex media). Thanks again for your time.

For starters: Thank you for this superb software. I'm having some inconsistent results, and I don't think it's a function of the media quality, although clearly I might be wrong... First try: Windows XP, capture with DVD Decrypter. Direct burn from VIDEO_TS folder to XP drive, 2.4x Found 'excellent' layer break Burned on Memorex DVD+R DL No errors Got error on 'Finalizing Disk', however... Put DVD into cheapo DVD player (PHILCO) and it works fine anyway. (I'll take it.) Second try: Different original, Vista Capture with DVD Fab 5 Decided to build ISO, then burn. Got multiple 'very good' LBA options, but no idea how to pick one, so picked one in the middle. Created ISO file, no problem. Then burned the ISO to DVD, no problem. Put DVD in PHILCO player, and the player didn't recognize it at all, returned disk error. Put same DVD in Windows XP DVD drive, played with Windows Media Player just fine. Third try: Same VIDEO_TS folder as second try. Plan to burn it direct this time. Picked the first "Very Good" LBA option Direct burn from VIDEO_TS folder to DVD, no problems. Finalized disk, no problem. Put DVD in PHILCO player, came up fine, plays fine, no problem. Two questions if anyone has time: 1. How to select the best LBA when there are multiple equivalent options. Always take the first one? 2. Seems to me writing an ISO first should always be the safest way to build a working DVD. Is there some trick to making sure the ISO created will burn an image recognizable to typical DVD players? (I know the PC can recognize just about any folder with appropriate DVD files in it.)

First, I seem to have succeeded in creating a portable ImgBurn ISO of a CD Audio. The first time out, I created an ISO which I then wrote to another CD-R, but it was just one big file, with no recognizable tracks on it. Now (after reading the guides several times) I have a 'testfile.wav' and a 'testfile.cue' and a 'testfile.cdt'. I believe it had something to do with selecting TAO mode, but I'm not sure. In any case, I was able to use ImgBurn to create a working CDDA copy with all 16 tracks on it. (I read 15 pages worth of forum entries and didn't find anything specifically on this.) I think ImgBurn is an awesome program. (This is not a complaint.) However, my (very low priority) question is: Do I need the .CDT & .CUE files, or is there a way to read the existing CD-R into a single .ISO file that I can then send someone by itself, and assume they'll be able to burn it to most CD-R's on the other end? I think this question is due to some idiosyncrasies in the CDDA format. Thanks for your great work on this program.