I can't find an answer to a probably newbie question. There are 2 options to create a DVD:
1. "Write files/folders to disc" - ok, self-explanatory: writes the exact files/folders to disc that you specify.
2. "Create image file from folders/files" - not ok, seems to do exactly what #1 does - writes the exact files/folders to disc that you specify - I was expecting an actual ISO file to be written.
With the results being the same, I don't get it. Is my expectation of an ISO file on the DVD not realistic? If so, is the only way to accomplish this to write the actual ISO file on disk and then use some other program to write the actual ISO file to DVD with another program (I have NTI CD/DVD Maker which can do this part)?
If you are curious why I want to do this, I am trying to overcome a really weird problem I am having backuping up my MP3 collection (several thousand albums!). Every once in a while I am getting a Windows XP (w/SP3) error 'cyclic redundancy check error' on an MP3 song from time to time. When I check the file at its source on my disk, it is fine. Something is happening when it writes it to DVD and it even appears to be random. I have Lite-On (internal) and Plextor (external) disc drives near the latest revision (will update firmware again) and I only use quality DVD's --- Verbatim, Sony, TDK seem to be the most reliable.
If I use my DriveClone Pro V6 to image the entire MP3 partition, restoration of all files is fine. It's only when I use programs such as ImgBurn or NTI CD/DVD Maker or even Windows XP itself that I encounter the problem. I figured if I could create an actual ISO file on DVD that I could, perhaps, overcome the problem --- full circle to my question here.