dbminter

I echo your last statement. I was completely surprised the 2nd attempt to write to it actually worked.

Verify rates depend on three factors: 1.) the rated fastest read speed in the firmware for a particular medium 2.) the highest rated read rate as defined by the manufacturer on the medium 3.) the highest maximum available speed as defined by the hardware. Oh, and the software being used has some say in it. For instance, a software may be crippled to a slower rate, despite the available fastest speed. And, yes, you can get Verify rates much faster than the write rate. For instance, before Pioneer blew it with the firmware, my Memorex BD-RE would write at 2x but Verify up to like 8x towards the end.

There's a slew of new VSO beta software released. ConvertXtoDVD - Latest beta - 7.0.0.69 ConvertXtoHD - Latest beta - 3.0.0.71 ConvertXtoVideo - Latest beta - 2.0.0.99 DVD&Blu-ray Converter - Latest beta - 4.0.0.99 For me, the most important release is ConvertXToDVD. Change log: 7.0.0.69 Released 2019-11-13 Yet another subtitle bug fixed ============================================== 0013736: [Bug] [VSORep] disabled emails appears on the pre-filled box 0013764: [Bug] [VSORep] closed ticket if we cannot retrieve the status 0013772: [Bug] Subtitles issue -> red subtitle with green border 0013788: [Suggestion] [HELP MENU] Change "Report a bug" to "Support Center" + icon So, it looks like VSO won't be jumping straight to 8.0's 64 bit release as they indicated in the past, but will release an interim version.

Looks like the volume issue I had in ConvertXToDVD 7.0.0.68 Gold was file dependent. I made another disc with a different source file and didn't experience a drastic rise in volume level on it.

Actually, I believe the GT80N is an LG drive. Just that other companies rebrand them as OEM equipment for their machines. See this: https://www.lg.com/us/burners-drives/lg-GT80N-internal-dvd-writer

This 2nd PC you're erasing on, are you using the same GT80N DVD burner in it, too? It could be that the GT80N does not like that CMC MAG disc you're using.

Try something else other than CMC MAG discs. CMC Magnetics is the worst optical disc manufacturer out there. It wouldn't be a surprise if that was the culprit. The problem is finding DVD+RW that AREN'T CMC. Try to see if you find any from Verbatim that are DataLife Plus. However, Verbatim was recently sold to, yes, you guessed, CMC, so it's a crap shoot what you'll get now! You could try Ritek/Ricoh, which makes 4x and 8x DVD+RW, but it's becoming harder to find 8x DVD+RW from them.

Oh, also about the BD-RE Verifying slowly. While it can be "lived" with, e.g. the burn process and Verify complete fine, because the Verify is capped at 2.1x for most of the Verify, a BD-RE filled to its capacity would take about 40 minutes to finish Verifying! When it can be completed much quicker in other drives. Although not the LG BU40N which is my current internal drive. That's super slow, at, well, everything! That's why I want to get some working high quality Verbatim DataLife Plus DVD recordable media working with the LG WH16NS60. While it can't write 16x Verbatim BD-R at 16x (Although LG's site rates the drive at 16x write max for BD-R! ) it can properly write to 8x DVD+RW each time and it Verifies Memorex/Ritek 2x BD-RE at full Verify speeds. So, I'd prefer to use that drive over the Pioneer BDR-212.

By died, I meant the DVD+RW had reached the end of its write life span. Meaning it would no longer properly write all sectors correctly. In theory, a Verify SHOULD fail on these unreadable sectors. Somehow, through the magic of god, these discs WILL pass Verifies, but WON'T play the bad sectors because they're not readable.

I can't quite tell if this is a bug in ConvertXToDVD 7.0.0.68 Final or if it's just a result of the first file I fed it since updating, but it may be a problem. The sound level was like double what it normally should be. Meaning, I had to turn down the volume on my TV to a much lower level that I usually have to with a ConvertXToDVD disc. VSO is known to mess up volume levels with its updates of ConvertXToDVD in the past. However, this was just the first file I fed it since updating, so I've only had the chance to generate 1 disc since the update. The audio level could be a result of the file I fed it. I'll know more with my next disc.

