Posted by Mike Walsh on 05/21/06 17:38

It could be a compatibility problem with the media. The drive will slow down to much less than rated speed if it has difficulty reading a disk. You might increase the readability of a disk by burning it at a slower speed.

Voinin wrote:
>
> When I record a DVD I turn verification on. (I got into the habit when
> I used a tape backup drive back in the day.) When the disc is being
> burned it starts out at 8x and finishes at 8x. So it seems that during
> burning it's using CLV mode. However, when the verification process is
> running the speed varies from slow to about 8x at the end. So it's
> apparently using CAV mode. But when I rip a single-layer DVD the
> download speed approaches 16x towards the end of the read. This
> process, too, apparently uses CAV mode.
>
> My question: Why does the verification process take longer to read than
> it does when burning or when ripping a DVD?
>
> FWIW I'm using Nero 7, but this phenomenon happens with other software I
> have used to burn discs.
>
> --
> I think my favorite thing in the house has to be the cat...mainly
> because she's just like a big piece of noisy Velcro when you toss her at
> the sofa. - Michelle Argabrite

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Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

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