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Saw this in the log: I 16:22:29 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No What is this Advanced Setting? What does it do?

I was thinking of something, if it's not already implemented to add to ImgBurn. Someone somewhere to load the last written graph data .IGB file. A button or something in a menu. Or a command to open the C:\Users folder that contains all the .IGB files in some kind of window so the user can navigate the available .IGB files to find one from an older burn.

I checked the graph of the last DVD+R DL burn. You're right, it is a simple time versus speed. I was thinking of something else. I was thinking of one of those quality scans. Those are the ones I still haven't figure out how to read. The graph pretty much just bears out what I noticed. It climbs to 6x, stays there for about a GB, jumps to 8, stays there for 5.5 GB, drops down to 6, stays there for about half a GB, then drops to 4 where it finishes out under half a GB.

One thing I have noticed is the 99% Finalising disc on DVD+R DL. This is a drive where it doesn't jump to 99% and stays there for like a minute. The percentage gradually climbs as it does its thing and only stays at 99% for a few seconds.

Yeah, I've seen the graduated speeds on other drives before, like my LiteOn USB. I just don't understand why some strategies/drives write at the full 8x, like Sony/Optiarc and the LG, and some do this steps thing, like my LiteOn USB and this Pioneer.

Not really. I still can't make sense of one of those bloody graphs!

I'm just passing this along for the sake of passing it along. There's no way I can replicate this. There's no logical explanation for it or how it happened. But, here it is. I was in Build Mode. I entered a UDF and ISO9600 label and then I went in and added some files and folders. I saved the job and exited the advanced file browser mode. To my complete surprise, the ISO9660 was suddenly comprised of nothing but blank spaces and Japanese characters! I simply reset the ISO9600 field to what it should be, entered the file browser mode again to save the job, and exited it out. This time, nothing unexpected arose.

What exactly happens when you choose to create a layer break position at an .IFO/.BUP file when offered other than at a VOB? Does the break go before the video that the .IFO points to/the .IFO that the .BUP is a copy of points to? Or is there actually a layer transition that starts at that .IFO/.BUP file on the disc?

Well, my third DVD+R DL burn was more like it. It started at 6x for a minute or 2 then moved to 8x and stayed mostly there. It dipped sometimes to 7.9 or 7.7 but mostly stayed at 8 until the last 3 minutes when it dropped to 4x only. However, dropping to 4x at the end of a burn was also on my USB LiteOn, so I guess some drives do that. The LG didn't but it also didn't always go to 8x. That drive appeared to set varying rates of write maximum based on the size of the image. I 19:46:10 Average Write Rate: 8,714 KiB/s (6.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,935 KiB/s (8.1x) So, I'll see how this goes.

Wow, my second DVD+R DL burn was even worse! Stuck at 4x the entire time! Pioneer drives really suck.

Well, I don't think I'll be getting another Pioneer in the future. Its write strategy for Verbatim 8x DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) is all over the map! Its write rates keep fluctuating. It starts at 6x then goes to 8x for a very short period of time. Then, it drops down to 6x. Then it kind of fluctuates all over the spectrum. Then drops to 0.0x at the layer transition. Then back to 6x. Then very briefly ups to 8x. Then back to 6x. Then down to 4x for the last 2 minutes! It stays at 6x more often than anything else! I 17:20:56 Average Write Rate: 7,939 KiB/s (5.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,929 KiB/s (8.1x)

BTW, LUK, do you have any firmware updates for your drive? I did a check for firmware for this drive in ImgBurn and there were no hits for its ID string on the firmware site ImgBurn uses to check for firmware updates. If you do have any, can you direct me to the page where you found them? I did a Google for the returned string as well as the model string number printed on the drive. The drive label itself says its BDR-209UBK. ImgBurn sends PIONEER BD-RW BDR-209M to firmwarehq.com for my drive. Thanks!

And looks like they quickly restocked.

Looks like I got one of the last ones NewEgg had! It's now listed as out of stock.

One thing I noticed that I don't know if it's part of the issue but I saw that when the device was turned off, ImgBurn didn't display a notice saying a device removal had been detected. I'm guessing it was because the software only queues up one device removal/detection at a time?

