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That's because the DVD, like most commercial DVDs, is protected against copying. Sorry, but ImgBurn can't copy protected discs and we can't help you with that.

The *.cda files aren't real files: they're "invented" by Windows so that programs that handle Audio CDs can be associated to them.

Please uninstall your version of ImgBurn, then install the latest version of ImgBurn (2.3.2.0). Also, you can burn directly to DVD in Build mode (no need to make an ISO image first) by going to the 'Output' menu and choosing 'Device'

Yes. Burn them at 2.4x for best results.

There's a newer firmware available for your burner (A111), although that won't change the fact that your media is low quality. Please try and get Verbatim DVD+R DL and you'll never regret

I 18:36:30 Destination Device: [0:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P KL05 (H:) (USB) I 18:36:30 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D00-01) (Speeds: 2.4x) That media is crap. Try and get Verbatim DVD+R DL, as it's the only dual-layer media that works as it should. Also, there's a firmware update available for your burner (KL0G).

DVD Decrypter doesn't do what you think it does: as you've said yourself, it was DVD Shrink that converted dual-layer to single-layer disc. Sorry, but we can't help with neither of them.

It actually wrote at 6x, rather than the 8x you've selected. Some drives do this when they detect poor media quality.

Unrelated to your original problem, but you might want to update your burner's firmware to the latest version available (1.04), as this ensures you have better burns with both older and newer media.

Usually 50/50 uses quite some padding, so that's why your disc is bigger than the original. If you've used the same layer break as the original disc, both would have the same size. Filesystem overhead is a general term for the space that the filesystem itself uses for describing on which sector files start and end, properties of each files, amongst other things. Padding is adding null sectors to the first layer so that you can hit a target layer break. ImgBurn's rating system takes into account all these parameters (an d others) when it suggests that certain layer breaks are better than others.

Depending on the layer break you've selected, it could be due to padding.

The difference (288 sectors = 589,284 bytes) is mostly filesystem overhead, plus a few other bits of information. As for the other size difference, did you use a calculator and exact values? The difference seems too big.

The MDS file tells ImgBurn the position of the layer break on the original disc. You can still burn without the MDS file, and ImgBurn will show you the possible layer break positions just before burning the disc.

You don't need to build an ISO before burning: just switch Output to Device and ImgBurn will burn it directly to media. As for the filesystem, each has its limitations: ISO9660 Joliet UDF (ImgBurn uses UDF 1.02) As a reference, Nero generates ISO9660 + Joliet discs, so, if that works for you and you don't get truncated filenames, stick to it. If you need longer filenames, use UDF.

Try the manual way: switch to Verify mode, select the same image you've burnt and click the big Verify button.

Sorry, but ImgBurn can't do that.

There's a newer firmware available (1.07) for your drive.

.bin movie? Probably it's a VCD or SVCD, which you should burn (from the .cue file) to CD-R(W) media, and it'll probably play on standard DVD players. Converting from .bin to .iso might lose data from the original image, so it isn't advised. If you still want to convert to DVD-Video (won't increase quality), please have a look at the guides available at VideoHelp.com

ImgBurn doesn't remove protection from commercial DVD discs. Sorry, but we can't help you with that. As for handling the ISO image, you shouldn't need to extract it with WinRAR (which sets itself as the default program for opening ISO images): you could simply mount it to a virtual drive (like Daemon Tools) or play directly from the ISO image with VLC Media Player.

Use ImgBurn's Build mode

Try both speeds and see if one turns out to be better than the other, as we can't say for sure which one is better. Also, always burn with the Verify option enabled, as this ensures that the disc was properly burnt.

There's a firmware update available for your burner here (MYR4).

As these lines (from the verification process) confirm, the data was properly burnt to the disc and is readable. Can you see the disc's contents using IsoBuster? Also, where/how are you seeing it as an empty disc?

The log you've posted is from a sucessfull burn. Please look again and post the log with the failed burn Your burner's firmware is old; the newest available is 2.1B.

Sorry, but we can't help you with AnyDVD. As for the slow reading speed of DVD+R DL media, it could be that your drive is keeping a slow reading speed to ensure reliability of read data (this is especially true with poor quality media). Have a look at this post from the FAQ thread, just to make sure it's not a DMA problem.