spuddo Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Firstly, thank you for this wonderful burning tool. I am rather new to it but find it simple to use and highly effective. Is there some way foy me to determine the optimal write speed for my drive and the various media I use? I have read the post on setting Automatic Write Speed, but don't know what speeds I should set. This is the log. I think? I 06:14:42 ImgBurn Version 2.5.2.0 started! I 06:14:42 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6002 : Service Pack 2) I 06:14:42 Total Physical Memory: 3,537,136 KB - Available: 1,970,512 KB I 06:14:42 Initialising SPTI... I 06:14:42 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 06:14:43 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-216 1.09 (D:) (ATA) I 06:14:43 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I also found this and thought it may help. PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-216 1.09 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD+R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 2,295,104 Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x Physical Format Information (ADIP): Disc ID: CMC MAG-E01-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: CMC MAG-E01-00 Book Type: DVD+R Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0 Performance (Write Speed): Descriptor 1... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 2295103 (0x0023053F) -> RS: 5,540 KB/s (4x) - WS: 5,540 KB/s (4x) Descriptor 2... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 2295103 (0x0023053F) -> RS: 8,310 KB/s (6x) - WS: 8,310 KB/s (6x) Descriptor 3... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 2295103 (0x0023053F) -> RS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) - WS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) Apologies if I appear naive. I am just learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 You need a drive that can do PIPO/Disc quality scanning (i.e. a LiteOn drive)... then you burn discs at various speeds and scan them to see which one works best for you (quality Vs time taken to burn). You shouldn't ever have to go below 8x for single layer DVD-R / DVD+R media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spuddo Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 You need a drive that can do PIPO/Disc quality scanning (i.e. a LiteOn drive)... then you burn discs at various speeds and scan them to see which one works best for you (quality Vs time taken to burn). You shouldn't ever have to go below 8x for single layer DVD-R / DVD+R media. Thank you. I will do some reading and try to understand this whole PIPO disc quality thing. I am guessing you are saying my Pioneer drive is not up there with the best. regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Nope, I'm not saying that at all. Only certain drives can do proper scanning, so you'd need to buy one if you really wanted to find the best speeds for your Pioneer/media combo. Of course you could just base it on scans performed by other people. I bet there's a thread on the 116/216 series over at the MyCE forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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