Learn the basics of CD burning

1. What is CD-R?

CD-R is short for CD Recordable. A disc recording is a single-write, Write Once (Read Multiple) medium that can be used like a standard disc. Compared with other media, CD-R has the advantage that it can be played and used in a general standard type of optical disk drive. The downside is that you can't rewrite it. One new technology is the CD Rewritable (CD-RW), which is similar to the CD-R, but it can wash the data off and then write new data.

2. Is the CD-R disk the same as the normal CD disk?

The CD disk we usually buy in the store is pressed out with a mold. The CD-R disc is laser lithographically. The appearance is also different, the CD-R disc has green, gold, blue, etc., unlike the general tablet C D is silver. Compared with the tablet CD, they can not withstand extreme temperature and sunlight, and have a shorter life. However, many CD-R discs have a life expectancy of 100 years.

3. There are several types of burning discs?

There are two kinds of them:

CD-R disc: can only be written, can not delete old data. The disc is cheaper.

CD-RW: It can be written or deleted and the old data can be deleted and written to new data. CD-RW discs are more expensive (about 10 times that of CD-R).

4. Can I use CD-R disc and CD-RW disc to copy the contents of the CD?

Yes, music and information CDs can be copied. You can also select the favorite parts from a number of music CDs and burn them into a CD-R. But remember that most CDs are protected by copyright law.

5. Can I combine the contents of several music CDs on a CD-R disc?

Yes, general burning software has this function. Some can let you change one by one when burning, and some must first save the desired track to the hard disk, become a WAV file, and then burn.

6.Why is there a popping sound when burning a music CD?

When making a music CD, sometimes you will find that some CDs sound strange, and it sounds hard to hear. These sounds are called popping sounds. The generation of popping sound is related to the setting of the recorder's head. Generally, the default value of the recorder is T rack at Once, that is, the head will be turned on at the beginning of each track, and will be closed at the end. When the head is turned on, it may have missed the previous data write, so we will hear the pop on the music CD.

The solution is to change the setting of the head to Disk ao Once, so that the head will remain open during the entire burning process, and it is not easy to produce popping sound.
7. Can music and data be placed on the same CD-R disc?

Yes, it can be done with Mixed Mode or CD Extra.

8. How much data can I store on a CD-R disc?

It is about 74 minutes of video and audio signals, if the data is stored up to 740MB.

9.Can I copy files to a CD-R disk like a floppy disk?

Yes. Using a packet to write "Packet Writing" software, such as DrectCD, can be done more easily.

10. What is an ISO file?

An ISO file is an image file that is stored on the hard disk in accordance with ISO 9660 rules. It refers to the complete image of the disc to be made, but it is stored in the hard disk first, and is not burned to the disc for the time being. You can choose to type directly on (On the Fly) or make an ISO file first. Making an ISO file first can reduce the risk of burning failure.

11. What is Disc at Once?

Disc at Once refers to copying or making a whole CD at a time, no matter how many tracks, once completed, so there is no production pause. Gap, but there are still tracks, you can also set the time between each track.

Track at Once means copying or burning a whole track at a time. Once every track is completed, the laser light will pause for a while, so there is a gap between the tracks due to the pause of recording.

12. engraved not finished CD-R disc may be re-engrave it?

can not Close Disc can be as long as the previous recording.

After closing the Disc, the CD-R will not be able to engrave other information after this one, but the Close Session will.

This re-engravable CD-R is called the Multi-Session CD-R. General burning software can be produced.

CD-Rs burned in Disc At Once mode will close Disc.
13. What is Multi-Session?

Can add new data, but after each additional data, it takes about 22MB to complete the Colse Session action, even if you only write this time. 1kB file. Therefore, we should try to concentrate more data on one write to reduce the waste of space. A further disadvantage of using this format is that some early-produced CD-ROM drives do not read the data correctly and may read out the most recently written data.

14. What is Mixed Mode?

Hybrid CD-ROM, the first track is loaded with data, and the back is all audio tracks. It is mostly used to make game discs, and plays back music while playing games. It does not occupy CPU resources and has high quality performance.

15. What is Extra Mode?

Contrary to the previous format, the front is the audio track and the last one is the data track. It can be played in a normal CD stereo, but the last data will appear in the PC. More common in some of the Cyber ​​bands, buy their CDs, put them into the PC will have their own self-introduction, MTV and so on.

16. What is Close Disc? What is Close Session?

Close Disc is to make CD-R engraved this time, seal CD-R, can not engrave other information .

Close Session means that this Session is closed, but it can still be written to the next Session. Each burned paragraph is called a Session.

17. What is "Sector"?

"Sector" is the basic unit for storing data on a disc. The size of a Sector is 2352 Bytes, the data area of ​​a data disc is 2048 Bytes, CD-ROM XA Mode2, the data area of ​​Form1 is 2048 bytes, and Form2 is 2324byters.

18. How to convert DAT files in VCD discs into MPEG files?

It can be converted by software such as iFilmEdit or Vcdtormpg. After the conversion is complete, use Xing MPEG Encoder to convert it to VCD 2.0 format.

19. Which software can convert AVI files into MPEG files?

The most commonly used ones are Xing MPEG Encoder, LSX MPEG Encoder and Passnasic.
20. Which software can convert MPEG files into AVI files?

Premiere 5.X can directly input and edit, and output AVI format files.

21. How to convert MPEG files into MPEG files conforming to VCD 2.0?

Some MPEG files do not conform to VCD 2.0 standards. When using VideoPack and Easy VCD Creator, Accepting this file will generate an error message and interrupt the process.

These files can be converted to MPEG files conforming to the VCD 2.0 standard using Xing MPEG Encoder.

22. Can I copy the same CD-R disk with more than two recorders?

It can be done with Disc Juggler software, and it is necessary to use the same brand model burner. .

23. What is the reason for "Buffer Underrun" during the burning process?

"Buffer Underrun" generally occurs during the process of burning a disc, when the data is transferred and not burned. Generated, will interrupt the burning process when it is generated, causing the recording to fail. The main measures to prevent "Buffer Underrun" are:

Use a higher speed hard disk, preferably a hard disk with SCSI interface;

Burn at a slower speed;

Do not perform any operations on the computer while burning;

Close all other programs that are running before burning;

Turn off the automatic detection of the optical drive;

Try to use the image The file is burned.