Just tried to back up Zappa Plays Zappa to a Philips DVD+R DL disk using DVDFab x64 10.2.0.30 (Full Disk mode), DVDFab's built-in burning routine, and a new drive (first DL attempt with it). Although it read the disk fine, the write froze at 0% on two separate attempts and then the program crashed. I checked the blank via My Computer, and it said it was still blank after each attempt. On the fourth attempt with speed set to Recommended and ImgBurn as the burning software, it made it to 49% and recorded an I/O error. Finally, I set the write speed to Slowest, used ImgBurn again, and DVDFab reported it as a successful burn.
To ensure that the disk actually worked, I tested it in two different DVD players. On the first (a fairly new, expensive SONY player), it came up with a "No Audio, No Video" error and refused to load. On the second (a much older SONY), it ran but stuttered every few seconds. Finally, I tested it on it on the computer on which I burned it (using Windows Media Player), and it played perfectly.
There are too many variables for me to sort through here: new drive, the particular media, and a new version of DVDFab. The crashes, of course, are a major concern--particularly given that they repeatedly occurred with the built-in software but not with an out-of-date version of ImgBurn.
Any thoughts?
To ensure that the disk actually worked, I tested it in two different DVD players. On the first (a fairly new, expensive SONY player), it came up with a "No Audio, No Video" error and refused to load. On the second (a much older SONY), it ran but stuttered every few seconds. Finally, I tested it on it on the computer on which I burned it (using Windows Media Player), and it played perfectly.
There are too many variables for me to sort through here: new drive, the particular media, and a new version of DVDFab. The crashes, of course, are a major concern--particularly given that they repeatedly occurred with the built-in software but not with an out-of-date version of ImgBurn.
Any thoughts?
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