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How about .BIN files that have 2352 byte sectors? Programs like the old CDRWIN call these RAW images, and will burn all 2352 bytes for each sector. The author (Goldenhawk) in the help file suggested that this was only a good idea for 1st generation burns of a copy direct from the original. Otherwise one should allow the drive to write new ECC information in the area beyond user data (2048 bytes for mode 1/2336 bytes for mode 2) in each sector. I recall there were a bunch of programs that would "COOK" such an image to allow you to burn it with CDRWIN to allow your drive to create it's own ECC. These program would convert 2352 byte-per-sector images to 2048 (for mode 1) or 2336 (for mode 2) byte-per-sector images to accomplish this. So, what does ImgBurn do when one burns, say a 2352 byte per sector BIN image (single track of course)? Does ImgBurn simply disregard any bytes beyond the 2048 or 2336 of user data on-the-fly while burning? Or does it faithfully copy all 2352 bytes to each sector? I suppose the latter would be true RAW mode writing, so I'm assuming it doesn't do this.

huh? The DVD Authoring application I use (http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html) does not make "ISO images" (and I dont want it to, either), but simply creates a valid VIDEO_TS/AUDIO_TS structure in a folder on disk. Thus, I need something like bloated Nero to burn those files to disk. It already takes 10 minutes to mux a DVD project in dvdlab, I dont need another 5 minutes to create a ISO and then another 10 to burn it, if I could simply use <insert app here> and build+burn in one step (without creating temporary files).

Yes, I think a lot of memory helps, but I don't think you need much to avoid issues. I had avoided using 1.2.0.0 until recently because I saw the bug reports cropping up. Normally I never have an image on the same drive (or even the same IDE channel - I have boot drive on primary IDE, others on Promise Ultra controller), so I doubt that I'd see an underrun from competing with the windows swap file anyway. I happen to current have 1.5GB of DDR RAM on my 2.66 GHz P4 (non-hyper threading) computer. I decided to give 1.2.0.0 a try because I wanted to get the verify curve on the DVDInfo Pro graphs. Anyway, I have NO issues with either the program or device cache emptying on me, and all works fine. I decied to open task manager before and during burning, and it looks like ImgBurn 1.2.0.0 only uses about 12 MB of memory (in the process window) before burning and only about 33 MB during burning. I believe it was about the same with 1.1.0.0. I also switched to the performance tab of task manger during the burn and I don't see any indication that large amounts of physical OR virtual memory are being used to create a cache for the whole image. This is on Windows XP Home SP2. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but all seems well with 1.2.0.0 for me....no cache issues evident anywhere. What is it supposed to look like in task manager when all the memory disappaears during a burn? Does the available phyisical memory get consumed to leave 0 available as shown in the perofrmance tab? Mine stayed at about 1 GB free during the burn of a 4.3 GB single layer image...

There was never any groudwork in DVD Decrypter for image building. You're confusing it with just reading the disc sector by sector to create an image. This is the next big thing I'll work on. No idea how long it'll take though

Firstly, have used ImbBurn a couple of times and it's great (RIP DVD Decrypter - but glad I kept my installer! ) I've been fighting a project all weekend, and done a LOT of reading and digging around about layer breaks as a result (I've read though dozens of threads here too first) but I'm needing some 'inside information' in order to get over this stumbling block. In short, I have DVD Architect (was Sonic Foundry, now Sony Media Software ) and have made more than a few coasters today trying to burn a project from it to +DL (which has worked before, I dunno why this one is different.) It gets through the whole burn and goes to do the lead-out, and just dies. So, I've tried making an ISO image out of it and burning in ImgBurn instead, but DVD Architect doesn't seem to tag the IFOs with the layer break information when creating a disc image; only when you burn to an actual disc does it pop up and ask (it happens very late in the build process). When I do try to burn to a disc, it tells me I must add a chapter mark somewhere between a certain timecode of a certain title, which I've done. But besides the extra cell that gets created for the chapter mark in this title, I don't think it does anything special when you generate an ISO like it does when you burn a disc direct. Now, from everything I have read, layer breaks have to happen at a sector address divisible by 16 so as not to be in the middle of an ECC block. Since I want to pick the break point at a visually acceptable place in my video (a silent cut or scene change), I stand a pretty small chance of hitting the I-frame I want and by chance having that particular frame line up with a ECC block on the disc... so authoring apps like DVD Architect and Adobe Encore presumably take your chapter/layer-break mark and then shift the entire volume (changing all the sector addresses within all the IFOs and such) so that it lines up exactly on a sector number divisible by 16. So, finally my actual question here can/does ImgBurn do anything similar when attempting to find a place on it's own to put the layer break, or does it ONLY depend on there being a cell(s) that already line up exactly on a sector thats divisible by 16? Given this limitation of DVD Architect, is my only choice to just create a load of chapter marks and hope that one of them hits? Thanks in advance for any other technical info you might be able to provide. I'm trying to get a solution to my burning problem from within DVD Architect but I don't know how much help they will actually be in the end, their tech support is generally pretty worthless