I did some testing to see if I could replicate the issue and get you the dialog message. It's something I can repeat. Here's what I did. First, I started a write on a DVD+RW that needed a format/full erase before the write. Once the format first reached 99%, then, I turned on my USB LiteOn burner from its powered off state. I waited for ImgBurn to say it would refresh the device list at the next available opportunity. I waited for about a minute and turned off the USB LiteOn. Once the format finished, it detected the device list again but never started the actual write. No error is written to the log, just a dialog window that opens with the following message: "Device not ready (The handle is invalid.)" Here's the log, but, it won't help, I'm afraid. I 18:57:48 Operation Started! I 18:57:48 Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01 (S:) (SATA) I 18:57:48 Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-W21-01) I 18:57:48 Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x I 18:57:48 Quick Erase: No I 18:57:49 Format Properly: Yes I 18:57:49 Format Size: Preferred I 18:57:49 Erasing Disc... W 18:58:23 Device Arrival Detected! W 18:58:23 The device list will be refreshed at the next available opportunity. I 19:06:12 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:23 I 19:06:16 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:06:16 -> Drive 1 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (L:) (SCSI) I 19:06:16 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (N:) (SCSI) I 19:06:16 -> Drive 3 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (Q:) (SCSI) I 19:06:18 -> Drive 4 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01-A1 (S:) (SATA) I 19:06:18 -> Drive 5 - Info: PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS PD11 (K:) (SATA) I 19:06:18 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 3 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROMs and 1 BD-RE XL!

Sony used to be able to do right. They made a good product as far back as their CD-RW's around 2000. And the Playstation 1 was good, except for the top loading design, which they fixed in the PS 2. The first model of the PS 2 was also good and that's when their products started going downhill. The 2nd generation PS 2 I had needed its disc assembly replaced after a year. I had to recently swap out that PS 2 because it simply stopped displaying audio and video. I THINK it boots but I can't tell because all I get is a black screen with no audio. And that PS 2 hadn't played a game since 2006! It was powered off from the back and only powered on once a month to test the batteries in the PS 2 DVD remote. Those PS 2 DVD remote batteries were made back when Sony made a good product. They STILL have power in them after 10 years! My PS 3 remote Sony batteries died after a year! I swapped in my first generation PS 2 in its place. It was only used for 2 years and then shelved without power connected to it. It still works because it's a first generation, tray loading PS 2. As for the PS 4, I will not be getting one. The only reason I'd get one is why I got my PS 3, for an entertainment center. I don't have Internet access availability in my room, where the PS 3. And since I don't have any PS 3 games, I use it entirely for playing CD's, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, and container files. The PS 4 requires phone home to activate to be able to use. Plus, you need to phone home to download a software update to even play any CD's/DVD's/Blu-Ray's, even out of the box. Since I can't phone home in that room, I will NOT be getting a PS 4.

It may have appeared in Season 3, but it first showed up in Season 1. I went over my DVD set, which was season 1, because I'd just recently seen it and most likely remembered it from there. And, it turns out, it shows up there, too.

At least, we believe you have this drive, unlike the LG I had.

I got something called a BDR-2209. It's an XL, too.

