I’ve got an odd problem going on with ImgBurn. I’ve been burning my FTI SmartBlu disks (TDKBLD-RBB-000 mid cod) at 4x for some time now, but lately I’ve been specifying 4x and getting 2x only.
I burned two this morning at 4x, but the third reverted to 2x for no apparent reason. I’m using an older burner, an LG GGW-H20L with the last available firmware, YL07. Yesterday I even tried specifying 6x, which is a supported speed with these discs, and still got 2x out of the drive.
There are no error messages in ImgBurn.
Anyone have a clue? I haven’t installed anything odd, no driver updates, and the drive works at 4x some of the time, but not always.
Here is the log file of the last burn that worked at 4x:
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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 - Log
; Monday, 03 December 2012, 10:16:33
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I 09:52:40 ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0 started!
I 09:52:40 Microsoft Windows 8 Unknown x64 Edition (0x00000067) (6.2, Build 9200)
I 09:52:40 Total Physical Memory: 8,273,108 KB - Available: 6,983,448 KB
I 09:52:40 Initialising SPTI...
I 09:52:40 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 09:52:40 -> Drive 1 - Info: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B SB04 (H:) (SATA)
I 09:52:40 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL07 (G:) (SATA)
I 09:52:40 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 HD DVD-ROM/BD-RE!
I 09:53:07 Operation Started!
I 09:53:07 Building Image Tree...
I 09:53:08 Calculating Totals...
I 09:53:08 Preparing Image...
I 09:53:08 Contents: 9 Files, 15 Folders
I 09:53:08 Content Type: BD Video
I 09:53:08 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 09:53:08 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 09:53:08 Volume Label: The Fifth Element
I 09:53:08 Size: 22,560,273,844 bytes
I 09:53:08 Sectors: 11,015,764
I 09:53:08 Image Size: 22,561,292,288 bytes
I 09:53:08 Image Sectors: 11,016,256
I 09:53:08 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 09:53:11 Operation Started!
I 09:53:11 Building Image Tree...
I 09:53:11 Calculating Totals...
I 09:53:11 Preparing Image...
I 09:53:11 Contents: 9 Files, 15 Folders
I 09:53:11 Content Type: BD Video
I 09:53:11 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 09:53:11 File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 09:53:11 Volume Label: The Fifth Element
I 09:53:11 Size: 22,560,273,844 bytes
I 09:53:11 Sectors: 11,015,764
I 09:53:11 Image Size: 22,561,292,288 bytes
I 09:53:11 Image Sectors: 11,016,256
I 09:53:14 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:02
I 09:53:14 Operation Started!
I 09:53:14 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 09:53:14 Source File Sectors: 11,016,256 (MODE1/2048)
I 09:53:14 Source File Size: 22,561,292,288 bytes
I 09:53:14 Source File Volume Identifier: The Fifth Element
I 09:53:14 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 41834EA500A817D4
I 09:53:14 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.7.0
I 09:53:14 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 09:53:14 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 09:53:14 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL07 (G:) (SATA)
I 09:53:14 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: TDKBLD-RBB-000)
I 09:53:14 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x
I 09:53:14 Destination Media Sectors: 12,219,392
I 09:53:14 Write Mode: BD
I 09:53:14 Write Type: DAO
I 09:53:14 Write Speed: 4x
I 09:53:14 Hardware Defect Management Active: No
I 09:53:14 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes
I 09:53:14 Link Size: Auto
I 09:53:14 Lock Volume: Yes
I 09:53:14 Test Mode: No
I 09:53:14 OPC: No
I 09:53:14 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 09:53:14 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 17,982 KB/s (4x)
I 09:53:29 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 09:53:30 Writing LeadIn...
I 09:53:30 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11016255)
I 09:53:30 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11016255)
I 10:14:10 Synchronising Cache...
I 10:14:13 Closing Track...
I 10:14:14 Finalising Disc...
I 10:14:24 Exporting Graph Data...
I 10:14:24 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Kerry\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_GGW-H20L_YL07_MONDAY-DECEMBER-3-2012_9-53_AM_TDKBLD-RBB-000_4x.ibg
I 10:14:24 Export Successfully Completed!
I 10:14:24 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:21:09
I 10:14:24 Average Write Rate: 17,768 KB/s (4.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 18,317 KB/s (4.1x)
I 10:16:33 Close Request Acknowledged
I 10:16:33 Closing Down...
I 10:16:33 Shutting down SPTI...
I 10:16:33 ImgBurn closed!
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And here is a log of one that I specified 6x and only got 2x:
I 21:53:54 Operation Started!
I 21:53:54 Source File: D:\The Lives of Others.iso
I 21:53:54 Source File Sectors: 11,446,016 (MODE1/2048)
I 21:53:54 Source File Size: 23,441,440,768 bytes
I 21:53:54 Source File Volume Identifier: The Lives of Others
I 21:53:54 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3B96AB4700AEA69B
I 21:53:54 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0
I 21:53:54 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 21:53:54 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)
I 21:53:54 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL07 (G:) (SATA)
I 21:53:54 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: TDKBLD-RBB-000)
I 21:53:54 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x
I 21:53:54 Destination Media Sectors: 12,219,392
I 21:53:54 Write Mode: BD
I 21:53:54 Write Type: DAO
I 21:53:54 Write Speed: 6x
I 21:53:54 Hardware Defect Management Active: No
I 21:53:54 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes
I 21:53:54 Link Size: Auto
I 21:53:54 Lock Volume: Yes
I 21:53:54 Test Mode: No
I 21:53:54 OPC: No
I 21:53:54 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 21:53:54 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 26,972 KB/s (6x)
I 21:54:24 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 21:54:24 Writing LeadIn...
I 21:54:25 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11446015)
I 21:54:25 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11446015)
I 22:37:09 Synchronising Cache...
I 22:37:11 Closing Track...
I 22:37:12 Finalising Disc...
I 22:37:22 Exporting Graph Data...
I 22:37:22 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Kerry\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_GGW-H20L_YL07_SUNDAY-DECEMBER-2-2012_9-53_PM_TDKBLD-RBB-000_6x.ibg
I 22:37:22 Export Successfully Completed!
I 22:37:22 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:43:28
I 22:37:22 Average Write Rate: 8,928 KB/s (2.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,219 KB/s (2.1x)
I 22:38:58 Close Request Acknowledged
I 22:38:58 Closing Down...
I 22:38:58 Shutting down SPTI...
I 22:38:58 ImgBurn closed!
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