You forget the MAJOR bug in the Pioneer that's been in there for like 3 years now. It doesn't properly write unformatted 8x DVD+RW. SOMETIMES when those discs are first written in a different drive, the BDR WILL properly write to them; sometimes not. I always Verify because it's quicker than letting my DVD play and discover the unplayable part at the end of the disc, after you've spent all that time playing everything else. And, of course, it rarely fails to Verify at the beginning, when you can save some time. It almost always fails towards the end to waste more time. Just because you pop in a DVD to make sure it starts to play doesn't mean it will play EVERYTHING. The LG WH16NS40 had an annoying trait where it would pass Verify but STILL be unplayable in certain parts because the disc had actually died! The NS60 fixed this. Write/Verify speed rates are dependent on the drive's firmware and the read/write strategies on the medium. For instance, most drives write 8x DVD+RW at 6x for 2 minutes before they get to 8x. Sony's drives, though, immediately started at 8x and they were the only ones I ever saw that did that. I never understood that, actually. If a medium can write at Xx max, why can't it just go to that max at the beginning?

I sent Pioneer another tech support e-mail, this time about how Ritek 2x BD-RE only Verify at 2.1x for most of the Verify and then speed up to normal rates near the end. I was pretty much told to get lost! Here's the reply: "I have not heard back from the engineers regarding this issue. It appears I am not going to have a solution to your issue. If you like, I can offer you a refund for the drive." Basically, they're saying they're not going to fix the issue, despite the YEARS I've spent telling them about them! They have NO intent of fixing them, even though, in the past, they were aware of the SAME issues with the firmware starting after 1.30 and FIXED in 1.50. I'd take them up on their refund offer if it weren't for the fact that NO ONE can do their job right! I can't use LG because it may be impossible to use quality Verbatim DVD on the WH16NS60.

I've gotten some contradictory results with the BDR-212 and 8x DVD+RW. I fed it some more previously written ones and they write fine now. Like the current behavior is SUPPOSED to be on Pioneer's latest spate of firmware. However, my last tests with freshly formatted and written media on the LG BU40N STILL failed on the 212! So, now, I don't know what to think.

Have never seen this before while trying to burn a BD-R: I 18:58:48 Writing LeadIn... W 18:59:20 Failed to Write Sectors 1056 - 1087 - Reason: Write Error W 18:59:20 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 18:59:20 Retry Failed - Reason: Medium Format Corrupted E 19:08:39 Failed to Write Sectors 1056 - 1087 - Reason: Write Error I 19:08:39 Synchronising Cache... W 19:08:43 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 19:08:43 Failed to Write Image! I tried using the same disc again and it successfully burned. It's Verifying right now. I'll check out the contents after it succeeds (IF it does.) but it's really weird. So, what could have caused this and why did it eventually write a 2nd time to the same medium? Thanks!

The coasters are probably a combination of 2 things: 1.) CMC/Verbatim changed the manufacturing process of the discs 2.) this change is not liked by your current burner. That's what happened with the LG WH16NS60. CMC/Verbatim changed the manufacturing process of the MCC DataLife Plus DVD+R so the NS60 doesn't like them anymore. But, the LG BU40N and Pioneer BDR-212 don't mind the change.

Curious. I did not encounter any coasters in my recent batch of MKM DataLife Plus Verbatim DVD+R DL's purchased after the sale of Verbatim to CMC. However, as you know, I did encounter a problem with MCC DVD+R so it does seem CMC HAS changed the manufacturing processes of the media across the board.

