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Oh, I thought you had copied and pasted it from the log rather than typed it out. Well, let's start with the basics. ImgBurn may not recognize the drive connected, so we've got to start with checking if Windows detects it. Does it show up as a drive letter in Windows/File Explorer? If it doesn't, that's the reason why ImgBurn doesn't detect it because Windows doesn't. If it does show up in Windows, try changing your Interface. In Settings and Tools, under /IO Page 1, try selecting the different Interface options and see if that helps.

Well, I've had 2 NS60's die on me. One was older; forget the age of the other, but I'd just purchase one to replace the first dead one a month ago. Waiting on LG to get back to me, but they rarely respond at Christmas time. Have to keep pestering them into the new year when drives die around Christmas. Waiting to try out Pioneer's 213 line which I've heard might be released soon. It's hard to get 212 lines because it seems they've stopped manufacturing those. Which lends more credence to a 213 model coming out soon. While I fully expect Pioneer will not have addressed the old Ritek 8x DVD+RW issue, which they haven't for years, they may have no problem with the Imation Ritek 8x DVD+RW they currently make. While I don't have a cure for your problem, I am taken aback by one thing. I can see why a drive with TWO drive letters in its drive letter designation might be problematic. I've never seen that before.

I thought that maybe the command line switch might pre-date the creation of slim model optical drives which removed the ability to power load the tray. But, if you are using a slim model drive, it wouldn't matter.

I'm not familiar with the command line switches, but is there not something like /LOAD that would do the opposite of the /EJECT?

Hm, it sounds like you've got a bit of a Frankenstein here. I'd suggest you start all over. Unfortunately, we're not allowed to discuss methods of decrypting copy protected DVD's on this board. So, you'll have to do some searching on your own to find out how to do that. I do find it extremely odd you had a copy protected DVD where the resulting movie VOB's are fine but the menu VOB's are all black. Generally, without decrypting the source DVD, you'd get all black movie content VOB's but usually scrambled content VOB's. It's a movie encrypting affair and not a menu encrypting one because there are ways to make movies without menus. So, just encrypting the menus is extremely weak copy protection. Now, disregarding the copy protection issue here, I can't see a way to take an existing DVD and add subtitles to it. You can take the movie stream from a disc and add subtitles to it with something like ConvertXToDVD, but you don't get to keep the original menus. CXD makes entirely new menus.

I may have missed something, but I thought you eventually settled on the solution that the ISO itself was the problem. If the problem is in the ISO when the ISO is played back on VLC, then the problem will almost assuredly be replicated on the DVD you burned the ISO to. Try loading other .VOB files from the ISO in VLC. If they're all black, then the problem is with the ISO. I'd have to think it's whatever you used to inject the new subtitles into the DVD. Whatever you used probably didn't do it right. VIDEO_TS.VOB being black is actually fairly common. But any .VOB that is 2 GB or about being black is definitely a problem.

You replied while I was typing. I would guess it's a problem down to the discs you're using then. Post a burn log from the burn to DVD that is failing. My guess is it's probably a CMC disc and isn't reading correctly because they're cheap discs. Or weren't burnt well because they're cheap discs. Also, just to make sure, make sure the VIDEO_TS folder is in the root directory of the DVD disc you burned when you load it in File Explorer.

I just tried the double clicking a DVD Video ISO method I mentioned earlier. It does work for playing back DVD's. Just double click on the ISO and it if isn't assigned to something else in Windows, Windows will mount the ISO as a virtual drive. You can then open File Explorer, open the new virtual drive you'll find there, and go into the VIDEO_TS folder. Load the VIDEO_TS.IFO file there in whatever DVD player software you use. I'm guessing VLC can play VIDEO_TS.IFO files. Just be sure to use the Eject function in File Explorer before trying to delete the ISO. Otherwise, I doubt the file can be deleted while it's mounted because the file is in use.

You will need some kind of virtual drive software. I use Virtual CloneDrive. There are other options out there, though. Although, this might work, though I've never tried it. If you double click an ISO in Windows and ISO is not assigned to anything else, Windows will mount it as a virtual drive so you can access its contents in File Explorer. As a virtual drive, it might be possible to play the VIDEO_TS.IFO file from the VIDEO_TS folder in some DVD software.

This is an interesting case. Generally, it's VLC that doesn't playback the ISO correctly, but the ISO is fine. Not the other way around after burning it. When you play the burned DVD, is it on a DVD drive in your PC or a standalone DVD player? If it's on a PC, are you using VLC to play the DVD or another software?

I've been at a loss the last few years for my annual cynical Christmas song. So, I've thought a little outside the box. While not necessarily a Christmas song, this does come from the 1970's Scrooge musical: I Hate People! "Scavengers and sycophants and flatterers and fools Pharisees and parasites and hypocrites and ghouls Calculating swindlers, prevaricating frauds Perpetrating evil as they roam the earth in hordes Feeding on their fellow men Reaping rich rewards Contaminating everything they see Corrupting honest me like me Humbug! Poppycock! Balderdash! Bah! I hate people! I hate people! People are despicable creatures Loathesome inexplicable creatures Good-for-nothing kickable creatures I hate people! I abhor them! When I see the indolent classes Sitting on their indolent asses Gulping ale from indolent glasses I hate people! I detest them! I deplore them! Fools who have no money spend it Get in debt then try to end it Beg me on their knees befriend them Knowing I have cash to lend them Soft-hearted me! Hard-working me! Clean-living, thrifty and kind as can be! Situations like this are of interest to me I hate people! I loathe people! I despise and abominate people! Life is full of cretinous wretches Earning what their sweatiness fetches Empty minds whose pettiness stretches Further than I can see Little wonder I hate people And I don't care if they hate me!"

