Posted by Voinin on 05/21/06 20:33

Bill's News wrote:
> 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.
>
> If your drive supports PIE/PIF, use Nero's tool kit item "CDSpeed.exe"
> to check for errors from which the drive is recovering. This will
> also give you a good understanding of your media quality and is a much
> better test than "verify."

What is PIE/PIF?

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