sup3rsprt Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) I seriously doubt that the following is Imgburn's fault, but this seems like a good place to ask for some quick advice. If you've seen this question before, I am sorry. Feel free to delete this and ban my account if it somehow upsets you. Here is the problem: Imgburn reports that my DVD writer and DVD+R media (Playo MCC 004 00) supports 4x and 8x write speeds. Yet it only burns at 4x...no matter if I select AWS or 8x I'm using the latest version of Imgburn on Windows 7 32-bit. P.S. - Unless I'm mistaken, I was able to burn the same DVDs at 8x in the past. According to the FAQ, my guess is that my drive somehow calibrated itself to only burn this media at 4x. Is that a fair assumption? Thanks Edited December 10, 2009 by sup3rsprt
mmalves Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Post the log (look in ImgBurn's Help menu).
sup3rsprt Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Hi mmalves, thanks for the quick reply. Here is the log from the latest burn. You will notice that I changed from SPTI to pcouffin, and DAO to Incremental. But you can ignore that (because the default Imgburn settings result in the same speeds). ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:13:01 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 10:25:59 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 10:25:59 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 10:25:59 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,584 KB - Available: 582,712 KB I 10:25:59 Initialising Patin-Couffin... I 10:25:59 Patin-Couffin - VSO Software - Version 1.37.0.0 - Internal Revision 37 I 10:25:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 10:25:59 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 10:26:04 Operation Started! I 10:26:04 Building Image Tree... I 10:26:04 Checking Directory Depth... I 10:26:04 Calculating Totals... I 10:26:04 Preparing Image... I 10:26:05 Checking Path Length... I 10:26:05 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders I 10:26:05 Content Type: DVD Video I 10:26:05 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 10:26:05 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 10:26:05 Volume Label: [Not Configured] I 10:26:05 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 10:26:05 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 10:26:05 TV System: NTSC I 10:26:05 Size: 4,588,269,568 bytes I 10:26:05 Sectors: 2,240,366 I 10:26:05 Image Size: 4,588,896,256 bytes I 10:26:05 Image Sectors: 2,240,672 I 10:26:05 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 10:26:08 Operation Started! I 10:26:08 Building Image Tree... I 10:26:09 Checking Directory Depth... I 10:26:09 Calculating Totals... I 10:26:09 Preparing Image... I 10:26:09 Checking Path Length... I 10:26:09 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders I 10:26:09 Content Type: DVD Video I 10:26:09 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 10:26:09 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 10:26:09 Volume Label: DVD I 10:26:09 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 10:26:09 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 10:26:09 TV System: NTSC I 10:26:09 Size: 4,588,269,568 bytes I 10:26:09 Sectors: 2,240,366 I 10:26:09 Image Size: 4,588,896,256 bytes I 10:26:09 Image Sectors: 2,240,672 I 10:26:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02 I 10:26:10 Operation Started! I 10:26:10 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 10:26:10 Source File Sectors: 2,240,672 (MODE1/2048) I 10:26:10 Source File Size: 4,588,896,256 bytes I 10:26:10 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD I 10:26:10 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 10:26:10 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 10:26:10 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 10:26:10 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4084N KQ09 (G:) (ATA) I 10:26:10 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 8x) I 10:26:10 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 10:26:10 Write Mode: DVD I 10:26:10 Write Type: Incremental I 10:26:10 Write Speed: 8x I 10:26:10 DVD+R Reserve Track: No I 10:26:10 Link Size: Auto I 10:26:10 Lock Volume: No I 10:26:10 Test Mode: No I 10:26:10 OPC: No I 10:26:10 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 10:26:11 Book Type Setting: N/A I 10:26:12 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 10:26:13 Writing LeadIn... I 10:26:44 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2240671) I 10:26:44 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2240671) I 10:40:30 Synchronising Cache... I 10:40:31 Closing Track... I 10:40:36 Finalising Disc... I 10:41:24 Exporting Graph Data... I 10:41:24 Graph Data File: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-4084N_KQ09_THURSDAY-DECEMBER-10-2009_10-26_AM_MCC-004-00_8x.ibg I 10:41:24 Export Successfully Completed! I 10:41:24 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:13 I 10:41:24 Average Write Rate: 5,425 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,658 KB/s (4.1x) I 11:13:01 Close Request Acknowledged I 11:13:01 Closing Down... I 11:13:01 Shutting down Patin-Couffin... I 11:13:01 ImgBurn closed!
