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I had forgotten you had older drives, which means the firmware is probably older and might not have any faster than highest rated speeds burning. But, that could be a benefit as older drives might have had more time to work out the kinks. If they've updated the firmware consistently over a longer period of time. However, with older drives with older firmware, you do run the risk that more modern media may be incompatible. The modern media may have had necessary manufacturing process changes only addressed in newer firmware. I do know that Verbatim changed the process for its DataLife Plus DVD-R and DVD+R so that the 1.02 firmware in the WH16NS60 did not write properly to it anymore when it had worked before. 1.03 firmware fixed that.

Depending on the part of the world where they were manufactured, at least in North America, DataLife Plus Verbatim media is the MCC stuff. If you want to burn at the higher speeds, newer firmware probably will write to older 8x media at 16x. However, as you state, since your purpose is longevity of data, burning at a slower speed certainly shouldn't hurt.

I'm getting unusual behavior reading Playstation CD's. What happens is for 2 and a half minutes, they read at regular speed, then drop to 2x and stay at 2x, save for an initial burst of speed with 1 minute remaining before dropping back again to 2x, resulting in 20 minute image file creation on large discs. It's done this on more than 5 games, so it appears to do it on all. I've powered off the device, restarted the PC, and powered the device back on. Same results. I read an Audio CD image I had imaged about 2 weeks ago with normal read speeds and it still read at the proper speed. I can also red Mixed Mode CD's at regular speed. I created a near full 700 MB CD of just data, burned it to CD-R, and read it back to an image file; it read at normal speed. So, this only happens on Playstation game discs. Now, I can't even recall the last time I read a Playstation game disc to an image in ImgBurn, so it's been years, probably. Maybe on the WH16NS60, this is normal behavior. Not that it will probably help, but here's a log: I 16:21:46 Source Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH16NS60 1.03 (R:) (USB 3.0) I 16:21:46 Source Media Type: CD-ROM I 16:21:46 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 4x, 8x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x I 16:21:46 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 48x I 16:21:46 Source Media Sectors: 107,944 I 16:21:46 Source Media Size: 253,884,288 bytes I 16:21:46 Source Media File System(s): ISO9660 I 16:21:46 Read Speed (Data/Audio): 56x / 56x I 16:21:46 Destination Free Space: 765,896,953,856 Bytes (747,946,244.00 KiB) (730,416.25 MiB) (713.30 GiB) I 16:21:46 Destination File System: NTFS I 16:21:46 File Splitting: Auto I 16:21:55 Read Speed - Effective: 48x I 16:21:56 Reading Session 1 of 1... (2 Tracks, LBA: 0 - 107943) I 16:21:56 Reading Track 1 of 2... (MODE2/FORM1/2352, LBA: 0 - 94293) I 16:32:06 Reading Track 2 of 2... (AUDIO/2352, LBA: 94294 - 107943) I 16:32:20 Exporting Graph Data... I 16:32:20 Export Successfully Completed! I 16:32:20 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:10:28 I 16:32:20 Average Read Rate: 394 KiB/s (2.3x) - Maximum Read Rate: 5,444 KiB/s (31.6x) Thanks!

You can also make a cursory evaluation without having to do a burn quality test. You can load a disc in ImgBurn and check the MID there. If it says CMC, you know right away to return them. That's what I did with the Life Series DVD at Office Depot. I bought some before I knew Life Series was all CMC from Verbatim and checked the MID in ImgBurn upon opening the package. Once I saw they were CMC, I took them right back ASAP.

As long as you get the AZO or DataLife Plus DVD+R from Verbatim, they should be fine. Not the Life Series, which will be CMC.

If you're going for long term storage, you'll want M-Disc. They cost more, but they last far longer than organic dye discs do. Organic dye discs decay much faster. M-Disc is akin to chipping pits in stone in terms of writing bits of data. As long as your device supports reading DVD+R DVD discs, it will most likely read M-Disc DVD's. And, of course, you will need a burner that supports writing to M-Disc.

Yeah, it's been so long since I've been in IFOEdit, I forgot Cells were there. And PGC. ProGram Chain, I think? According to this: http://wiki.digital-digest.com/index.php?title=Cell_(DVD) a cell is essentially a chapter.

What's the definition of a cell in this case? Also, pressed discs don't seem to have an end of the world issue as they seem to be able to fill an entire DVD-9 disc without the need for padding. Why does ImgBurn need the padding?

