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Posted by Gramps on 04/10/07 21:05
On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:41:28 -0500, "def456" <def456@none.none> wrote:
>"Gramps" <gramps@oldtown.com> wrote in message
>news:hm4i13hd6oruqdrn0fhufumrr8gjdn76l8@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:44:11 GMT, "def456" <def456@none.none> wrote:
>>
>>>"Gramps" <gramps@oldtown.com> wrote in message
>>>news:uptf131flo2unt3e2mi5hkaqc4c1g8rt8o@4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>> When a 8x DVD is placed in my Lite-on SHM-165H6S Nero 7 Ultra only
>>>> shows 8x and 6x, but I'd like to burn at 4x.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to slow down the burn speed using Nero 7? I'd
>>>> like to burn all of my disks at 4x, no matter what the max disk burn
>>>> is. It seems like a 4x burn with my Lite-on will play in more DVD
>>>> players then if I burn at a faster speed.
>>>>
>>>> I tried DynWriteSpeed_Off, but that didn't affect anything.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>Try http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
>>>It will probably tell you which write speeds are supported by your Lite-On
>>>model burner with a particular brand of disc. If it says 4x burning is
>>>supported, then there's a problem with the Nero software. But maybe you
>>>just
>>>need to try a different brand/kind of disc.
>>>
>>>Or you might bite the bullet and learn how to use something like ImgBurn,
>>>and forget about Nero. ImgBurn will burn best for a maximum number of
>>>standalone DVD players, particularly on DL discs. Here's a fairly good
>>>general introduction:
>>>http://tinyurl.com/2gjuvz
>>>
>>>Possible also, check for a firmware update for your burner model. Looks
>>>like
>>>the latest for your model is from Sept'06.
>>>http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=75
>>>Select the Optical Storage category and enter your model number. Not all
>>>firmware upgrades are an improvement, so don't blame me! :)
>>>
>>
>> Thank you for the suggestions.
>>
>> I updated my Lite-On firmware to the latest and tried ImgBurn.
>> Interesting, ImgBurn gave me the option to burn at 4x, but when I did
>> it started at 5.8x and went up to 6.1x.
>> I 11:50:12 Write Mode: DVD
>> I 11:50:12 Write Type: DAO
>> I 11:50:12 Write Speed: 4x
>> I 11:50:12 Link Size: Auto
>> I 11:50:12 Test Mode: No
>> I 11:50:12 BURN-Proof: Enabled
>> I 11:50:12 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
>> I 11:50:13 Writing LeadIn...
>> I 11:50:49 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 1753183)
>> I 11:58:00 Synchronising Cache...
>> I 11:58:03 Closing Track...
>> I 11:58:04 Finalising Disc...
>> I 11:58:23 Image MD5: 6d403a070413591ad3d5131275794f91
>> I 11:58:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:11
>> I 11:58:23 Average Write Rate: 8,154 KB/s (5.9x) - Maximum Write Rate:
>> 8,454 KB/s (6.1x)
>>
>> Both Nero and ImgBurn show 2.4, 4, 6, 8 and 16x without a disk. I'm
>> using TDK printable disks the IFOInfo shows will burn at 6x and 8x.
>> DVDIdentifier shows the same disk writeable at 1,2.4,4,6-8. Shouldn't
>> I be able to force the write to 2x or 4x?
>
>I don't think "you" can force anything. It's whatever the software and
>hardware agree to do. You just have to go along with whatever they decide.
>:)
>
>With ImgBurn select the desired write speed under the Device tab. If you set
>it to 4x, it should burn at 4x. That's per the instructions in the indirect
>reference I gave you:
>http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1780
>If you set it to 4x but it burned faster nevertheless, I've never had that
>experience. In that case, all I can suggest is to try a different kind of
>disc. If you're using +R, try -R. TDK is probably OK, but you might try
>something different such as Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden.
>
>Also, if you've used the Litescribe function, restart your computer because
>I've read that it can interfere with subsequent disc burnings.
>
Thanks for all of your help. I'm waiting for the Yuden disks to
arrive.
I too thought that ImgBurn would burn at 4x, but as you can see from
the above dump I selected 4x yet it went to 6x also.
Again, thank you.
G
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