HobbyTech

Thanks LIGHTNING UK! and kryten for your advice.

Personally, I use DVD Flick. Though if you already have imgburn installed, you might want to check it won't mess anything up -- ImgBurn is packaged/installed with it. ImgBurn is below DVD Flick's directory -- so for all I know you could have both installations of ImgBurn and maybe they wouldn't conflict! (I don't know, trying to find that out myself.) I can't remember if you can opt not to install ImgBurn with DVD Flick. DVD Flick can burn directly to disk, create ISO first, or not create ISO. So if you uncheck both "Do not burn to disc" and "Do not create ISO", then follow "LIGHTNING UK!"'s guide for Dual-Layer exactly, you'll be all set -- except the issue where you might miss a few frames of an action sequence, because with DVD-R Dual-Layer you cannot choose exactly where the "break" occurs between Layer 1 and Layer 2. I have used his tutorial (with DVD+R Dual-Layer), and I was able to fix the layer break where I wanted it.

Is there a way to update ImgBurn if it was installed in another program's directory? If not, how can I properly uninstall the old version? (There is no entry for ImgBurn in "Add/Remove Programs".)

Truer words could not be uttered! First, this program is amazing...it proves the best software is not often the commercial stuff (I call "junkware"). I found out about ImgBurn both from a fellow classmate and because it was included with DVD Flick (DVD-authoring software). I think the options are great, and the tutorials are FANTASTIC! Second, I am amazed that "LIGHTNING UK!" has time both to author the software and write amazing tutorials and reply so frequently and quickly on these forums to everyone. I always intend to donate to my favorite projects, but I never do it, or I can't because something else comes up. So I donated today while I can. Merry Christmas! And thanks again for such a wonderful program, and fantastic dedication!

Wow, thanks for the quick replies! I won't buy a PCI card now -- still trying to fix the motherboard problem on the new computer -- but I'll consider that if I'm stuck using the old computer much longer. Do you folks think I should (later, not via USB) burn at 8x? Or 2.4x or something else? (I use DVD Flick which comes with ImgBurn.)

Should I burn faster or slower??? (LightScribe Dual-Layer, but connected via USB 1!) I was burning at 4x with re-writable DVDs (and internal drive) because that speed was recommended somewhere on here (don't remember, it was weeks ago). Reasoning was too slow can lead to buffer under-runs. Some of those DVDs skipped a little, sometimes. Now, I'm burning (the same files) to Verbatim LightScribe DVD+R DL (MKM-003-00). I followed this Guide (burning to Double-Layer) exactly: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=4643. It recommended burning at 2.4x which is even slower than I burned by DVD-RWs. All 6 videos on it skip a little. Per http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=8000 I should be burning at 8x: My drive is a few years old. It's a Samsung SH-S203N, firmware version SB01. The thing is, my new computer has a motherboard problem, and my old one doesn't support SATA, so right now I can only burn LightScribe and Dual-Layer DVDs using a USB-to-SATA adapter plugged into the front USB port (not 2.0). I think maybe the burning is too slow for these discs, but will USB be too slow for 8x? Should I go lower than 2.4x??? These discs are very expensive, and they're the only LightScribe Dual-Layer on the market, so I hope someone will have the experience and knowledge to guide me in the correct choice. Thanks! HobbyTech