If I create an ISO with pgcedit and there are 0 byte VOB files in it, will imgburn handle these ok, cuz I've heard some burning programs have issues with them? What is the point of 0 byte VOBs anyhow?

Howdy folks, I'm new to this site and have a question.I've used dvd shrink to create iso's of short video clips.Using IMGburn,I've created dvd's(using dvd-r) that work great in my living room dvd player of these individual iso's. Reading an earlier thread,I tried using the reauthoring tool to combine these iso's into one file.What i get is a MDS file.This file will burn using IMGburn,but is unreadable in my stand alone dvd player. Any suggestions on combining these short video iso's onto one dvd?

Ive been trying to burn Saw 2 with no success. I have Imgburn, DVD Shrink, DVD Decryptor, DVD43. I dont even use DVD43. Ive been trying to follew the MrBass Guides but no luck. I though i had it once...First i used DVD Decryptor and put all the files on my hard drive..Then i used DVD Shrink to take some of the titles off. Then i tried to use image burn i selected I selected SAW 2.Under that folder were also Audio TS and Video TS, all the files were in Video TS none in Audio. But i selected The Parent folder which was Saw 2 which contained these two folders as the MrBass guide says. Then i choose a new directory for the ISO file that was to be created..ImgBurn didnt create an ISO file....just a regulare file...??? The promt said it was successfull...Yet when i right click on the properties, becuase the extension doesnt apear to be correct, it just says file..Does anybody have any output on this? because i dont understand.

I?m curious as to how you managed to create an ISO without knowing why you created it or what to do with it. Unless, of course, it came from one of the peer-to-peer networks.

was looking at some sites for boot disks and found this one www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm when I attempted to download the file it downloaded OK but when I went to open it it opened up IMGburn instead ,strange Download Now ---third one down create CD image

i would say, create an image with pgcedit, because dvdshrink removes the layer break info and does not care about layer break. but notice pgcedit will create otp layer track i believe. best of luck

create an ISO with DVD shrink and burn it with IMGburn its that simple use Verbatim +R Dual Layer discs only and you'll get a perfect copy

Lastest version of scenarist (3.1) do not create more a .dvd file so all layer break are not encapsulated in I know that Info Creating VTS "VTS_1" Menu. Info Creating VTS "VTS_1" Title Info Layer1 starts at 509495 sectors in VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.VOB. [scene:t01_v001x021-t-s_10] Info DVD Video files created Info Info Creating Disc Image. Info Reading file list Info Extent start sector: layer0 = 291, layer1 = 1730496 Info Calculating file size and location Info 13 files total Info Disc Image created. so I can set Layer Break into setting by hand BUT I have observed is not possible specify if I want write in PTP (Paraller Track Path) or OTP (Opposite Track Path) in scenarist i have design for a OTP mode. Can I setup imgburn to write in this mode? PS exist an utility that permit to modify MDS settings created with imgburn option menu?