There's nothing in the log, I think, that will help, but here it is: //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 - Log ; Thursday, 13 February 2014, 15:33:14 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 10:59:14 Project Successfully Loaded! I 10:59:14 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 10:59:14 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 10:59:14 Total Physical Memory: 8,370,632 KiB - Available: 5,001,360 KiB I 10:59:14 Initialising SPTI... I 10:59:14 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 10:59:14 -> Drive 1 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (L:) (SCSI) I 10:59:14 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (N:) (SCSI) I 10:59:14 -> Drive 3 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (Q:) (SCSI) I 10:59:14 -> Drive 4 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01-A1 (S:) (SATA) I 10:59:14 -> Drive 5 - Info: PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS PD11 (K:) (SATA) I 10:59:14 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM, 3 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROMs and 1 BD-RE XL! I 11:22:22 Project Successfully Saved! I 11:25:43 Operation Started! I 11:25:43 Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01 (S:) (SATA) I 11:25:43 Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-W21-01) I 11:25:43 Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x I 11:25:43 Quick Erase: No I 11:25:43 Format Properly: Yes I 11:25:43 Format Size: Preferred I 11:25:43 Erasing Disc... W 11:26:32 Device Arrival Detected! W 11:26:32 The device list will be refreshed at the next available opportunity. I 11:34:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:23 I 11:34:11 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:34:11 -> Drive 1 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (L:) (SCSI) I 11:34:11 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (N:) (SCSI) I 11:34:11 -> Drive 3 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (Q:) (SCSI) I 11:34:12 -> Drive 4 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01-A1 (S:) (SATA) I 11:34:12 -> Drive 5 - Info: PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS PD11 (K:) (SATA) I 11:34:12 -> Drive 6 - Info: ATAPI eHAU424 A 7L1P (T:) (USB 2.0) I 11:34:12 Found 2 DVD±RW/RAMs, 3 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROMs and 1 BD-RE XL! I 12:17:23 Operation Started! I 12:17:23 Source File Sectors: 623,648 (MODE1/2048) I 12:17:23 Source File Size: 1,277,231,104 bytes I 12:17:23 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 444D5ADD00098406 I 12:17:23 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 12:17:23 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 12:17:23 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 12:17:23 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01 (S:) (SATA) I 12:17:23 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-W21-01) I 12:17:23 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x I 12:17:23 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 12:17:23 Write Mode: DVD I 12:17:23 Write Type: DAO I 12:17:23 Write Speed: MAX I 12:17:23 Link Size: Auto I 12:17:23 Lock Volume: Yes I 12:17:23 Test Mode: No I 12:17:23 OPC: No I 12:17:23 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 12:17:23 Write Speed Miscompare! - MODE SENSE: 11,080 KB/s (8x), GET PERFORMANCE: 8,310 KB/s (6x) I 12:17:23 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,310 KB/s (6x) I 12:17:23 Book Type Setting: N/A I 12:17:24 Filling Buffer... (40 MiB) I 12:17:25 Writing LeadIn... I 12:17:29 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 623647) I 12:17:29 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 623647) I 12:20:04 Synchronising Cache... I 12:20:05 Closing Session... I 12:20:06 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:20:06 Export Successfully Completed! I 12:20:06 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:02:42 I 12:20:06 Average Write Rate: 8,099 KiB/s (6.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,929 KiB/s (8.1x) I 12:20:06 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 12:20:14 Waiting for device to become ready... I 12:20:26 Device Ready! I 12:20:29 Operation Started! I 12:20:29 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40 1.01 (S:) (SATA) I 12:20:29 Source Media Type: DVD+RW (Book Type: DVD+RW) (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-W21-01) I 12:20:29 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6.3x, 8.3x, 10.3x, 12.1x I 12:20:29 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x I 12:20:29 Source Media Sectors: 2,295,104 (Track Path: PTP) I 12:20:29 Source Media Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes I 12:20:29 Image File Sectors: 623,648 (MODE1/2048) I 12:20:29 Image File Size: 1,277,231,104 bytes I 12:20:29 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 444D5ADD00098406 I 12:20:29 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 12:20:29 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 12:20:29 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 12:20:29 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 12:20:30 Read Speed - Effective: 5x - 12.1x I 12:20:30 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 623647) I 12:20:30 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 623647) I 12:23:04 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:23:04 Export Successfully Completed! I 12:23:04 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:02:29 I 12:23:04 Average Verify Rate: 8,485 KiB/s (6.3x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 10,366 KiB/s (7.7x) As I said, there was no error written to the log. The error was in a dialog window only.

I just ordered a Pioneer Blu-Ray burner to replace my dying LG. I found a post of MYC relating to the drive and it seems to indicate the drive as an Asus/Pioneer. Are Asus and Pioneer essentially the same thing? I only found 2 Pioneer drives on NewEgg because LUK said I should try them next time I needed a Blu-Ray burner. I also found 1 Asus Blu-Ray drive there. The rest of the drives are LG's.

I noticed one of the ImgBurn startup messages is "I'm so depressed I can't even blink." Is that a reference to a first season episode of King Of The Hill?

Doctor Who director Christopher Barry has died. He was 88. He died after having a fall at his home. Barry directed the lion's share of the episodes for the first Dalek story, The Daleks. It was under his direction that only the Dalek plunger was shown at the end of episode 1, creating a national hysteria to see, next week, what was at the end of that arm! He also cemented the continued success of Doctor Who by directing The Power Of The Daleks, the first story to feature a new actor in the lead role of the Doctor. At the time, it was a concept that was so unfamiliar, no one was sure that the audience would be a different actor in the lead. It's shame only a few seconds of clips exist from this story in the BBC vaults. Barry was one of only 3 directors to direct stories for the first 4 Doctors. He also directed the classic The Daemons for Jon Pertwee. He helmed the debuted of Tom Baker in the series helping again to cement the change in lead actor, for Robot. He also directed another classic Tom Baker serial, The Brain Of Morbius, which one of the first Doctor Who stories I ever saw back when they were first released on VHS around 1987. He directed some 40 total episodes. He was a unique vision on Doctor Who, helping on several occasions to secure the success of the series. Without the Daleks, the show might not have become a worldwide institution.

Well, I edited the file in Notepad and ImgBurn burned the .CUE file to CD-R. It's verifying right now, so I'm guessing everything's okay.