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Your Weapon of Choice to Burn CD\DVD

I have been a fan of Nero for a long time. Since 7 however, I couldn't stand the bloat and started using Nero Micro. And the recently released Nero 8 is almost 1GB in size (W-T-F). I would like to switch to something that isn't as bloated and is minimal.
InfraRecorder looks like what i'm looking for. Opensource too!

I just would like to know, what program people use to burn their discs.

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Reply #1
I use EAC for writing audio CDs and then for everything else i use LUK's awesome ImgBurn. With ImgBurn you have complete control over each little aspect of the burning process and it has many great and advanced features. Also, it's not just an image burner anymore, but you can now also write normal files and folders in it's 'build' mode and also rip unprotected discs to ISO's in it's 'read' mode. One of the awesome new features LUK has recently implemented is 'AWS' i.e. 'Automatic Write Speed', which means that you can now configure some different speed rules upfront for different MIDs/drives/media types combinations and then whenever you load a disc into a drive, then the write speed automatically changes based on which rules you have setup and what disc is loaded/which drive used. This means that i just spend some minuttes on setting some rules up and then i will never have to change write speeds ever again. If i then e.g. load a MCC004 16x DVD+R, then the speed is auto set to 8x and if i load a MCC 52x CD-R, then the speed is auto set to 32x.

http://www.imgburn.com/

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Reply #2
I use wodim. It's not exactly a drop-in replacement for Nero, but it gets things done. I don't know if it can be made to work on non-unixy systems.

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Reply #3
Ah I've used IMGburn in the past but I can't remember this 'build' mode. I'll give a look see.

wow...wodim, talk about absolute minimal. Maybe too minimal...

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Reply #4
I'm a Mac user, but when I boot into Windows and want to burn something I use Burrrn for audio CDs and ImgBurn for everything else.

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Reply #5
I use EAC for writing audio CDs and then for everything else i use LUK's awesome ImgBurn. With ImgBurn you have complete control over each little aspect of the burning process and it has many great and advanced features. Also, it's not just an image burner anymore, but you can now also write normal files and folders in it's 'build' mode and also rip unprotected discs to ISO's in it's 'read' mode. One of the awesome new features LUK has recently implemented is 'AWS' i.e. 'Automatic Write Speed', which means that you can now configure some different speed rules upfront for different MIDs/drives/media types combinations and then whenever you load a disc into a drive, then the write speed automatically changes based on which rules you have setup and what disc is loaded/which drive used. This means that i just spend some minuttes on setting some rules up and then i will never have to change write speeds ever again. If i then e.g. load a MCC004 16x DVD+R, then the speed is auto set to 8x and if i load a MCC 52x CD-R, then the speed is auto set to 32x.

http://www.imgburn.com/


Hi. I tried the 'Build' mode recently but had limited success with it. I had a bunch of MP3 files with really long file names and built an ISO image using ImgBurn. However, it turned out that all long file names were truncated and that really ruined the resultant disk.

Is there a way I can use the 'build' mode of ImgBurn to include files with long file names?

Thanks.

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Reply #6
Is there a way I can use the 'build' mode of ImgBurn to include files with long file names?

Yes, there is, just choose a file system option containing UDF in the Options tab when in Build mode. You can also use the Advanced > Restrictions tab to change character limits for ISO9660 and Joliet.

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Reply #7
If only ImgBurn had drag'n'drop for adding files/directories to the burn list.
Wanna buy a monkey?


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Reply #9
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I just would like to know, what program people use to burn their discs.

Well, since you're obviously looking for a Nero replacement, I guess answering this question won't help you too much. My favourite burning application is K3b, a Linux/KDE one:



As you can see, it provides an intuitionally to use interface, with drag'n'drop support. Simply click the kind of project you wanna conduct and add the files to the list. Afterwards, click the "Burn" button and specify the technical details (drive speed, Rock Ridge, Joliet, ISO 9660, image burn, simulation...), then you're done. Usually it's quick and painless to prepare the project using K3b.

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Reply #10
Yeah I've used K3b before. Did what I wanted and I was happy.
Since its based on cdrtools it might be possible to port it to windows since cdrtools is already available for windows.

AFAIK there was an effort to port the KDE suit to windows...So if I desperately wanted K3b its possible.

Nero is also available for Linux too. Bloat for everyone.

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Reply #11
I use EAC for burning Audio CD rips.
ImgBurn to author and burn data CDs.
And dvdisaster to augment ISO images with ECC data.

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Reply #12
cdrtfe

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Reply #13
data: nero micro
audio rips/cd: eac/burrrn
images discs: imgburn
1:1 copy: clonecd

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Reply #14
ImgBurn for data and images since it has the verify feature, even in build mode.
Burrrn for burning any audio data. Very easy since all of my CDs in my collection are FLAC images with CUE sheets.
OP can't edit initial post when a solution is determined  :'-(

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Reply #15
If only ImgBurn had drag'n'drop for adding files/directories to the burn list.

It has.

By the way, another vote for ImgBurn!


