Posted by def456 on 05/27/07 22:59

What was the total size of the files to be burned (in GB)?
What speed was it set to burn at? It sounds like yours burned at 1x or less.
What brand of disc was used, and what are its certified burn speeds?
You might need to install the firmware update.

"Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>A simple project: make a DVD-R consisting of just two 20-minute wma files,
>unaltered in any way by me. Took about three hours to burn it; plays
>perfectly.
>
> Software: Roxio Creator 8 Suite Home, v3.0.0. After burning, DVD is
> closed, so nothing more can be added to it. The "verify data written to
> disc after burning" box is not checked.
>
> Burner: Lite-on sohw-1633s (nominal burn speed, 16x). Device Manager shows
> the driver to be a standard Microsoft one, dated 11/14/99. Lite-on has a
> firmware update dated 12/16/05 that I have not installed yet.
>
> Computer: Processor - AMD, about 1 GHz); 512MB.
>
> OS: W2K, SP4.
>
> I've looked for hidden settings in the Roxio program that may affect burn
> speed, but can't find any. Any other ideas for speeding things up? Burner
> records CDs at a very good speed (over 24x, even though Roxio reports
> target speed as 48x).
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ray

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