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  1. I did that. I've tried my best. This is how I understand when to use which mode while writing CD in ImgBurn 2.5.1. Have I understood it correctly? 1) The user needs to decide which of the 4 modes is best suited to the task. Fundamentally it is the drive i.e. firmware which supports or not supports the 4 various CD writing modes. If you have the appropriate firmware (not merely the latest update of the given firmware) it would allow you to choose any one of these 4 modes. If you do not have the appropriate firmware then you would not be allowed to use some of these modes. The 4 CD writing modes are :- 1) CDDA 2) Mode 1 2) Mode 2 Form 1 3) Mode 2 Form 2 XA 2) CDDA - can be used for digital audio CD's. It is specially made for that purpose 3) Mode 1 - Can be used for any data (multimedia file or non multimedia file) only if you do not want to write multimedia files & non-multimedia files to the same CD. Can be used only if the media is not VCD or SVCD. VCD & SVCD standards do not allow Mode 1 form of CD writing. Since Mode 1 allows error correction (there is less chance of data getting corrupted). It has set aside certain number of bytes of code for error correction. As a result of this you can save less data than would have been the case had a portion of code not been set aside for error correction. So as a user you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to gain the benefit of error correction by foregoing being able to save more data. You may need to sacrifice upto 12% space in order to gain the benefit of error correction. 4) Mode 2 Form 1 - Can be used for any data (multimedia file or non multimedia file) if you do not mind writing multimedia files & non-multimedia files to the same CD. Can be used even if the media is a VCD or SVCD. VCD & SVCD standards allow Mode 2 Form 1 method of CD writing. Since it allows error correction (there is less chance of data getting corrupted) it has set aside certain number of bytes of code for this purpose. As a result of this you can save less data than would have been the case had a portion of code not been set aside for error correction. So as a user you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to gain the benefit of error correction by foregoing being able to save more data. You may need to sacrifice upto 12% space in order to gain the benefit of error correction. Your drive i.e. firmware if it allows Mode 2 Form 1 operates upon what is called XA (Extended Architecture). One need not bother understanding what XA means. 5) Mode 2 Form 2 XA - Can be used for any data (multimedia file or non multimedia file) if you do not mind writing multimedia files & non-multimedia files to the same CD. Can be used even if the media is a VCD or SVCD. VCD & SVCD standards allow Mode 2 form 2 XA method of CD writing. Since it does not allow error correction you can save more data than would have been the case had a portion of code been set aside for error correction. So as a user you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to forego the benefit of error correction for the sake of being able to save more data. You may be able to save 12% more data in terms of file size. Your drive i.e. firmware if it allows Mode 2 Form 2 XA operates upon what is called XA (Extended Architecture). One need not bother understanding what XA means. So as a user one has to choose the CD writing mode which suits the task best. I have only one request. Have I understood the matter correctly? I'd be grateful if you could let me know.
  2. Background Happy, grateful, loyal user of ImgBurn 2.5.1 Concept Understood So Far DVD/HD DVD/BD only supports one track mode - Mode 1. This is regardless of whether you burn via Build mode (mp3 files, avi files, doc files, xls files, jpg file etc) all end up in a data track. Clarification Kindly Required CD supports Mode 1, Mode 2 and CD-DA How does CD Mode 1 differ from CD Mode 2 differ from CD-DA i.e. when does each one of them get used?
  3. Thanks for clarifying both my doubts i.e. It is not video file or audio file. Audio track in this context means CD - so this setting is relevant only to CD. Understood. There is no such thing as correct verify speed - it should be left on default values. Understood. Query A kind clarification regarding - "it's for data or audio TRACKS. (You can only have audio tracks on a CD)" please A data CD or a data DVD means if your output CD or output DVD will contain .xls, .doc, .ppt files etc isn't it? Have I understood correctly? "audio TRACKS" means you have a CD or DVD with a "song or speech on it but without any video" isn't it? Have I understood correctly? Therefore I am unable to understand why audio tracks can be had as an output only on a CD but not on DVD! I understand the point relating to verify speed setting i.e. the right dropbox relates only to CD. So I have no doubts on that point any longer. I'd like to understand whether (using ImgBurn 2.5.1) I can burn an audio only on a CD file but not on a DVD whereas (using ImgBurn 2.5.1) I can burn a video file both on CD & DVD I would be grateful for your guidance
  4. Gratitude Thanks to ImgBurn 2.5.1 & great forum advices I've continually got great ISO's, great burns & understand my logs - all of which I save.......The logs along with the above inputs has helped to greatly reduce my learning curve. I've set my write speed correctly at 6x for my firmware Sony-DWQ30A & I have the latest exe update of the firmware i.e. YYS7. In fact I've set a fixed write speed at 6x for the combination of "Sony-DWQ30A" & "DVD-R 120min/4.7GB AccuCORE 16x/1x" So my last log said - Average Write Rate: 8,159 KB/s (5.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 8,402 KB/s (6.1x) My Assumption Just like one can set the correct write speed one can also the correct verification speed for:- video file - by going inside "Mode-Verify-Settings" for your video file. Do the needful on dropbox on the left if it is a video file or audio file - by going inside "Mode-Verify-Settings" for your audio file. Do the needful on dropbox on the right if it is not a video file but an audio file Queries:- How do I set the correct verify speed the very first time? Is the first time just trial & error? For the second time onwards can I just note down my last log & set the "verify speed" exactly equal to or slightly below (in case an exact match is not possible).After setting "write speed" at 6x my last log said - Average Verify Rate: 15,098 KB/s (10.9x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 21,679 KB/s (15.7x) Therefore shall I for this combination of firmware+media set "verify speed" at 10x since there is no option like 10.9x? Kindly guide
  5. Thanks a ton. So storing an ISO seems to be a smart thing to do for 2 reasons. Creating an ISO from a DVD folder takes very few minutes Writing a DVD from ISO also is possible Thanks again.
  6. I went through that forum as advised by you. It is mainly focused on comparison of software. So I could not find an answer to whether ISO also can get infected by virus. Therefore grateful if you could kindly therefore let me know if virus can infect ISO too? Please
  7. ilitws

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    @mmalves Thanks to you, updating firmware took up my write speed from 1x to 6x. A huge time saver!
  8. @paul11 yes .WMA, .MP3, .AVI can be affected by virus I don't know about .iso and so I too would like to know
  9. Background WinXp Professional 32 bit; ImgBurn 2.5.1; DVD Flick 1.3.0.7 build 738; VLC MediaPlayer 1.0.5; The KMPlayer 2.9.4.1435; Sony DW-Q30A DVD on which I have to update firmware driver from YYS3 to YYS7_WIN.EXE Query By referring to the ImgBurn 2.5.1 logs (which I will save one after another) can I proactively determine that after a certain number of hours of writing I must do maintenance on my writer - Sony DW-Q30A? I have a time calculator app (called Minute By Minute) which will tell me as to how many hours I've "written" or "read" using Sony DW-Q30A over a period of time
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