Retrieve burner info from media

[FireStarter]

I am trying to retrieve the info which burner was used to burn specific media.

Switching to read mode i get something like

 

**************

Disc Definition Structure:

Certified: No

Scanned: No

Manufacturers Name: PIONEER

Additional ID: BW-12D1S-U

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Disc Definition Structure:

Certified: No

Scanned: No

Manufacturers Name: PLEXTOR BD-R PX-LB950SA1

Additional ID: PLDS

**************

Disc Control Blocks Information:

PLEXTOR

**************

Recording Management Area Information:

PLEXTOR BD-R PX-LB9 BD-R PX-LB950SA

 

or sometimes no data

 

My questions:

1) Does the firmware of the drive write these data or does it depend also on the burning software?

2) The first 2 examples are BD-R the other 2 DVD+R. Does the used structure depend on the media or is it just accident where to find the data?

3) Do RW-Disc never have these data or is the data stored of the first or last burner? Same question for multi-session discs.

4) data of the first disc: Manufacturers Name: PIONEER - can i conclude 100% from this that the ASUS drive is a relabeled Pioneer?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

1. The firmware.

2. Depends on the media format.

3. To be honest, I don't know. If it records it at all, I'd assume it to be from the last burner that burnt it.

4. Yes. Additional Google searches for your drive model and 'pioneer' would confirm that.

[FireStarter]

Thx for the fast reply.

I tried to google it but didnt find the information within an acceptable time (< 15 min).

At least ImgBurn helped me to know now more about my hardware :-)