Some interesting features; Features AUTOSTRATEGY: The best DVD Quality For the best writing quality, the drive's AUTOSTRATEGY technology selects the optimized write strategy for every DVD disc and, if necessary, creates a new write strategy for unknown media. (DVD+/-R) A separate database stores all strategies that are created by the AUTOSTRATEGY function for media that is not currently supported in the firmware. A maximum of 31 write strategies can be held in the non-volatile memory of the drive. The entries can be activated or de-activated, and deleted. The list of database entries can be viewed and saved or printed. The user can select the write strategy from the AUTOSTRATEGY database or from the database that resides in the drive's firmware by activating a different Mode. Remark: This function is only available for DVD+R and DVD-R media (4X and higher). 1. Auto Selection Mode: The drive will select the best write strategy, whether it is located in the AUTOSTRATEGY database or in the firmware database. If no suitale strategy is found, AUTOSTRATEGY will create a new, optimized strategy in the database. 2. AUTOSTRATEGY On Mode (Forced): The drive will create a new write strategy for every new recording, whether a corresponding strategy exists already in the firmware or not. 3. AUTOSTRATEGY On Mode: The drive will use the write strategies from the AUTOSTRATEGY database for recording. If no suitable strategy is found, a corresponding write strategy from the firmware's database will be used. 4. AUTOSTRATEGY Off Mode: The drive will only use the write strategies from the firmware's database for recording. If no corresponding write strategy is found, the default write strategy will be used. Media Quality Check To assure you're receiving the best results with your drive, this function checks the quality of blank media. Write strategy creation This function offers to create a new write strategy for your blank media. The drive will create a new write strategy in the AUTOSTRATEGY database without recording a disc. It is possible to create several write strategies for the same media, which can be useful if there is a quality difference among media with the same MID code. PlexEraser PlexEraser is a data destruction utility that makes a recorded CD-R or DVD disc unreadable. The drive will "re-record" over the Lead-in and data sectors of a write once disc rendering the disc data unusable. Initially this feature will support DVD+/-R and CD-R media. Firmware upgrades will add support for DVD+/-R DL media. SecureRecording The SecureRecording function lets you write on a CD-R disc and protect the data with a password. To view the contents of a password-protected disc-or even to see a catalog of files-the user must enter the correct password. The password can be entered via PlexTools Professional software, or with SecuViewer software. Buffer underrun proof The buffer underrun proof technologies offer a solution to prevent writing failures during the burning process for CD and DVD by pausing the burn if the data to the drive write buffer is slowed or stopped. The drive resumes the burn process after the drive write buffer is refilled. Silent mode If the drive needs to be used in a quiet environment, the drive can be switched to silent mode. Unique technology that sets the drive for super-silent operation. By controlling access speed, read/write speed, and tray opening and closing speed, you reduce drive noise to a whisper. This technology is excellent for recording studios or offices where low noise is required. SpeedRead Enable reading CD-R media up to the maximum speed of the drive. Discs that may be damaged due to mishandling or improper use may shatter due to the higher rotational forces reached at the maximum read speed of the drive. The drive's maximum read speed is therefore limited as a safety function. SpeedRead enables the user to increase the read speed of the drive to the maximum possible. Plextor recommends examining each disc before enabling this function. GigaRec GigaRec lets you change the recording capacity of a standard CD-R disc from 70 percent up to 130 percent of its standard capacity. You can use GigaRec for CD-DA or data writing at 4X and 8X disc-at-once (DAO). The feature allows you to get that extra storage on a single disc for a larger project. For smaller projects, like an audio master, the feature enables you to use the entire capacity of the disc, increasing the size of the pits and lands for higher reproductive quality. VariRec VariRec provides user adjustment of the recording power above or below a default level. The default level reflects an optimized laser power setting with reduced jitter. Changing this setting will result in a change of sound or sound quality and may increase the playability or compatibility with existing players. Q-Check PlexTools Professional software provides a suite of diagnostic tests for blank and recorded media. The pre-recording tests of blank media allow you to choose the best media brands and recording parameters for your drive. The post-recording tests quantify the recording session and provide analyzer-type results to guarantee you're getting the best recording possible. PoweRec Plextor Optimized Writing Error Reduction Control (PoweRec) adjusts laser power and writing speed so they're at the optimum settings for that particular disc. Using real-time monitoring of the write data, PoweRec can increase or decrease write power and speed to guarantee the best possible writing quality with whatever brand media is used. PlexTools Professional This software tool offers a complete suite of recording applications and supports your drive's advanced quality check functions. Advanced drive settings such as GigaRec or Silent Mode can be changed. High quality audio extraction, various recording modes, and copying of files or disc images can be selected. Media testing with the drive's Q-Check function allows you to select the best media for your drive and examine the quality of your recordings. (www.plextools.com) PlexTools Professional XL Based on the existing solid code of PlexTools Professional, PlexTools Professional XL offers more features and extra options. The new layout with resizable windows and improved graphs, enhanced audio functions and project options, as well as the unique update check system, is designed and tuned for the demanding user. (www.plextools.com)