I've got a VIDEO_TS where ImgBurn can't set the layer break for. The end of the world message. I think I know the problem, but I wanted to make sure. I believe the problem is how the disc was authored. It's a home movie I converted to DVD and am trying to get on a final DVD+R DL because the VIDEO_TS is just a tad over 8 GB. It runs about 3 hours and 45 minutes, but the software that converted the VHS to DVD created just 5 chapters. I'm not entirely sure what the criteria was for the chapters, but it created 3 over 1 hour chapters and 1 10 minute one and 1 about 5 minute one. The disc is basically one long VTS of about 3 hours and 45 minutes total running time. When you play, it's one title set that runs that length of time with all content. So, is it because there are essentially 3 over 1 hour chapters that ImgBurn cannot find a layer break position for? Thanks!

The rings are only "good" on BD-R. Any rings that would show up on organic dye discs would result in data read errors. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast. In North America, Verbatim makes the good BD-R. It seems in other parts of the world, Verbatim uses CMC for their BD-R. There really are no other options. All the other manufacturers of BD-R, to my knowledge, use CMC because they're cheap, but they can charge "quality" level prices for their good names on the labels. To be honest, I'm surprised Verbatim still makes their own quality stuff or uses Mitsubishi for their good CD and DVD discs. I would have thought with CMC at the helm, they'd have shelved all the quality discs and just slapped Verbatim's good DataLife Plus name on their CMC junk. You could try importing good Verbatim BD-R from North America. To my knowledge, all Verbatim BD-R sold in North America is VERBAT-IM, and not CMC. Of course, that's more expensive and it's not guaranteed to solve your problem. Also be aware since I'm in North America, my perspective is almost entirely limited to this continent. Other parts of the world may have better options that I'm not aware of.

You could try inserting one of these failed burns and doing a manual Verify. You probably can't Verify against the image file contents as you most likely don't have the image file anymore, so the Verify isn't as thorough, but it might return an error message that may be helpful here. This could be your problem: I 23:03:08 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: CMCMAG-BA5-000) You talked about Verbatim being bought up by they who shall not be named. They are CMC Magnetics, which makes the worst optical discs out there. So, you do have the bad discs. However, depending on where you live in the world, BD-R from Verbatim may only be CMC. In the US, BD-R is VERBAT-IM, so it's made by Verbatim and I've rarely had a failure with those that wasn't the result of a drive needing replacing. Unfortunately, I can't think of anyone else who doesn't use CMC for their BD-R. Verbatim uses both their own manufacturing process and CMC. But, they've done that for years on CD and DVD media, too. What country do you live in? Those rings in the recording surface were actually fairly common in my older days of burning BD-R. I don't know why they're there, but they apparently didn't affect the quality of the discs. The burns with those rings in them passed Verifies and, 5 or 6 years later, the contents were still readable.

On the LG WH1xNSx0 BD burners, ImgBurn always returns the following when attempting to set the Book Type: I 08:41:42 Book Type Setting: N/A (Reason: Invalid Command Operation Code) Is this because these LG models apparently do that themselves automatically? DVD+R DL's burned with these LG models always return as DVD-ROM's when inserted in a PS3. So, it looks like the drive is setting the book type, just not by ImgBurn? Thanks!

Why does the log list one entry as a Warning but right below it, the same line is listed as an Error? I 11:28:40 Searching for Auto Loader devices... I 11:33:08 -> Auto Loader 1 - Info: Nimbie NB12 Ver:1.11.07.21 W 11:33:08 Auto Loader 1 has no drives associated with it! E 11:34:26 Auto Loader 1 has no drives associated with it! I 11:34:26 Found 1 Auto Loader!

That is the enclosure I've been using for several years now. Given what I said about the very first one I had, I'd try another Vantech enclosure. Like I said, my first one turned out to be junk, but all of my others weren't. Typical of Chinese stuff: virtually nonexistent quality control. As for Type B USB, that's actually the common variety. Type A to Type B, where B inserts into the device and A in the USB port on the computer. Micro B is actually the less common type, but typically found on USB 3.0 HDD's like those made by Western Digital. I actually have the opposite problem. I only have Micro B cables that came with my WD USB HDD's. No others lying around. I have a few Type A to Type B for spares. I don't think I have any USB 2.x ones, which I should keep on hand as I do have 2 USB 2.x devices still left attached. And USB 3.0 cables don't connect to those.

