dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The topic title is pretty what sums it all up. I know ImgBurn has some fields like the application that created a disc and/or burned it, but, I don't know if it writes a value like the drive ID string, if such a thing exists. Yeah, I don't know THAT much. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yes (or No ) If it's present on the disc (only some drives write it - and it's nothing to do with the software used), it'll show up in the disc info box on the right (in Read mode at least). It should either be under the heading of... Recording Management Area Information or Disc Control Blocks Information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 I do see a Disc Control Blocks Information but not a Recording Management Area Information. Either way, I didn't see a drive ID string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 What was written under 'Disc Control Blocks Information' then? One is for (used on/by) DVD-R, the other is for DVD+R. So you shouldn't ever see both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Oh, I didn't know that. Here's what's on the disc I needed to know which drive had burned it: Disc Control Blocks Information: ATAPI That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Burnt by a LiteOn then I assume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yes, by an iHAS324 B, per your recommendation to me last year. I've been investigating a series of weird events, as usual for me, of course! I had to replace the PS2 in my room and got my first slim PS2. The first DVD-R I played in there had a problem with skipping over a section of the stream after a brief pause. I tested the disc in my PC drives and it played fine. So, I went on to a DVD+R DL I needed to watch and had a similar problem. I tested the disc in my PC and it played fine. BUT, here's where the forces of the universe conspired against me. I disconnected my slim PS2 and reconnected the thick PS2 it was replacing. I put the disc in and sure enough, it played the wrong way! So, I tried it in a standalone DVD player instead of my PC drive and it played the wrong way, too. So, the problem must be down to either 2 bad recordable discs in a row, one from one batch of DVD-R and one from one batch of DVD+R DL, or, the only other common link is the LiteOn drive that I think burned both discs. That's why I wanted to see if there was a way to determine if a disc was burned by a specific drive. I have been having problems either with my SATA connections on the mobo or the SATA cable connecting these drives. You remember my problems from last year. The LiteOn has now stopped correctly writing DVD Video compliant data to rewritable discs. I've had to use my USB drive for those. So, as you can see, I get a lot of frustrating work in my life. One of the reasons I tried killing myself. I get so fed up with all this that I shouldn't have to deal with but have had to deal with all my life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianymaty Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 One of the reasons I tried killing myself. Hope that is a joke, you don't realy mean it. The problem remain unsolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 No, I really did try. I knew he knew so I mentioned it knowing he'd know it and not thinking that others might not. Boy, that was long winded. Anyway, 5 years ago this Thanksgiving. But, I'm better now. Taking the proper medication (LOTS of it.) and seeing the appropriate specialists. It had been building up for almost 20 years and just reached a head then. As for the problem, it gets a little better now. I watched the DVD+R DL that was burned next in line after the one I had a problem with. The PS2 slim played it just fine. I just need to reburn the previous disc as it was apparently a fluke. I destroyed the DVD-R as it was a temporary disc to watch something with so I can't test it anymore. The funny thing with trying to recreate the DVD+R DL is the source VIDEO_TS takes 97% of the DVD+R DL space. There was a JACKET_P folder that was also added. I tried adding a Scans folder containing my made scans of the case art that made the disc 99% full. When I tried to build the disc, though, ImgBurn said there was no place to make a layer break and I should start crying. When I removed the Scans folder and the 2% of the DVD+R DL disc space it took up, ImgBurn could add the layer break properly. So, go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianymaty Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Sorry for warming up the dark ages, I didn't know. Glad you are on the traks now. As for the layer brake, I think that wasn't enough room for padding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 It's all right. What's done is done and can't be undone no matter how much we'd like to do it to being done. As for your padding explanation, that sounds like a good reason. I know next to nothing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 You see, let me give you a brief example of things that weigh on my plate that don't have to and make me so angry. I remade the disc that apparently had randomly been burnt wrong. (Well, I can't really say that. It burned fine, verifies fine, and still reads fine to an image file. The problem is the VIDEO_TS streams on the disc are incorrect for whatever reason.) So, I spent 4 hours watching the content because that's the only way to test this particular error. To manually watch for pauses and skips in the video. I needed to watch the disc anyway as I hadn't seen it it. So, after 4 hours, I get to the final thing I need to test. An audio commentary stream. I click on the appropriate icon... and it does absolutely nothing! So, there I am thinking I've wasted 4 hours and need to reburn, use another of my discs, etc. THEN, I realized how often the universe gets in my way and tries to trick me. One of the few reasons I am open to believing in the possibility of a god. Because it gets in my fucking way! With that in mind, I knew I needed to test the ORIGINAL disc to make sure. Sure enough, the original disc IS that way! The button does not work, on neither my PS2 or any of my players, so, it's an authoring error. Of ALL the possible times something like this COULD happen, it happens at the most inopportune time! RARH! The commentary does work if you use the 2nd option to access it under the Special Features menu and not the Episodes menu. Plus, using the Audio button could change to the commentary track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 You see, I was attempted at being tricked again! Turns out, the so called error is a design choice by the authors of the DVD set. EVERY commentary option that appears on the Episodes menu changes the audio stream but does NOT start the actual playing! If you actually then go in to the Episode menu submenus manually and start the stream by selecting the 1st chapter from the chapters list, the commentary starts! FUCKERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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