Well, what do you know?! There's FINALLY a gold release of a new version of ConvertXToDVD! Only took them over a year! Change log of updates since last gold release, although I think some of these are actually for applications other than ConvertXToDVD: Changes in VSO ConvertXtoDVD 7.0.0.68 (2019-10-10): [Bug] Preview with subtitles -> Crashing [Feature Request] [VSORep] “app will be closed” warning issued during install/reinstall process [Feature Request] [VSORep] error message if Internet-OFF Changes in VSO ConvertXtoDVD 7.0.0.67 (2019-10-02): [Bug] Downloader doesn’t detect video on Firefox if installed on a fresh window 10 installation [Bug] Secure HTTPS support doesn’t work [Bug] Autodetection no longer work Changes in VSO ConvertXtoDVD 7.0.0.66 (2019-06-24): [Bug] “Check for Update” not working well [Bug] Video sources contained in ISO files are no longer supported [Bug] Poor quality in converted subtitles [Bug] no progression bar during conversion [Bug] WMV format can’t be converted to mp4 – no video – sound only [Feature Request] Add setting to space lines of subtitles Interesting. When you update the software, it lists this in the change log displayed by the installer: ConvertXtoDVD 8.0.0.0 64bits version ===================== So, it looks like the next full version of the software, 8.0, will be the first one to be in 64 bits. Looks like new gold versions of ConvertXToHD and ConvertXToVideo were also released.

DVD Video is ISO9660+UDF. If it's created as just UDF, that's probably why it's not playing on your DVD player. Or your player isn't fully compliant. ImgBurn will do it as I do it all the time. If anything isn't allowing it, it's your player. As was said, ImgBurn on its default settings will automatically correct file system for DVD Video when you add a VIDEO_TS folder to the root directory of a build job.

There have to be certain specifications met before a DVD Video will play: 1.) the presence of a VIDEO_TS folder 2.) a DVD Video compliant structure in the files in the VIDEO_TS folder 3.) certain file system requirements, like, I think, ISO9960. You can put other files in the root directory besides the VIDEO_TS folder. I'm not entirely sure what you meant by "Some software will produce a DVD video despite another file being present" though.

You read my mind. I also wanted to try the MCC DVD-R in the NS60 and if they didn't work, I'd let LG know that they also no longer function properly in the NS60. I know they USED to work... but so did the MCC DVD+R!

I'm getting low on my DVD+R's that won't work with the LG WH16NS60. I'm thinking of switching back to Verbatim DataLife Plus MCC DVD-R's. See if they still work with the NS60. I'll swap in the NS60 for a test and see if they do. If they do work, I'll swap out the Pioneer BDR-212 for it and just stick with DVD-R like I used to for backwards compatibility. If they DON'T work, there are other options. Supposedly, JVC, when they bought out Taiyo Yuden, released a JVC Pro brand of disc that is TY quality. I can try those, see if they work and if they're decent quality, if they're inkjet printable. I can always try the ASUS again with the latest firmware update to it and see if it still destroys rewritable media. If it doesn't, it can be a candidate to swap in.

Yeah, I swapped out the included short USB 3.0 cables with longer, more "standard" length cables.

I thought ImgBurn always did a Quick Erase as default behavior before writing to rewritable media. I would think it would have to to clear the TOC so the disc could reflect the new contents. I thought the default was ImgBurn does a Quick Erase and then falls back to a Full Erase if a Quick Erase cannot be performed before a write.

Yeah, there's really no need to do erases again unless you switch between spare areas and back. After the first format, you can just do a subsequent Quick Erase each time. Even if you cancel a write that doesn't complete, you can still just do a Quick Erase on the next subsequent write.

There's no set answer to that. You can format a BD-RE for as many times as it can be written to, since a format is just a write to all available sectors. How many times you can write to a rewrtiable media is not knowable. Whatever the companies say is just plain wrong. For instance, they claim you can get hundreds of writes out of a DVD+RW but in actual practice, I get about 20 before they die. So, while you can't know how many formats you'll get out of a media, since it's never constant across discs produced, you can format a BD-RE for as many times as writes are allowed to it.