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I was formatting some BD-RE DL discs and I discovered that in the Log, the Media Type is listed as BD-RE. The number of layers returned is 2 in the window to the right in Write mode. So, does ImgBurn just return the Media Type as BD-RE for DL media because BD-RE DL is still a type of BD-RE?

Now, when you say Source, under what Mode? Write, Read, or Verify? It sounds like you can get the source to be found under Verify. Under Read, a USB stick won't show up because Read only reads CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/virtual drives. Under Write, it should detect a USB as a source for reading an ISO for burning.

So, you're trying to image a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/virtual drive contents with ImgBurn and have it write the image file to a USB flash drive? Then you're trying to use Verify to open the file from the USB stick? Also, you may need to format the stick anyway. If you're trying to put an image file on it, it needs to be formatted for NTFS for a full image file, depending on if it's greater than 4 GB. Or set ImgBurn to file split the image file when it creates it so it will fit on the stick's file system. Or maybe ImgBurn changes this setting automatically when it writes the image file based on the file system. I forget. I inserted a flash drive just now to see if they're supported. ImgBurn found my flash drive for writing and loading image files. If ImgBurn isn't recognizing flash drives for you, it's beyond me.

Well, if Windows isn't detecting the USB stick is inserted, then you can't format it at all. If it's not there, you can't initiate any drive functions on it. My experience with USB drives not being detected is first to try shutting down the PC and restarting Windows after a few seconds of powering off. That would be the first thing I'd try. Leave the USB stick plugged in when you restart Windows so Windows can detect it on start.

I was trying to see if the issue may be the Sony disc. I don't know if it's a compatibility issue with the drive; I was just isolating if Sony was the problem as Sony has made 95% junk since 2002. The BD-RE I had with Sony's name on it died before its 5th rewrite. I tried a Sony BD-R but it even failed to finish burning.

Oh, yeah, should have checked the times in the log. If you've not tried giving it like 15 minutes for 4x, you should. I know 8x DVD+RW takes 9 to 10.

Do you have anything else other than a Sony made DVD+RW to test with?

It's not perfect, but that's the fault of the website that ImgBurn links to versus anything the author can do about it. It just sends a drive ID string to a web site's search function. So, it depends on how well the website is documented for firmware. I know for things like USB drives, the firmware are a real issue. I don't think I ever had a USB drive that that site ever found a firmware revision for. It's probably because the actual drive inside the enclosure has a certain ID string, but the USB drive as a whole is given an entirely different ID string by the manufacturer.

BTW, you had asked about finding the firmware revision for your drive. Probably the best way and also a way to check for firmware updates is to use ImgBurn's firmware check. In Write mode, right click on the drive in the target drop down and choose Check for firmware updates, which I think is the last option in the list. Before it checks for a firmware update, it should tell you what your current revision number is.

I don't think you can store container files on an optical disc and have them play on the PS3, at least. Don't know about PS4 or Blu-Ray players. I know on the PS3, I think only flash drives are recognized as a readable source for those kinds of files. As far as a Blu-Ray players goes, it would depend on the Blu-Ray player. So, it would depend on the device you're trying to play them on. And, as such, it would be different cases per the device. You'd have to look at the manuals for each device in question.

What is the size of a sector on a DVD+R DL? Is it still 512 bytes from back in my days of a magnetic platter?

Last was said, development hadn't ended. It's just that a real life job keeps the author busy.

Then, you can pretty much isolate the problem to hardware. If your image was made 6 months ago, and the burns had worked since then, then if you restored to this image and the problem is still there, it showed up after you had successful burns. Since a working image produces the same error, you know it's not a configuration or Windows error, unless somehow some BIOS settings got changed. Therefore, you can pretty much pin the problem to either the drive or something inside the computer. How old is this drive? I'd be more likely to just trying to replace the drive and see if that helps.

Yeah, many AV apps don't allow you to manually select to override their options. Many AV apps make the mistake of choosing for the user rather than giving them the option to choose for themselves. Probably the easiest way to get around OpenCandy doing anything is to disable your Internet connection before running the ImgBurn installer. Or any installer that has OpenCandy wrapped around it, like the Freemake applications. Although that means you were able to get the ImgBurn installer first, which for NAV and other AV apps means disabling the AV app. Which is always a bad idea, even temporarily, just to get around some poor software choices.

Well, it's always possible your system image imaged the problem that was created. Unless you have an image made like when you first got the system and tried testing with it, the only thing I can suggest is if you have another BD-RE DL you haven't tried using yet. See if that does any good. I'd be worried about the drive being the problem at that point. You could also try formatting the BD-RE DL as a Windows giant floppy and try writing files to it in Windows Explorer. See where that gets you.

I guess you mean Norton AntiVirus. It's flagging the OpenCandy installer in ImgBurn as malware and deleting the file. A good AV app would let you choose to save if you want to take the risk, but, then again, Norton AV is not necessarily a good AV app.

First thing I would try to do is power off the PC/burner if it's external if you haven't done that already. It's surprising sometimes how a simple power cycle can fix random errors that happen with optical drives in Windows. Power cycling also cycles Windows which sometimes needs a restart, too, to fix some issues.

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When the Create Layer Break dialog opens, there's a listing called Padding where it is something like, say, 10. What exactly does Padding mean? 10 what?

I am guessing this Producer created a VIDEO_TS folder on your hard drive before it creates an ISO? If know where this VIDEO_TS folder is, open Build mode in ImgBurn and drag and drop the VIDEO_TS folder into the Build job. Then create and burn the image. I am also guessing this Producer makes DVD's and not Blu-Rays. I forget the name of the folder Blu-Rays produce.

ImgBurn can burn a DVD Video compatible disc but it cannot create the VIDEO_TS files from an MP4 or AVI necessary to make a DVD Video. I use ConvertXToDVD to create a VIDEO_TS. There are free apps, but the only one I ever tried took like 6 hours to make a half hour video. I then use ImgBurn to burn the VIDEO_TS ConvertXToDVD creates. All you need to do is drag and drop the VIDEO_TS in Build mode.

And you won't find them in stores. Look online for the DataLife Plus brand of Verbatim DVD+R DL.

Depends on your definition of supported. Why do you say they're not supported? What sort of error message do you get?

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What exactly does a format do? Is it just a write of dummy data to every single available sector? Is that sector then erased afterwards? Because after a format, there's no data on the disc.