Verbatim discs just do NOT want to work with Imgburn!

[AMJF]

I have used Imgburn for a while now, and find it quite useful, except for when it comes to trying to burn Verbatim DVD-Rs or DVD+Rs, it will always mess up in one way or another.

 

The problem I find is that the write speed fluctuates a lot during burning, and results in an uneven burn pattern across the disc which is unsightly and is a sign that something's wrong. But the killer is that the Verify procedure almost always produces an I/O error.

 

Even when I don't verify discs, not all burnt discs will work correctly.

 

The curious thing is, Verbatim discs USED to work fine on my system a long time ago, but I cannot figure out what's changed. And I tried TDK brand discs as an alternative, and they have worked flawlessly! The only trouble is that Verbatim is more or less the only brand of disc sold in my local area, and TDK is quite rare, only sold in dodgy-looking mobile phone shops where the staff have placed them in the shop window to be roasted by the sun - but they still work fine.

 

Verbatim, on the other hand, are now quite awful for my Samsung burner.

 

I have tried disabling Verify, and closing other apps and doing a restart and changing Imgburn's priority to high, etc, but the problems still persist.

 

Any ideas?

 

[LIGHTNING UK!]

There's nothing the program can do about failed burns. Those problems come from your drive. If you're getting coasters on certain discs, it's because your drive doesn't like them.

 

If it used to be able to burn them ok and you're sure the discs you're using as the same MID / quality, perhaps the drive needs cleaning or replacing?

 

If you post a log of you burning and verifying such a disc, maybe we'll be able to offer additional help.

[AMJF]

There's nothing the program can do about failed burns. Those problems come from your drive. If you're getting coasters on certain discs, it's because your drive doesn't like them.

 

If it used to be able to burn them ok and you're sure the discs you're using as the same MID / quality, perhaps the drive needs cleaning or replacing?

 

If you post a log of you burning and verifying such a disc, maybe we'll be able to offer additional help.

 

I'll just have to see if I can get a refund, even though almost half the discs in the 25-pack have been used (all coasters).

[AMJF]

I actually said a fib before, as not all the discs I burnt were coasters, but most were, and the uneven burn pattern made it more likely.

 

However, I decided I wasn't about to give up on those discs quite so readily, and just now succeeded in burning six of them at just 4x, after a fresh reboot and only stopping certain processes and leaving the Imgburn priority as normal.

 

I've just recopied the burnt discs to the HDD to see if they would read, and they have, fine, there are no uneven burn marks and as of now I'm testing the files with a separate utility, but they should turn out fine.

 

I also had to close Imgburn after each burn process as I noticed that before, as each subsequent disc was burnt, the errors would get worse and worse.

 

So it seems that it wasn't a total waste of money after all, I just have to treat Verbatim in my burner with kid gloves.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

There's no reason for any of that to be necessary or be the case at all.

 

You don't close apps down to make the 'write' to your hdd any better / worse and an optical drive is no different.

 

All software does is provide the drive with data and tell it where to put it. After that, it's all handled internally by the drive. I can't force the drive to error out any more than I can increase the burn quality... it just doesn't work like that.

 

Clean the drive with a cleaning disc and/or invest in another drive. You shouldn't have to mess around with anything to produce a working disc... I never do.

[AMJF]

Why should I clean or replace the drive when TDK discs work absolutely fine? Only they're hard to come by in my town, and I'm too impatient to wait for Amazon. I need them right there, right then!

[AMJF]

There's no reason for any of that to be necessary or be the case at all.

 

You don't close apps down to make the 'write' to your hdd any better / worse and an optical drive is no different.

 

All software does is provide the drive with data and tell it where to put it. After that, it's all handled internally by the drive. I can't force the drive to error out any more than I can increase the burn quality... it just doesn't work like that.

 

Clean the drive with a cleaning disc and/or invest in another drive. You shouldn't have to mess around with anything to produce a working disc... I never do.

 

Sorry, but when I burnt the TDK discs, I kept the same Imgburn session on for ages, and everything was fine.

 

But when it came to the Verbatims, the discs just got worse and worse as each burn was completed. When I restarted Imgburn, burns got better then worse again.

 

I'm thinking it's more than likely a bug with Imgburn with certain brands of discs.