Build iso vs. Destination "Device"

[A_T]

LUK! what do you recommend: is it better to build an iso first (slower) or burn files/VIDEO_TS straight to the device? Or does it make no difference?

 

I have always in the past built an iso first (especially with DVD Video discs) but that was when burning with "other" apps like Nero and RecordNow.

[cornholio7]

not LUK but..., it doesn't make any difference really, i burn dual layer discs from the files, i only save iso's if i want to experiment with them later

i suppose the best way to put it really is imgburn no longer requires an iso to burn from

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Internally, the two look the same to the burning feature.

 

Either the program supplies the write thread with formatted data from lots of little files it's reading (i.e. from 'build' mode) or it supplies it data from an ISO file (i.e. from 'write' mode). They both essentially reach the burning feature as if it was an ISO file.

 

It really sees no difference between the two.

[Takeshi]

For DL media, doesn't the prog need the layer break info in the mds?

 

Or can the prog do this in the background when burning DVD files from the HD directly?

[cornholio7]

if you are burning from files then there is no .mds.

you only need the .mds when burning an .ISO

[Takeshi]

What I'm asking is, if we burn directly from files, how do we or the prog control the layer break?

[Kenadjian]

If you look in the guide section, there is a step by step on how this is done.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

The program doesn't even NEEEEED the MDS for DL burning now. ImgBurn can read info from the IFO files and take a good guess that way.

[Takeshi]

That answers my question, thanks.

 

I did look at the guides before, but somewhere along I overlooked the fact that during Build to device output, the layer break window still pops up asking you.

[lfcrule1972]

I followed corny's excellent guides when the prog and the guides were in the beta stage. The Guides are excellent at taking users through the step of ImgBurn...