NERO burning

[LT. Columbo]

i use nero oem that came with my burner and i use nero express on it to burn dvd's. when i put these certain discs in it to burn i select 1x and it satrts burning at 4x everytime. the seller says this is normal for some discs. needless to say the playback is great, but why can i not select a slower speed?the discs had no manufacturer name on them so i don't know what make they are, they were cheaper kind. but playback is very good.

IS IT TRUE THAT SOME DISCS HAVE A MINIMUM OF 4X BURN SPEED(dvd-r)? OR IS NERO MESSED UP? my princo dvd-rw is a 1x only and has no problems either.(so it always burns at 1X)

[jmet]

Are you burning on the fly with DVD Shrink?

[LT. Columbo]

nope, not using dvd shrink at all. nero wont let me choose a lower speed , it always takes the max of the disc

[jmet]

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45059

[setarip]

"nero wont let me choose a lower speed"

When, in NERO, you click on "Burn" do you see a little "window" with the burn speed indicated in it ("4X" based on what you've said)? If so, there's a little black downarrow to the right of it. Click on the downarrow and select the desired speed...

[LT. Columbo]

ty setarip, i am well aware of that. i need to be clear here. i CAN select 1x, but when it goes into the burn screen it starts the process at 2x. this was never the case on these memorex 1x-2x dvd-rw discs.

are there settings in nero that i can check? the oem suite came with a program called "incd" is this needed? it seemed like an optional install.

what should i try?
ty very much

[LT. Columbo]

"FAQ: How do I set the burning speed?


In Nero:

If you are using Nero for burning - you can't change the setting. The maximum writing speed is default."

i don't know who wrote this but, it is simply false. i have done what i am trying to do with nero before, thus it can be done.(no offense jmet). perhaps an older version of nero it is refering to.

ty very much.

[TRI0N]

Well there is a newer version of Nero. You have the 6.0 OEM entiles you to update to 6.6.0.5 of Nero.

Download Pack 1 form their update site here:

http://www.nero.com/us/nero-up.php

[LT. Columbo]

ty trion i may do that. this worked before without the update though. i also found that when i use the cd burner(of my dvd writer) to burn a music file it also takes the max burn speed(and is greyed out). when i switch to my old cd burner(just a cd burner) it will now allow different speeds.what the heck?

so, it seems its the writer that is preventing slower burn speeds.
could this be?

please help! i also tried to use the writing tool in tmpgenc dvd author 1.6 and it also wants to burn at max speed!

[cynthia]

Originally posted by columbo999
i don't know who wrote this

I'm the one to blame.

It's true if you burn from inside DVD Shrink - it will go for max speed. Burning with Nero on it's own - you can change the speed.

I've rewritten the FAQ so it don't confuse the reader.

Have you checked out if there is any new firmware for your burner?

[LT. Columbo]

firmware update was done. and i have never used dvd shrink.
it was the writing tool for dvd author 1.6.

i can burn at various speeds on my cd burner.(drive f:\)

i CANNOT burn at various speeds on my dvd/cd writer(drive E:\).(even though i can set it to what i want, it ALWAYS BURNS AT MAX SPEED!

what can i do?
help!someone!please!

[TRI0N]

The new media sounds like it does not have an Available Write Descriptor to burn at 1x Speed.

Example from DVDInfo Pro on Media Information on Verbatim 8x DVD+R:
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 6.0x 8310KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps

Nero will only show 4x as the slowest speed I can write for this media.

[TRI0N]

Meaning its not your burner. Sorry ment to say that.

[LT. Columbo]

trion i am using memeorex 1x-2x speed dvd-rw discs. i burned them on 1x before. so what can you suggest?