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IF a CMC DVD burns, verifies, and plays correctly, I've no idea what its shelf life would be. I can't say they'd last 10 years, though, given the general quality of CMC. The only DVD I have that are over 10 years old were made by Panasonic and Optodisc. BEFORE Optodisc switched to CMC, which was how I learned of their evil. Once Optodisc switched to CMC, half of a 200 disc spindle wouldn't even complete burns. MCC/MKM may only make the dye. I don't know anything about the physical manufacturing process of optical media. However, I'd have to say MCC makes them since the Manufacturer ID string is called the Manufacturer ID string. Plus, why would one company make the dye only to send it to another company to actually make the discs? I don't anything about any gold Verbatim media, sorry. As for the shelf life of DataLifePlus, I can only relate that a DataLifePlus DVD+R DL I burned in 2009 still played on Halloween last year.

The Life series DVD's are made by CMC Magnetics, the worst manufacturer of optical media out there. Their DVD's fail to burn half the time. The other half fail to verify or if they do half are not recognized as playable DVD's by players. DataLifePlus series are made by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, one of the best manufacturers of optical media out there. As for which is best, I already told you. But, as you can see from above, avoid the Life series and anything made by CMC. And not all Verbatim media is labeled as Life or DataLifePlus. Some media, like their brick and mortar store CD-R's are just labeled Verbatim. However, they, too, are CMC. Pretty much you'll only find DataLifePlus online, like Amazon.com here in the US. Avoid anything CMC. If I get something that says CMC, I return it. There have been a few times where I had to keep CMC, like BD-RE, which is pretty much all you'll find from anyone else except Memorex. Unfortunately, you can only tell by inserting a disc into a drive and using ImgBurn in Write mode to check the MID string in the right hand pane. Unless you're lucky and find guys like me who post the MID in reviews on online sites like Amazon.com.

Also with mDisc, your player must play DVD+R to be able to play DVD Video content on mDisc. Most modern players support both DVD-R and DVD+R but an older player might not be able to read them.

If you're going to get Verbatim, do not get the Life series you find in brick and mortar stores. You'll want the DataLifePlus series you will probably have to find online. Verbatim also makes a good CD IF you get the DataLifePlus brand you find online. NOT the kind you find in stores.

Well, the LG will write directories to Live System discs formatted in my Pioneer but that's it. When trying to copy files to the LG that was formatted in the Pioneer, it returns the idiotic message that the file cannot be copied because it's been modified. I'm seriously thinking of Asus for my next Blu-Ray. Definitely no more LG's, even though they're all you can find in brick and mortar stores. I may try a different Pioneer and see if it repeats its failure to write to inkjet DVD+R DL's that it writes fine for branded DVD+R DL's with the same MID and speed. My Pioneer would be perfect and a definite must get again if it properly wrote to inkjet DVD+R DL's. Why can't these idiots make things that don't do idiotic things?!

However, the format failed in the LG! File Explorer returned the helpful message that it could not complete the format. REALLY useful! Yet another reason to add LG to my shit list. Both LG's I've had read super slow, doesn't properly write to DVD+RW, and this LG doesn't properly format Live File System for BD-R.

It returned after I rebooted. It had disappeared from my Pioneer, too, so I figured a reboot would restore it to my Pioneer. I thought it might also restore it for my LG, which it also did!

I've got an odd issue. I've got 2 Blu-Ray writers in my system, an LG and a Pioneer. With the Pioneer, I have a Format command in the context menu when I right click on the drive in File Explorer. With the LG, I don't have a Format command. I know my LG writes DVD+RW and DVD+R DL, so I would guess that since it reads Blu-Ray and writes those 2 DVD formats, it should be a Blu-Ray writer. Any comments?

Yeah, I've never even heard of that INI importing install switch before so I can't say anything about how that works. Has it worked for you before in the past to import settings from an .INI file? I've always used .REG files ever since, er, a certain program before ImgBurn, and definitely after the release of ImgBurn. I've never had any problems with importing .REG settings to restore ImgBurn settings. Are you saying that this ini switch imports the ImgBurn settings so that the settings are active while ImgBurn is open but that when you close ImgBurn, the settings are not saved? If so, I guess this INI switch doesn't allow for saving the settings to the Registry. You may have a workaround by creating a shortcut with the INI switch in it and running ImgBurn from that shortcut. That way, you're always running ImgBurn with the INI settings imported each time you run the shortuct with the swtich.

I'm afriad I don't know anything about install specific settings. I just know I have to import the .REG file after installing ImgBurn on a new PC to restore my settings. I also don't know if there's a way to convert an .INI to a .REG file. I'd have to say no. It could probably be done by manually editing the settings. However, you're probably going to save more time by just manually changing the settings in ImgBurn and exporting the .REG file. Also, be sure that you've closed ImgBurn before exporting the .REG file. I forgot to mention that. That way, you're ensured that ImgBurn wrote all the settings to the Registry.

Open Microsoft Registry Editor and find the following key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ImgBurn Export this key to a .REG file. Now all you need to do is double click the .REG file each time you want to import the settings back into ImgBurn. Keep in mind that every time you change a setting from something other than what you saved in the .REG file, you'll have to make a new .REG file after you change the setting in ImgBurn. You'd also probably save some time by adding this key to your Favorites in Registry Editor.

I'm still a bit confused. My Pioneer returns the same "warning" but a first format takes 45 minutes and not 20 seconds. Are you saying a certification support would increase the formatting time by an hour in addition to the 45 minutes it takes to first format a BD-RE in my Pioneer?

