pc-layman Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Hello all, I use ImgBurn 2.5.7.0 and I am sick and tired of the program to format approx. 50% of all DVD+RWs each time before writing the actual data :( Why is this?
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Look at the disc info in the box on the right of the screen. In there you should see a line starting with 'Formatted:'. i.e. ATAPI iHAS624 B GL2A (ATAPI)Current Profile: DVD+RW Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: Yes Formatted: Yes Sessions: 1 Sectors: 2,295,104 Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF) MID: MKM-A02-00 Supported Write Speeds: 4x TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2295103) -> LeadOut (LBA: 2295104) Physical Format Information (ADIP): Disc ID: MKM-A02-00 Book Type: DVD+RW Part Version: 2 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: MKM-A02-00 Book Type: DVD+RW Part Version: 2 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 Format Capacities: DT: 0x02 - NB: 2295104 (0x00230540) - TDP: 2048 FT: 0x26 - NB: 2295104 (0x00230540) - TDP: 0 Performance (Write Speed): Descriptor 1... -> B0: 0x00, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 2295103 (0x0023053F) -> RS: 16,620 KB/s (12x) - WS: 5,540 KB/s (4x) If what follows that isn't a 'Yes', ImgBurn will try to format the disc properly so that it does say 'Yes'. There should be no need to erase/format a disc again once it says 'Yes', ImgBurn will overwrite what's on it over and over again without a problem. If some other application burns to the disc and messes up the format, it may change back from 'Yes' to something else - and I expect that's where your problem is coming from.
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