I can't speak for the author, but I would think it's highly unlikely. This vulnerability appears to affect Java, which is mostly a web application language, although it does appear in some hardware dedicated software and in things such as Blu-Ray players. I doubt Java is used in ImgBurn's generation. I believe I asked once what it's written in and I believe, though I'm not certain, it's C++. Could be Visual C++.

Okay, there's no inherent issues with burning PS2 discs that aren't related to getting a bad ISO if you downloaded them. So, you don't need specific burners to burn PS2 discs.

Not only that, but Adult Swim brought back King Of The Hill after years of being off its schedule!

Your problem is probably this: I 17:26:29 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00) Don't use the cheap CMC junk. CMC Magnetics is responsible for over half of the problems we see on this board. You probably got some Verbatim Life Series discs from a brick and mortar store. Try the Verbatim DataLife Plus/AZO stuff you only find in online stores. While it's not a 100% cure all, most problems disappear when people stop using CMC discs. Another problem could be the fact you're trying to burn a game disc. Is this an XBox 360 game disc? If so, you need specific burners for DL discs, but I don't know about SL discs.

DVD+R DL are much more common that DVD-R DL. I don't know if they even still make DVD-R DL. DVD+R DL were way superior, anyway. DVD-R is a different beast to DVD+R DL. DVD-R (The single layer stuff. Not DVD-R DL.) is far more likely to succeed in a write operation in terms of how many times they're going to fail versus a DVD+R DL. I only use DVD+R DL for DVD Video discs that need 2 layers. If I'm going to make any kind of archive or data storage to disc, it will be to BD-R/RE, even if it fits on a DVD+R DL, DVD-R, or CD. I use DVD+RW for temporary DVD Video discs. I also use BD-RE for bootable discs if they fit on a CD-RW. If they're smaller than a certain size, bootable discs also go to BD-RE. If they're a certain size, 8x DVD+RW is faster writing. CD-R is only for CD Audio discs. CD-RW is only for temporary CD Audio discs. I use some DVD+RW discs for temporary storage if they're a certain size. With 8x DVD+RW, you don't get 8x write speeds until 2 and a half minutes into writing at 6x speed. Then, the speed increases to the 8x maximum. So, if the size of the disc is less than the 2.5 minutes at 6x, it goes to BD-RE, 2x is faster than 6x DVD+RW.

Well, not necessarily. For instance, DVD+RW can still burn successfully, but DVD+R DL may not. Or DVD-R may work but DVD+R DL doesn't. The most common failure of the CD/DVD laser is burning DVD+R DL. Wait, are we talking about DVD+R DL or DVD-R's? Your failure log was for DVD+R DL but you mentioned just before DVD-R's from "this batch." If they're DVD-R or DVD+R DL, it could be that if they've been sitting around for years, it could be that once the dyes are burnt, they last longer than if the dyes are still not burnt. I don't know what the shelf life of a DVD-R/DVD+R DL that hasn't been written to yet is just sitting around. Getting back to the original problem, the cheapest and easiest solution is to try buying a new stack of discs. However, this may not be an apples to oranges comparison because over the course of 5 years, the manufacturer may have changed the manufacturing process so the resulting discs aren't the same anymore. They may be better, but, generally, changes are for the worse. Replacing the burner is the more expensive and labor intensive option, particularly if it's an internal model. Getting a USB one makes it easier to replace, of course.

You can't make the conclusion that just because BD burning works that the hardware is OK. There are actually 2 lasers in a BD burner: one for CD and DVD and one for BD. It is quite common for one laser to stop working while the other still works. I've run into both cases: where DVD was working but BD wasn't and where BD was working but DVD wasn't. Also, because BD-RE works doesn't necessarily mean that BD-R is. Same with DVD. DVD-/+RW could be working but WORM DVD is not, etc.

Ah, now, that is some pertinent information. Could be a few things. If these discs worked fine for years and if you're using a stack you've already been using, then the indication would be your drive has given up the ghost and needs replacing. Another possibility is if these discs have been sitting around for 5 years, then they could have gone bad. I don't know how long discs can sit on a shelf before they become unwritable. Given this new information, the first thing I'd try is getting another stack of discs. See if those work any better. If they don't, then I'd try replacing the burner. Now, given what I've said, what I said earlier about Verbatim DataLife Plus stands. I had some Ritek (Pretty much the same as Ricoh.) DVD+R DL once. Out of 3, 2 of them were unreadable over a year later. Just because discs finish burning and verifying and play doesn't mean they'll last. So, I would still recommend switching to higher quality media as MKM DVD+R DL are the only quality ones. It will work out better in the long run.

Could be this: I 12:19:48 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67) The only reliable make of DVD+R DL are the DataLife Plus ones made by Verbatim, NOT the Life Series. The DataLife Plus can only be found in online stores. They are also under the descriptive of AZO discs. Although, generally, lower quality DVD+R DL discs don't fail at the start of Layer 0, but Layer 1. Anyway, I would first start with the better quality discs and see if that helps. Most DL problems on this board disappear when people switch to the DataLife Plus kind.

@discuser Do me a favor, if you would. When the Pioneer 213 series becomes available, please let me know in a reply in this thread. Or by a private message if you want to. Thanks!

ISO's downloaded from the net are generally buggy.

I always downloaded the Drive Utility for all Pioneer burners I've owned that offered it. I always disable the low noise function because I prefer faster write speeds versus quiet operation.

Well, that wasn't really my problem. I use Verbatim MCC DVD-R or Taiyo Yuden genuine DVD-R for those uses.

Could be the use of CMC MAG discs. Try swapping those out for Verbatim DataLife Plus CD-R. NOT the Life Series you'll find in brick and mortar stores as those are CMC. If you still get the same error, especially with multiple ISO's you're trying to burn, the problem would most likely lie with your burner.