My Pioneer formats new BD-RE at about 45 minutes.

Well, to be honest, I don't know. Something's weird with that web page. It doesn't display information normally as other Amazon.com pages do. These are the ones I got and know they're MKM's, e.g. MCC. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DT6OWFG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The only problem I had with these is they won't burn in my Pioneer correctly. They fail at or shortly after the layer break. Which makes NO sense since the MID is the same for unbranded DVD+R DL's from Verbatim and they burn fine in the Pioneer. I have to burn the inkjet printable ones in my LG. These are the branded ones that do burn in the Pionner: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F2YPH2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Both of those that I linked are MKM's from Verbatims. Verbatim is pretty much the only DVD+R DL of any quality. The only others I ever used were some TDK discs made by Ritek. They burned okay but I don't know of their longevity. My 2009 burns of Dawn Of The Dead to a Verbatim DVD+R DL still played on Halloween when I last played it.

Verbatim makes the best. But, don't get the Verbatim Life series you can find in stores. They're CMC, the worst optical disc manufacturer out there. You'll want the DataLife Plus series. What country are you in? If you're in the United States, I can forward you the link to Amazon.com where I buy mine. They're MCC, which is Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, one of the best makers there is.

I read somewhere online that BD-R does not use organic dyes. So, what does BD-R use? If dyes aren't burned, how is a BD-R burned? If dyes aren't used, does this mean that BD-R should theoretically be readable longer than DVD+/-R?

Now, for a similar question. Is 1x read the same speed as 1x write? In terms of Kb/S. I would think a read operation is faster than a write operation. With a read, you're just copying data to a buffer. In a write, you're "physically moving" objects. Sort of like how in DOS days a Move operation is faster than a Copy operation because with the Copy you have to first read the full data and then write a second copy somewhere else.

If we take all other things being equal, at a write of 1x, is the write in terms of Kb/S the same for write once media as it is for rewritable media? I realize it may differ depending on the media format. e.g. it might be the same for a DVD writable disc but not for a CD. But, in general, with all things taken equally, say, is 1x write speed the same speed on a DVD-R as it it on a DVD-RW?

Well, I tested it out and it only happens whenever a BD-RE has no contents. I took a BD-RE that had been fully formatted but not yet written to and inserted it. The drive light stayed on. I wrote a small image file to the disc. I reinserted the disc and the light did not stay on. I then Quick erased the BD-RE. After reinserting it, the drive light stayed on. So, this light staying on thing only happens when you have a disc with a blank TOC, it seems.

It seems to be limited to only BD-RE that have no contents. i.e. they've just recently been formatted or quick erased. I had a BD-RE that I had just fully formatted for writing that when I inserted it, the drive light stayed on. After writing to the disc, I inserted it again and the light did not stay constantly on. I don't know what would happen if I quick erased a BD-RE with contents written on it and inserted it to see what would happen. I may do that if I can think to do it later.

Sounds like a botched uninstall. Of course, deleting the folder won't remove the SPTD log entry and if the file/folder is somehow still in use even without Daemon Tools installed, it may even be impossible to delete. Check out the SPTD FAQ for the uninstaller applicable to your 32/64 bit Windows. http://www.duplexsecure.com/faq There's also this from the start of the FAQ: "SPTD (similar to other access layers) is by default not removed from your system after uninstallation of software application which used SPTD, in order not to disrupt other applications that may use it! This also allows user to avoid reboots in most cases for new installations if same SPTD version is already present on his system." So, uninstalling Daemon Tools Pro definitely didn't remove the SPTD layer.

There is a separate uninstall utility for SPTD out there on the web, I believe. You can try searching for it, running it, and see if that gets rid of your log entry. It is odd that after all this time after uninstalling Alcohol/Daemon Tools you'd still be getting that message. And the fact that your drive isn't always recognizing discs seems to indicate a greater problem.

No, it's not possible to just merge 3 separate DVD discs with ImgBurn and have them on a Blu-Ray for playing on a Blu-Ray player. Unless by "3 video files" you mean 3 MPG's or AVI's etc. If that's what you mean and your Blu-Ray player supports playing MPG, AVI, etc. from a Blu-Ray disc then ImgBurn can do that. If that's what you're trying to do, then it depends on if your Blu-Ray player plays these files directly from the root directory of a Blu-Ray disc or if you need some kind of specific directory structure for your player. If you mean the above, then you need Build mode. Just drag and drop the 3 MPG/AVI/etc files from the sources, which I would guess you've already copied to your hard drive. You'll need to do that if you haven't. Here's the guide to using Build mode: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/1779-imgburn-build-mode/ If you have 3 DVD discs you're trying to merge to one Blu-Ray, you'll need software that can convert DVD Video to Blu-Ray. I don't know of any except one that might do that. VSO's ConvertXToBluRay. Their ConvertXToDVD software will read in DVD Video as a source file format. ImgBurn can burn the output of that to a Blu-Ray. You'll need the Guide about making a Blu-Ray Video disc.

Not directly possible, no. It depends on if you want this Blu-Ray to be playable in a Blu-Ray player. If these videos are from a DVD Video with VIDEO_TS, you'll need some kind of conversion software from DVD Video to Blu-Ray. If these are video files like .AVI, then your Blu-Ray player might play them directly. If so, ImgBurn can do that. However, it sounds like from your description you have 3 DVD Video discs you want to combine.

Okay, I'll bite. Why is Windows 8 6.3?