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This might seem like a weird thing to ask, but...
I have an NEC3500 DVD burner, and I've been working through my fit-to-burst hard drive making backups of video files (MPEGs and AVIs) For most discs, after burning I run them through DVDinfo Pro for CRC errors, and all but one have come through completely clean (the other had one single block that had an error, but on a retry scanned as healthy).
But, me being a paranoid idiot, I worry that a disc might pass the test right after it's been burned, but by the time I actually go to use it it's somehow degraded. Like I say, this feels like a stupid question, but it's bugging me. I'm cautious about making backups if I'm not sure they'll last.
So... if a DVD-R passes a CRC check right after being burned, does that mean that the disc is fine? I mean, no errors on the disc will somehow develop over the next few weeks/months? (I take care of the discs, so they're free from scratches and whatnot, and obviously I don't expect them to last for years)
Oh yeah, I'm using Nero Burning Rom 6.3.0.2 in 'DVD-ROM (UDF/ISO)' mode. And currently I'm using Ridisc 4x DVD-Rs, with the Ritek G04 dye. Are there more reliable programs or discs to use, particularly with my burner?
Any tips on ensuring that my backups stay usable? Or am I being too vigilant? Really, I'm just worried about burning all these discs and not finding they're coasters until I've long-since deleted the original files off my hard drive.
Thanks
I have an NEC3500 DVD burner, and I've been working through my fit-to-burst hard drive making backups of video files (MPEGs and AVIs) For most discs, after burning I run them through DVDinfo Pro for CRC errors, and all but one have come through completely clean (the other had one single block that had an error, but on a retry scanned as healthy).
But, me being a paranoid idiot, I worry that a disc might pass the test right after it's been burned, but by the time I actually go to use it it's somehow degraded. Like I say, this feels like a stupid question, but it's bugging me. I'm cautious about making backups if I'm not sure they'll last.
So... if a DVD-R passes a CRC check right after being burned, does that mean that the disc is fine? I mean, no errors on the disc will somehow develop over the next few weeks/months? (I take care of the discs, so they're free from scratches and whatnot, and obviously I don't expect them to last for years)
Oh yeah, I'm using Nero Burning Rom 6.3.0.2 in 'DVD-ROM (UDF/ISO)' mode. And currently I'm using Ridisc 4x DVD-Rs, with the Ritek G04 dye. Are there more reliable programs or discs to use, particularly with my burner?
Any tips on ensuring that my backups stay usable? Or am I being too vigilant? Really, I'm just worried about burning all these discs and not finding they're coasters until I've long-since deleted the original files off my hard drive.
Thanks
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