BoSox2882 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi, I just installed my new burner and did a dual layer burn. Was wondering if this is a good scan or not. Scanned at 4X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 The last little bit is out of spec with respect to PIEs. The PIFs are fine. How do the latter VTSs play? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSox2882 Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Played fine in my player. Im not sure what would cause the end to of the scan to jump like that. Otherwise is it a good burn? Anything that can be done to get a better burn? My new burner is the LG GSA H10L. Also what speed is best used to determine quality for scanning? People often recommend 8x for single layer, but what about for dual layer? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 When you're doing scans, select 'Block' rather than 'Line', it looks a lot better. Also, save your screenshots in PNG format and not JPG. They look loads better. Burn DL media at 2.4x. Obviously make sure both drives (writer + scanner) have the latest firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSox2882 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 When you're doing scans, select 'Block' rather than 'Line', it looks a lot better. Also, save your screenshots in PNG format and not JPG. They look loads better. Burn DL media at 2.4x. Obviously make sure both drives (writer + scanner) have the latest firmware. The scan I showed was burnt at 2.4x and I just updated the firmware. What is the best speed to use when scanning for quality purpose in DVDinfoPro? Also, would getting an 80 ide cable make any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Always get an 80 wire cable, anyway. Seems many people like to scan at 8x Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSox2882 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thanks. Even scan 8x for dual layer burns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Remember, on a scan, you're just reading. DL will be limited to read speed anyway. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I scan at 8x in my BenQ but stick to 4x in my LiteOn.... dunno why, I just do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSox2882 Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 I think I got a couple exceptional scans on some old phillips media. Picked up these DVD+R's on the cheap and just made a couple discs for the heck of it. I got 2 tremendous scans I believe. The 98% was with my LG H10L and the 99% with the LiteOn. Are these good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCOENG Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 The % of the quality score doesn't mean as much as the amount of PIF's and PIE's you get...the lower these numbers the better. Blu can elaborate more on the "out of spec" comment he made earlier for the low down. All in all they don't look too bad, but you should scan at 4X with your lite on as suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I'd say they were a walking advert for CMC-E01s Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSox2882 Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 I'd say they were a walking advert for CMC-E01s Regards What do you mean? Are these actually good discs Heck there burn speed is 1-8x... These are two of the best scans I have ever got, with media I didnt think was to hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCOENG Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 CMC's are known to be some of the trashiest of the trash, but some get good results from them. I'm quite suprised at the outcome myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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