How long should verifying take after completing a burn? Is it ok to skip?

[Hoffman1030]

New to ImgBurn, but just wanted to check if what I'm experiencing is a normal and expected thing or not. My burn completed successfully, but it's been on the verification step for quite a while now. According to the log, verifying layer 0 took about 10 minutes, but it's been on Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3825923) for almost an hour now. The program doesn't appear to be frozen or anything, so I'm just wondering if this is to be expected? Alternatively, since the burn says it was successfully completed, would it be ok to just stop the verification? 

Thanks for any assistance! 

[dbminter]

Can you find the log portion of the burn and copy and paste that here?  You can access the Log under Help --> ImgBurn Logs.

 

In the meantime, no, it is far from normal to take an hour to verify a dual layer disc.  Unless you're verifying a BD-RE DL.  That theoretically could.  However, it's definitely not normal to take 10 minutes on layer 0 and then over an hour on layer 1.

 

Also, what did you burn?  A DVD+R DL?  An 8x DVD+R DL will Verify in like 15 minutes total at the most.

 

It may be possible to skip the Verify, but it's not recommended.  In the meantime, you could try to Read that disc, however, I feel the same thing as what you experienced with the Verify will happen.  However, if it did complete the Read within a reasonable amount of time, that is a good indication the burn was okay.  Not as thorough as a Verify, though, but it's a good sign.

[Hoffman1030]

Thanks for the response!

 

I ended up closing out the program a little while after posting this and testing out the burned disc, but it was unreadable. To clarify, I'm using Verbatim LifeSeries DVD + R DL 8.5 GB 8x discs. I did come across the references here that those aren't recommended and ordered some of the same in AZO so I'll give it another try when those arrive and see if that changes things.

No log at the moment as I'm at work but I can try burning another disc and grab the log just to cover all bases later today.

[dbminter]

Actually, you just told me what I needed to know from the logs.  You're using the Life Series DVD+R DL from Verbatim, which means they're CMC Magnetics media.  As you've found out, those are the worst quality discs out there.  I was going to check the Log for a Disc ID that said CMC.  If it did, I was going to recommend the DataLife Plus Series or AZO Verbatim DVD+R DL's.  That's where I'd start first to troubleshoot your issue.

[Hoffman1030]

Awesome, glad to hear that! I'll try out the new discs once they arrive and report back. Thanks!