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Author Topic: Best CD burning software? Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-01-2005 07:03 PM                        What's your favorite CD burning software? Why?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-01-2005 07:55 PM                     Nero recent version 6.xxx It is the easiest software out there I have found, it never makes coasters (when used in conjunction with decent media and a good drive) and it offers dual layer DVD burning.  |  IP: Logged Don Anderson Master Film Handler Posts: 312 From: West Bend, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-01-2005 08:53 PM                     I had used Nero, but I switched to Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 for CD burning. I think that its a little easier to use. No coasters here! I use DVD X Copy Platinum for burning DVD's. Oh ya, I guess I shouldn't be doing that! If ya can find it, and activate it, its a great program.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Frazza Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Nutley, NJ, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 03-01-2005 09:05 PM                        Definitely Nero, Same reasons as Brad- quick & easy to use and never makes coasters. Also I really like it for burning iso's for boot disks.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-01-2005 10:05 PM                        Nero 6, or whatever the latest version of Roxio is. For routine CD burns, I prefer Roxio EasyCD v5.1.something because it just works and I never get coasters. Very easy to use and very reliable. Nero is probably more capable though. Stay far away from Sonic RecordNow! Recent versions (as shipped by Dell) seem to be incapable of burning ISO image files. Nothing but coasters. I've been uninstalling the current RecordNow! and replacing it with good old EasyCD (which also does DVDs, though I don't know about dual-layer) and everyone is happy. EDIT: Apparently Sonic has recently acquired Roxio.  |  IP: Logged Jarryd Beard Expert Film Handler Posts: 229 From: Hellertown, PA Registered: Jul 2004 posted 03-01-2005 10:11 PM                     I've always enjoyed Roxio, but I've heard good things about Nero. I've been wanting to try version 6. The only problems experience w/ Roxio were resolved after an upgrade from tech support. For some reason, discs would be randomly finalized on certain occasions.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-01-2005 11:15 PM                        Nero for PC Toast Titanium for Mac (by Roxio) There really isn't any reason to ever use anything else.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-01-2005 11:29 PM                  Nero SUCKS! Very complicated and PITA to use. I regret spending the $ for that POS! Roxio Easy CD Creator is the ticket!  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 03-02-2005 12:09 AM                        Nero it is then!  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-02-2005 12:22 AM                     Roxio Creator 7  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-02-2005 01:08 AM                        Bernz-O-Matic  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-02-2005 06:25 AM                        William likes to stay warm while burning CDs in his car at the drive-in. As to the original question...define "best": cheapest, easiest to use, most powerful, etc.? I use mkisofs and cdrecord with Plextor SCSI drives. I've never (yes, never) made a coaster. It works great on Windows, Linux, and Solaris (and probably other platforms, though I haven't used others). I like the command-line interface, but I wouldn't recommend this software to my grandmother for obvious reasons. Roxio seems OK, as long as you make sure to select "disk at once" and don't use that silly "direct CD" thing that makes non-standard disks that many platforms won't read.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-02-2005 07:20 AM                        Hey Scott Norwood... what do you do with your fancy command lines when someone e-mails you an .NRG file full of porn? Or a .CDI file full of illegal warez (pronounced War-Ez)? You get your 9mm (or maybe a Daisy BB gun in your case) and blow your brains out because you can't convert the files to burn with your crappy software, that's what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!x1000 With Nero, you can natively burn .NRG files (glad that was incorporated into the software itself for whatever reason). And there is a little app that can convert .CDI (DickJuggler) files to .NRG files. It is also faster than command lines. Command lines suck because of typos. Using Nero is the only way to be sure that you get all of your hardcore porn, illegal warez and secret government codes!  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-02-2005 09:27 AM                        I guess by "best" I mean one that will be the most thorough and versatile when it reads and writes a CD. Back in the Apple days there was a lot of pirate software that allowed you to manipulate the way things were copied. "Bit copy" and so on. There were setups that allowed you to make dupes of any disk (this was for the original IBM PC) even if it were for an Apple, copy protection intact. I guess software manufacturers thought they could copy protect disks and no one would be able to figure out how to defeat the copy protection So I guess the best would be "Easy" if it were a straight no problems copy, but be able to manipulate data "if you needed it to do so"  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 03-02-2005 12:57 PM                     Nero all the way. It may be a little less "easy" to use, but it's much better than anything out there. I don't like programs like Roxio that tend to take over every aspect of your computer by placing links, icons, quick launch bs....  |  IP: Logged

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