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Ok, I just noticed that the reported "supported read speed" is 2x for a few particular discs, which happen to be DVD-R media. I thought maybe that was it, but then tried a pressed disc and the same result came up. I then tried another DVD-R disc and it came up as 12x read capable. Forgive this noob question, but ... is it possible certain DVD media only allows a low read-back speed in certain drives? Again, these same discs have higher read speeds in my other drive, so it can't just be the media alone.

Hi: I just noticed that my second optical drive is locked into reading at 2x speed. I don't think it was doing this before, it seems to just have started after a session of backups. Here is what I have observed: Does not matter whether it is a commercial (pressed) disc or a DVD-R. My other drive, a Lite-On iHAS-324-98B, quickly ramps up to at least 4x and within a minute is passing 8-10x on a read of the exact same disc. Write speed is fine ... can run both drives writing at the same time with zero impact on performance. Firmware is 1.56. A strange (but not unheard of) firmware for these drives. Most are 1.05 -> 1.06, but my drive will not update to 1.06. There is a 9.56 which is supposed to be for 1.56 firmware drives, but I am awaiting confirmation from Pioneer. I am doubting it is a firmware issue, since it seemed to not have this issue until very recently. I just did a Verify on a disc I burned and read back at a max of 8.2x during the verify read with the Pioneer drive. Finally, I was running ImgBurn 2.5.6, but have upgraded to 2.5.7, however that did not help. I've included the debug log in hopes maybe you can see something that would indicate why this is occurring. Thanks for any and all help. Best, Tim ImgBurn - debug mode 2x Pioneer BDR.log

Thanks, I even looked there and didn't see it, but discovered it was right in front of my face ... on the left(!) ... not the right side information. Thanks.

Thanks for verifying for me. And on the Joliet ... am I on the mark there as well? Thx.

Hi, after doing some reading, I think I have the whole ISO9660, Joliet, UDF "thing" down. But please correct me if I'm wrong on the following. I am burning some data DVD discs for use in Windows 7, with possible need to use them at some point in Windows XP. Some of the files have relatively long names, and some are buried deep within many sub-directories. For this disc to work properly, I do NOT require Joliet (or ISO9660 for that matter), so the "UDF"-only setting should work fine, correct? Also, I assume I could use UDF Revision 2.01 without any consequence as well, correct? (And of course when I go to make a DVD video disc, I need to set it back to 1.02 and ISO9660 + UDF.) Did I get any of that wrong, or are all my assumptions correct? Also, this begs the question ... when would you want to use Joliet? I guess only if you thought you might need to use the disc in OS's before XP? Thanks, Tim

I thought I read somewhere that IMGBURN could show you the UDF version used on a disc, but I don't see it anywhere. Is this possible, and if not, do you know of any software that will show you the UDF info ... for both burned and pressed discs? Thanks!