Can anyone help with this please?? Using ImgBurn I have sucessfully burned a DVD on my PC HP DVD Writer 300n 1.25 (ATA) to both a DVD+ R/W and a DVD+ write once. These will play fine on my PC drive but if I come to play either of them on my Toshiba video recorder/player neither will play -both retuning 'No disk loaded'. The DVD recorder/player is DVD- so I suspect this may be a formating related problem. ( I am using good quality Phillips DVDs) If I burn a DVDR- (using Logik disks) from my Toshiba it will play fine on my PC as the Toshiba finalises them and they can then play anywhere. I have read somewhere that in order for burning software to label a DVD as a DVD , the software must finalise the DVD as part of the burning process. Can anyone help explain what ImgBurn is doing, whether or not it is finalising them, and how to use it to create a 'portable' DVD which will play on my recorder/player. If ImgBurn cant do this is there anything around (prefererably freeware) that can. Many thanks in advance JB

Of course, it also depends how you're zeroing out the drive. Writing just a zero to every area is faster than, say, the more secure wipe method of writing a 0, erase it, write a 1, erase it, write a 0, and check that the write reads 0, and repeat for 32 passes. It might just be easier to use something like Partition Magic to safely delete the partition, create a new, blank, unformatted one in the empty space, image the partition, then safely delete the new partition, create a 2nd new blank, unformatted one, and then restore the imaged partition, and safely delete it. While it seems like a lot of useless steps, the partition sizes will be small since hardly any data will be used, thus, making the restores, creations, and deletes quick. Plus, creating and deleting multiple partitions to the same area should make it very difficult to recover anything through means beyond electron tunnelling.

Sorry Lightning UK for another post... I ask you this... I create an ISO with an old program that you Know..(I delete MDS file for do a test), but in this program there is no option for delete Layer Break so the Layer Break is still present in ISO file (but I am not sure beacuse I think that LB is present in MDS) .. So if I don't remove LB and Use Display IFO Layer Break Information (using the ISO) I have the same LB position such as original DVD or an optimal position... Sorry again for disturb.....But it's important...Thank you very much...

Hi Lightning/BTM's, Have you ever thought of incorporating an ISO create mode. No decryption involved, simply an image creator like Coujo's ImgTool Classic? If asked before, my apologies. Mig$y

I am using avidvd to create a vcd image... fair enough! just assumed it did as there was a .bin the selection file drop down list http://img289.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgburn8sg.jpg Thanks, lanet

I create the ISO image using PGCEdit, setting the LBP at cell 14 (instream location - not ideal, but best we could do). PGCEdit then invoked IMGBurn and created a successful burn on Ritek DL +R medium (drive is Pioneer, flashed with latest updates). Verified the disk both within IMGBurn and using DVDInfo. Slight pause on LB during playback, but acceptable. Sounds good, right? So I thought I'd try it again, this time doing it from the ISO file directly into IMGBurn. Read somewhere on the forums to ensure that the "Optimize LB" flag should be enabled, so I enabled it. Pointed the source to the ISO file previously created by PGCEdit, and started the burn. Burned successfully, but failed on verify (crc errors around the LBP). Tried it again; now have 2 coasters. What am I doing wrong here? Went back to PGCEdit, created another ISO doing exactly what I did previously. Generated a new ISO file, same cell for LBP, had PGCEdit invoke ISOBurn, burned successfully, but ....(drum roll)... failed verify. Double-checked it with DVDInfo, and it indicated crc errors at the LBP. Thought I'd see what happens on playback. Put the RI coaster in, and 2 out of 3 (one from the ISO source, one from the 2nd PGCEdit burn) played back on a Pioneer DVD Pro-Scan player (DVD-434). Took another of the blank RI media out of the same spindle and scanned it using DVDInfo. Seems fine, so I'm guessing it is not the media. There's a flag - "Reset offset" in IMGBurn. What does this do? Just a wild guess, but should I be resetting this flag when loading from an ISO image before burning? Is it possible that the offset from the PGCEdit script carried over from one burn to the next, so loading the ISO image a second time shifted the image by the offset amount again? Could use some guidance from the great one....