mmalves Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 ImgBurn does send the set write speed command for the speed you've selected, but for some reason the burner is ignoring it. Could you try with a few Verbatim DVD+R blanks? MCC-004-00 is a high quality dye/ink (arguably the best you can buy on the market) that we've seen only in Verbatim DVD+R blanks.
sup3rsprt Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) I don't have any verbatims at the moment, but if I can find a good deal I will buy some. I've been using these Playo discs for years which have the same media code as the verbatims. I get excellent quality burns but for some reason my burner will not do 8x with these discs. Finally I decided to ask some experts what might be going on. Edited December 10, 2009 by sup3rsprt
LIGHTNING UK! Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 What does it say/do if you set it to 12x?
sup3rsprt Posted December 11, 2009 Author Posted December 11, 2009 We're getting somewhere. Thanks for the help! Average Write Rate: 7,479 KB/s (5.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,687 KB/s (7.7x) ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Friday, 11 December 2009, 08:34:55 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 08:21:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 08:21:19 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 08:21:19 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,584 KB - Available: 659,948 KB I 08:21:19 Initialising SPTI... I 08:21:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 08:21:19 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 08:21:31 Operation Started! I 08:21:31 Building Image Tree... I 08:21:31 Checking Directory Depth... I 08:21:31 Calculating Totals... I 08:21:31 Preparing Image... I 08:21:31 Checking Path Length... I 08:21:31 Contents: 45 Files, 2 Folders I 08:21:31 Content Type: DVD Video I 08:21:31 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 08:21:31 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 08:21:31 Volume Label: [Not Configured] I 08:21:31 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 08:21:31 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 08:21:31 TV System: NTSC I 08:21:31 Size: 4,035,764,224 bytes I 08:21:31 Sectors: 1,970,588 I 08:21:31 Image Size: 4,036,460,544 bytes I 08:21:31 Image Sectors: 1,970,928 I 08:21:31 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 08:21:54 Operation Started! I 08:21:55 Building Image Tree... I 08:21:56 Checking Directory Depth... I 08:21:56 Calculating Totals... I 08:21:56 Preparing Image... I 08:21:57 Checking Path Length... I 08:21:57 Contents: 45 Files, 2 Folders I 08:21:57 Content Type: DVD Video I 08:21:57 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 08:21:57 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 08:21:57 Volume Label: DVD I 08:21:57 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 08:21:57 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 08:21:57 TV System: NTSC I 08:21:57 Size: 4,035,764,224 bytes I 08:21:57 Sectors: 1,970,588 I 08:21:57 Image Size: 4,036,460,544 bytes I 08:21:57 Image Sectors: 1,970,928 I 08:21:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:03 I 08:21:58 Operation Started! I 08:21:58 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 08:21:58 Source File Sectors: 1,970,928 (MODE1/2048) I 08:21:58 Source File Size: 4,036,460,544 bytes I 08:21:58 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD I 08:21:58 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 08:21:58 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 08:21:58 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 08:21:58 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4084N KQ09 (G:) (ATA) I 08:21:58 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 4x, 8x) I 08:21:58 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 08:21:58 Write Mode: DVD I 08:21:58 Write Type: DAO I 08:21:58 Write Speed: 12x I 08:21:58 DVD+R Reserve Track: No I 08:21:58 Link Size: Auto I 08:21:58 Lock Volume: Yes I 08:21:58 Test Mode: No I 08:21:58 OPC: No I 08:21:58 BURN-Proof: Enabled W 08:21:58 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 16,620 KB/s (12x), Got: 11,092 KB/s (8x) I 08:21:58 Book Type Setting: N/A I 08:21:59 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 08:22:01 Writing LeadIn... I 08:22:34 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1970927) I 08:22:34 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1970927) I 08:31:22 Synchronising Cache... I 08:31:23 Closing Track... I 08:31:26 Finalising Disc... I 08:32:14 Exporting Graph Data... I 08:32:14 Graph Data File: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-4084N_KQ09_FRIDAY-DECEMBER-11-2009_8-21_AM_MCC-004-00_12x.ibg I 08:32:14 Export Successfully Completed! I 08:32:14 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:10:16 I 08:32:14 Average Write Rate: 7,479 KB/s (5.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,687 KB/s (7.7x) I 08:34:55 Close Request Acknowledged I 08:34:55 Closing Down... I 08:34:55 Shutting down SPTI... I 08:34:55 ImgBurn closed!
Cynthia Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 Can you upload/attach this file to a posting window (use the button 'Use Full Editor'. C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-4084N_KQ09_FRIDAY-DECEMBER-11-2009_8-21_AM_MCC-004-00_12x.ibg
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