hitygl2me Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 hi guys hope you can help with my dilemma. im currently using 2 drives on my pc,both or pioneer 219 and 218. im using dual layer 2.4 discs writing at 2x but the lowest write speed it will go at is 4x regardless what dvd drive i use. ive attatched screenshot of my problem any help/advice would be really appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 There's nothing you can do about it. Your choices are 4x, 6x and 8x. Selecting anything other than those will still result in one of those being used. This is down to the firmware and nothing to do with ImgBurn. Burn at the speed producing the best quality burns - slower doesn't always equal better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitygl2me Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 so writing x2.4 or x2 isnt always reqd when backing up say a xbox game? and the firmware you mentioned is from a xbox game therefore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 It doesn't matter what content you're burning, the drive doesn't know or care about that info. Drives can create their best quality burns at *any* one of the supported write speeds. Without burning at each speed with your drive/firmware/media combo and then testing those discs (using Opti Drive Control/DVDInfoPro/CDSpeed), you have no way of knowing which is the best one to use. The firmware I mentioned is what controls your burner (think of it as some software running inside the drive). It has nothing to do with media or your playback device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Also just another FYI it is impossible to burn any kind of DVD media at 2x. Even when DVD burning first came out to the consumer, the lowest speed available was 2.4x not 2x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 That's true for DVD+R/RW but not DVD-R/RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitygl2me Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 yes its always set at 2.4 for some reason on diagram i put speed at x2 my mistake.but seems to be doing ok on x4. would going back to imgburn 2.4 version make any difference at all with regarding getting the write speed to 2.4x and not 4x? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 No, the supported speeds are controlled by the drive's firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitygl2me Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 thanks very much for your help lightning uk,very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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