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/...findsarahconnor Rumours mount over Google's internet plan By Benjamin Cohen Google is working on a project to create its own global internet protocol (IP) network, a private alternative to the internet controlled by the search giant, according to sources who are in commercial negotiation with the company. Last month, Google placed job advertisements in America and the British national press for "Strategic Negotiator candidates with experience in...identification, selection, and negotiation of dark fibre contracts both in metropolitan areas and over long distances as part of development of a global backbone network". Dark fibre is the remnants of late 1990s internet boom where American web companies laid down fibre optic cables in preparation for high speed internet delivery. Following the downturn in the technology sector during the early 2000s, the installation process for many of these networks was left incomplete. This has resulted in a usable network of cables spread across the United States that have never been switched on. By purchasing the dark fibre, Google would in effect be able to acquire a ready made internet network that they could control. Late last year, Google purchased a 270,000sq ft telecom interconnection facilities in New York. It is believed that from here, Google plans to link up and power the dark fibre system and turn it into a working internet network of its own. It was also reported in November that Google was buying shipping containers and building data centres within them, possibly with the aim of using them at significant nodes within the worldwide cable network. "Google hired a pair of very bright industrial designers to figure out how to cram the greatest number of CPUs, the most storage, memory and power support into a 20- or 40-foot box" Robert Cringely wrote. "The idea is to plant one of these puppies anywhere Google owns access to fiber, basically turning the entire Internet into a giant processing and storage grid." Google has long been rumoured to be planning to launch a PC to retail for less than $100. The Google computers are likely to be low-grade machines that require a connection to Google to be able to perform functions such as word processing and spreadsheet manipulations. While using the computers, it is understood that consumers will be shown personalised advertising from the company's AdWords network. The various reports prompted analysts Bear Stearns to note last year: "We think Google could be experimenting with new hardware endeavours that could significantly change potential future applications by Google, creating another advantage for Google over its competitors. Investors may currently under appreciate Google as a potential hardware company." The technology industry has also been alive with talk that the Google $100 machines will be less like a standard home PC and more like a television: in effect, one of the first convergent devices betweem the internet and television. While offering the standard PC applications, the "Google Cube" will also offer interactive content from a variety of sources while retaining Google branding and displaying Google advertising. A leading content provider, who did not wish to be named, told Times Online: "We are in discussions with Google to provide content for their alternative internet service, to be distributed through their Google Cube product. As far as I'm aware they have been conducting negotiations with a number of other players in our marketplace to provide quality content to their users." However, industry insiders fear that the development of a network of Google Cubes powered over a Google-owned internet network will greatly increase the power that Google wields over online publishers and internet users. Should Google successfully launch an alternative network, it is is theoretically possible for them to block out competitor websites and only allow users to access websites that have paid Google to be shown to their users. However, the moves towards providing equipment for as little as ?60 will prove popular with home users and even governments, who will welcome the spread of the internet to homes that could not previously afford the intital costs of purchasing PCs. Contacted by Times Online today, a spokesperson for Google denied that it had any such plans, before adding its customary rider: "It's Google's policy not to comment on speculation concerning products before they are launched."

