1)If trouble arrises,you may have to completely remove all remnants of them from pc. Nero: There's cleantool,but not sure if there's a Cleantool 8. Then download
nero again,but leave out the
INCD packet.
Roxio: Same thing-gotta run the roxizapper to completely remove all remnants of her. Some people have no issues between them. Just keep an eye on it.
2)You've got Ripping,Compressing,and burning. Most programs that can do this with 1 program are illegal.But,if you get several programs to do certain things,then there's a gray area.
A)Basically
dvd shrink to do the ripping and compressing-and pulls off most encryption.The ones it won't,I'll enable
anydvd in the background to help
dvd shrink rip them.
Nero recode will also compress,but won't pull off encryption.
Most original dvds are Dvd 9. Way too big to be placed onto a blank single layer
Dvd-5 blank. They can be compressed down to fit onto blank dvd-5.
B) Non compressed backups= 1:1 copy:Dvd decrypter and
ImgBurn can rip and burn,just won't compress.Both similar and by the same author LightningUK.
ImgBurn has been updated,
dvd decrypter hasn't been for a while.They may have issues with the newest encryptions. Basically rip to harddrive,fish out the MDS files,and burn away. These would be the lower budget dvd-5's-that'll fit without compression,or if backing up dvd-9's onto blank Dual layer/Double layer media. That's the way to go for DL backups!
If no encryption and no encryption,then most dvd software can rip these like nero,roxio,sonic,etc. You can even rip and burn on the fly if you have dual drives-but very risky.
Nero,Roxio,Sonic and programs like them,can't remove encryption. Dvd shrink will remove the encryption of most original dvds,but not all of them.
I'll rip with dvd shrink and nero 6 is set to autoburn-sometimes enabling
anydvd in the background. 3 programs,but I only go through dvd shrink. This makes it look like a 1 program process because nero and anydvd is in the background. That combo will do 99+% of all movies. Gotta get familiar with different programs,then you'll have more options for the ever evolving encryptions that go on them.
Dvd shrink,
Dvd Decrypter,and
ImgBurn are all free!! Anydvd isn't.
3)Speed of the drive is here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters?DVDn...0&Search=Search
There's user comments for most drives,just didn't see much with your model#.
Firmware controls the writing strategy.The firmware of your drive tells it how to burn your media.It may restrict how fast your can burn,and may not allow it to burn at all...It reads the MID code.
Just because the media is 16x and your writer is 16x doesn't mean it can burn everything at 16x.Take 8x speed verbatim.It'll burn 12x in my benqs,but may max burn 8x or 4x in some other drives. I could have burned +8x
sony at 16x if I wanted-because the firmware allowed it.It's the manufacturers recommendation of allowing certain media to safely burn,and certain media it may not allow to burn.
Burn half the rated speed and you'll be ok. 16x media, I'll burn 8x on decent 16x media like
Ricoh and Ritek.Crap stuff,then 4x. Verbatim +16x,I have to burn over 8x because issues arrise for slower burning-for me with MCC-004 verbatim. Quality media-Then you can increase your burn speed.Crap media,gotta keep it slow or playback and
coaster issues will rise. Get decent media,it'll save you a lot of headaches now and later on down the road.
4)Bitsetting/Booktyping:Drives are different. Nero will booktype my 1620,but not my 1640. Q suite also sets the booktype for these
benq drives.
Plextor uses plextools. Lite-on needs a separate utility.
LG,I'm not sure of. Nero,dvd decrypter,and or
ImgBurn may be able to set the booktype. Booktyping is another alternative to the world of compatability of dvd players. You've got the plus and dash formats.Original dvds are in a dvd-rom format. By booktyping,you're altering-changing some 0's to 1's- or vice versa. So when you insert those backups into dvd players,dvd pc drives,and game consoles,they'll think they are actual dvd-rom format.It tricks picky players into playing backups. You'll see the many,many threads where people's players won't play their backups. It's a valuable asset if you pass your backups around.If only playing a few drives,you may not need it.
5) How much for each tentacle of a squid? LOL. I didn't know where you're from. You may be restricted as to what you can pick up locally or on the web. You can try posting a thread about a good deal or reputable sites to buy blank media in your area.
6)Dvd identifier will tell you basic info about blank disc.It will tell you if it has been booktyped or not.
I know qsuite can scan a blank disc and tell me if it's all right to burn. I'm not sure about NeroInfoTool or Dvdinfopro. They can scan a burned disc for PIE/PIF/and PO errors. I just burn away when I try different media.