Semaphore time out issues would most likely affect all burning software, even if they didn't return that as the cause of failure. I'd also try a different enclosure. I use a Vantech USB 3.0 enclosure with my WH16NS60. It doesn't have a semaphore time out issue on my PC, but it may on yours. It depends on both the USB bridge in the enclosure and the USB controller on your motherboard. While I can't account for why it would have worked initially and then just start up out of the clear blue. Unless it's some kind of Windows error or a hardware failure. This NexStar DX enclosure IS USB 3.0, correct? With the NS40, you need a USB 3.0 enclosure. USB 2.x would be too slow a connection to keep up data with the drive. Unless your system has somewhat begun to think, after it worked before, that the connection is USB 2.x instead of 3.0. Have you tried replacing the USB 3.0 cable? You already said you tried a different USB port and that didn't help. Since you tried different ports, it could be the cable or a hardware failure on your mobo. Or it could be the enclosure itself has developed an error. Or always had it. I had a Vantech, my first, that made me think it was cheap and didn't work well. It would randomly drop communication with the device, but it turned out to be just that one enclosure itself. All my other Vantech's have worked fine. So, it could be a case that your enclosure only just now decided to go bad or was always bad and it's only now manifesting itself. Are you connecting by a USB hub or directly on the case?

Semaphore timeouts on enclosures are usually the fault of the USB to SATA bridge in the enclosure. Generally, the only solution I've ever found is to replace the enclosure/USB burner. You can try replacing the motherboard, but it's not guaranteed and it's generally cheaper and easier to just get a new enclosure/burner. What USB enclosure are you using?

I suggest some kind of Import and Export settings under Tools. While one can export or import the Registry key with the ImgBurn settings, you have to know how to find them, and not all users will have that knowledge. A simple function under Tools to import or export the Registry key would be useful for the average user. Or even just an Export function to export the Registry key as the user can then just double click on the exported .REG file to add the settings themselves. Thanks!

Yes, it sounds like you've got MPG, MP4, or MKV files that are being copied to disc by the other software. Unless your player natively supports those formats, nothing will play from such a disc. You need some kind of container conversion software. I use ConvertXToDVD. Your VIDEO_TS folder needs to contain things like a VIDEO_TS.IFO file, other .IFO files, and things called .VOB's to be a playable DVD on a DVD player. And make sure you're putting VIDEO_TS in the root directory of a Build job in ImgBurn. ImgBurn will make the necessary changes itself if you add a compliant VIDEO_TS folder with the necessary files.

Well, the next step would be trying something other than ImgBurn to burn with, if you're that sure you know it's ImgBurn's fault. You've tried different drives, but get the same results. You're probably using ImgBurn with all these drives, so that is a common factor. BUT, have you tried using a different computer? Copying an ISO to another computer with its own DVD burner and seeing if you get the same results. IF you do, then you need to try something like Nero or Cyberlink or UltraISO, or possibly Alcohol 52%. IF you get the same results, you know it's not ImgBurn. Since you've tried different drives, there must be something in your PC that is causing incorrect writing to the drive. Or reading from it. Oh, one test you could try. Take a copy of this DVD you've burned in ImgBurn on a drive you're having trouble with and, in File Explorer, copy the VIDEO_TS folder, its entire contents, to a temporary location on your HDD. See if you get the same results playing back the VIDEO_TS.IFO this way. If you do, then 1.) the contents were incorrectly written to the DVD or 2.) the contents are being incorrectly read FROM the DVD. It's hard to troubleshoot which it would be, though.

I find it a tad bit dubious about the claims that the BDR-213JBK is 16 times faster writing DVD. Considering it says the maximum write speed of DVD for the drive is 16x, which was the old maximum. I also find it difficult to believe any drive could go from 16x to 256x write speeds in one generation.

Looks like the 213 series has been released in Japan. The BDR-213JBK. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pioneer-bd-dvd-cd-writer-optical-drives-back-from-the-dead Looks like it currently retails for about $150. Here's the Pioneer Japan's site (In Japanese, obviously.) for the drive: https://jpn.pioneer/ja/pcperipherals/bdd/products/bdr-213jbk/?ad=pr

Actually, what is the definition of a "high resolution" FLAC? I create FLAC's from my audio CD's, but I always use no compression. Are those "high resolution" FLAC's?

Knowing what I know now about high resolution files being a problem, I'd convert them to lossless WAV files first and then use those for input into ImgBurn. I remember as a general rule, whenever I get some MP3's from like an online store, I'd always convert them to MP3 first because usually half of them would be authored incorrectly and fail to import into ImgBurn. So, as counterproductive as it sounds, I'd convert from MP3 to MP3, which always resulted in input files being accepted.

I've always used madFLAC for ImgBurn to convert my FLAC's. I've never come across any high resolution ones, though, apparently, as all the FLAC's I've ever fed ImgBurn with madFLAC "installed" worked.

Most likely, most of those "malicious" positives are for PUP's, which aren't viruses. Most AV software is simply coded too hard and treats PUP's as viruses, even though they're not. Unfortunately, whatever LUK does is just hand off the files. It's the hosts who poison them and he can't do much about it. Granted, I'd think it would best to remove all the hosts from the download page and just offer the unobstructed installer from the lone ImgBurn host. It's the only host I ever get my files from, too.