I love to use ImgBurn, but the build mode could be a little more sophisticated. If it only allowed the user to create a directory tree structure on the target disk without preparing this structure on the source harddisk.

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Reply #16
About ImgBurn's 'Build' mode, then remember that you don't need to make the ISO first, but it can be done on-the-fly while writting to disc, and this is simply enabled by selecting the little disc icon located under the 'Destination' drop-down box. Also, people have previously asked LUK! about having ImgBurn be able to make folder structures on-the-fly i.e. which aren't originally on the harddrive, and i just found one place where he responded :
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No, it was designed to build an image from an existing structure on your hdd.

That's how I like to work and that's why I designed it like that wink.gif
Source : http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=21887

Btw, i used to use Burrrn for writing audio CDs also, as i always burn from WavPack images with embedded cuesheets, but now after i have changed back to using my Plextor PX-755A, instead of my LG GSA-4167b, then i use EAC instead, because Burrrn can't write ISRC codes with that drive(Not Gambit's fault though, but cdrdao's) and also since EAC offers offset corrected writing(before i used the LG drive which had a '0' samples write offset, so that didn't matter then). I have made a request to Andre about if he would consider adding image writing support for lossless images with embedded cuesheets, but i'm not too confident about he wanting to do that, though. Also, it's not really that much of an issue for me anymore, as i have just instead made a batch file and a shell extension in Windows, so that i can now right-click on a WavPack image and select 'Write audio CD' and then the image is automatically decoded to wav into the %temp% folder and the cuesheet extracted and it's 'FILE' section is changed to have a '*.wav' extension and then EAC is started with the cuesheet loaded into EAC's 'Write CD' window and then when you are finished with writing the disc and close EAC, then the wav image and cuesheet is deleted from the %temp% folder. It needs David's wvunpack.exe and tangerine's cuemod.exe and you need to change the paths used to whatever you guys use :

wv_shell_extension.reg :
Code: [Select]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.WV]
@="foobar2000.WV"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.WV\shell\write]
@="Write Audio CD"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.WV\shell\write\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Exact Audio Copy\\REACT\\tools\\write.cmd\" \"%1\""

write.cmd :
Code: [Select]
@echo off
"C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\REACT\tools\wvunpack.exe" -cc %1 "%temp%\cdimage.wav"
"C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\REACT\tools\cuemod.exe" --cue "%temp%\cdimage.cue" --f "cdimage.wav" --t "WAVE"
"C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\eac.exe" "%temp%\cdimage.cue"
del "%temp%\cdimage.wav"
del "%temp%\cdimage.cue"


Pretty nice solution, although it would be best if EAC could do it by itself and decode/write on-the-fly prefferably.

Actually, i would much rather have Andre to solely focus on updating/rewriting the secure read modes of EAC, instead of doing the above, but i and others(Greynol ) have previously asked him about this and where he wheren't much enthustiastic about it...

Anyway, sorry for going a little off-topic and also for blabbing so much, but it's just that i was a little bored at the momment

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Reply #17
Nero 7 here. I used CDBurnerXP Pro in the old computer, as it can't handle Nero, but suffered from some important bugs, so sometimes I had to use workarounds. I trembled before installing Nero, for everything I read here was not exactly positive, but I was glad too see the installation is quite customizable (I still get Nero Scout as a "bonus" anyway  ). It could take less space, but seems to be the trend these days (Adobe Reader 8 takes a good part as well). So far, pretty happy with it, even so I'll give a try to CDBurnerXP Pro 4 when it comes out of beta. BTW, can you upgrade to Nero 8 using the OEM license for 7 that comes with DVD burners?

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Reply #18
I'll toss another vote toward k3b. It singlehandedly turned UNIX DVD (and, to a lesser extent, CD) burning from hilariously disastrous to arguably equal or better than what was/is available on consumer oriented platforms.

 

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Reply #19
I'm using DeepBurner and UltraISO, because both can be made portable (i'm trying to keep almost all of my apps independent from the windows-installation). Both combined totalling at 6MB.

InfraRecorder looks interesting though and in my case could be a replacement for DeepBurner. Though, it misses the most important GUI-element which a burning-app could have: a big easily visible "burn disc" button (no, those tiny toolbar buttons dont count).
I am arrogant and I can afford it because I deliver.

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Reply #20
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i'm trying to keep almost all of my apps independent from the windows-installation


Thats also what Im looking for, and so far, InfraRecord seems to be very portable since it even store its configuration locally...I'll get used to the small burn button
InfraRecord currently is taking up 5.80MB.

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Reply #21
Another vote for cdrtfe

Though I had to replace the cygwin1.dll with a newer one to make it work under Vista x64.

In Linux, I use either k3b or Brasero, depending on my desktop at the time.

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Reply #22
"prassi ones"
never had a bad burn no cd or dvd

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Reply #23
i agree that the k3b (+wodim+dvdr+w-tools+cdrdao...) is amazingly great

...easily one of the best applications for *NIX, too.


later

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Reply #24
I just recently got turned onto IMGburn and I like it better than Nero - for many reason - with Vista.