Ok Just re-read the post and im guessing that you have done what i suggested above Now try this for XP (Not sure for 2000) First create a system restore point Now go to Start > Run Type in regedit and press return Unless confident be careful editing the system registry! Then try the following ========================================================== Re-enable DMA using the Registry Editor Run REGEDIT. Go to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} It has subkeys like 0000, 0001, 0002, etc. Normally 0001 is the primary IDE channel, 0002 the secondary, but other numbers can occur under certain circumstances. You have to go through these subkeys and check the DriverDesc value until you find the proper IDE channel. Delete MasterIdDataChecksum or SlaveIdDataChecksum, depending on whether the device in question is attached as master or slave, but it can't actually hurt to delete both. Reboot. The drive DMA capabilities will be redetected. 2006-01-19 ? Horst Sch?lke wrote that it is sufficient to empty the content of these values. But you can also delete the values entirely. Windows will automatically recreate them anyway, with new content. Open Device Manager again and check whether the device is now actually using DMA mode. If so, congratulations, you've made it (at least until the next time Windows disables DMA). 2005-10-24 ? Tom?? Souček wrote, if this doesn't work, check also the dword value MasterDeviceTimingModeAllowed, whose default value is hex 0xFFFFFFFF. If you have a much smaller value, you can try to set it back to its default and reboot for a test. ====================================================== In the attached pic, my values are in subkey 0001 and 0002 What Operating System and Service Pack are you running ?

Not all players need the LB flag. It's the playing through the LB that causes a problem, I not so sure if 'jumping' (FF / Rewind) over it would do. PgcEdit insert the LB flag. PgcEdit just uses the mkisofs file from ImgTool Classic, that's all. ImgTool Classic itself is never used / called up. PgcEdit can be told to load ImgBurn and start burning the ISO file. The LB position you select in PgcEdit is passed via a command line parameter to ImgBurn. Neither of those programs create an MDS file.

I am soaking up your perals of wisdom here. I am investing a half-dozen DVD+R DL Verbatims to experiment and learn how to do this properly. So far, the best formula is: PGCEDIT - LB Identifier IMGTOOL - ISO creator IMGBURN - Write and Verify DL Disc That group of programs gets the job done, and I am confident the final result will be spot on! First, a couple of quick questions to you LIGHTNING UK: (1) Does IMGTOOL CLASSIC create a MDS file that PGCEDIT pases to IMGBURN? (2) Which Program puts the LB flag, that you select in PGCEDIT, into the appropriate IFO file? (3) Is there a way to have IMGBURN automatically process the ISO file after PGCEDIT calls it upon completion of IMGTOOL CLASSIC? Lastly, during my experimenting I did backup a DVD after some VOB BLANKER trimming. In addition, the original LB was removed by CLONEDVD2 and I burned it with COPYTODVD. However, using IFOEDIT I could not find a LB flag in the IFO file. Yet, I was able to play the DVD and it seemed to burn without a hitch. At the time, I thought COPYTODVD was going to do what PGCEDIT can do. Apparently, its not capable of generating new LB flags. Why does it work with no LB flag in the IFO file? I was able to navigate forward and backward with no hangs. I have read where the LB flag is only needed to do backward navigation from Layer 1 to Layer 0. Any thoughts?

Overclocker Creates Rift in Space-Time Continuum By Brian Briggs Santa Cruz, CA - A rift in the space-time continuum was created today when overclocker Jamie Aperman ran a 750 MHz Coppermine Pentium III at 11.6 GHz. Overclocking has long been blamed for causing global warming, but this is the first occasion that the fabric of space-time has been damaged. Rift in the Space-Time ContinuumMIT Professor George Greznowski said, "It appears that the CPU was operating so fast that it began to execute instructions before they arrived. This execution of future instructions created a small tear in the fabric of space-time itself through which part of the motherboard passed into a parallel universe." No one was injured in the accident, but a computer motherboard was partially damaged. Mr. Aperman better known as SpeedPhreeek said, "I'm pissed. I lost a brand new Alpha Cooler and Coppermine to a parallel universe. I called my insurance company and they don't cover losses to rifts in the space-time continuum." Intel researchers have long warned of such damage to the space-time continuum, and added clock multiplier locks to their CPUs before they were required by Congress. A bill is now in the US Senate which would require a three day waiting period for purchasers of Alpha Cooling Fans and Peltier cooling devices. The bill would also require clock multiplier locks on all new processors. Overclocking advocate Horace Spencer said, "This bill before Congress won't prevent overclocking. They'll just create a black market for non-locked processors. Most of the top overclockers already get their goods from Taiwan."