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What is your most used Disc Burning utility? | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 28 11:42 | ||||
| Ok this is my poll but it is directly inspired from ally68's poll suggestion of most used zip compression utility.
So what is your most used burning app? On my xp machine I'd say prassi ones. On my vista pc its roxio creator basic 9 (hey it was preinstalled and it does what I need it to - don't laugh :D). I'm gonna predict imgburn gets the hands down top vote here at this website. It would be interesting to see where nero and roxio end up. | ||||
| mrswla posted 2009 Jun 28 11:59 | ||||
| Without a doubt, it will be imgburn. :D It's one of the best, if not the best and on top of that it's free. :) | ||||
| otpw1 posted 2009 Jun 28 13:07 | ||||
| Actually I'm hoping LightningUK is a millionaire by now...':!:'
Karma..':D' | ||||
| TJK1911 posted 2009 Jun 28 13:39 | ||||
| Nero, simpy because DVDShrink automatically uses it to burn a DVD after compressing. I've read that there's a version of DVDShrink that uses ImgBurn, but I've never actually located a copy. | ||||
| budz posted 2009 Jun 28 13:47 | ||||
| IMGBURN | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 28 13:50 | ||||
Check for the last release - 3.2 I think. | ||||
| redwudz posted 2009 Jun 28 14:14 | ||||
| It's not a DVD Shrink release that uses ImgBurn automatically, but a modded version: http://download3.videohelp.com/DVDShrink32_w_ImgBurn.rar
Also called: ' DVD Shrink 3 2 b w IB ' if you need to find it with a search. | ||||
| retpyrc posted 2009 Jun 28 15:26 | ||||
| I personally like CDBurnerXP, a free burning software which does everything I need from a burning software | ||||
| lordsmurf posted 2009 Jun 28 15:40 | ||||
| ONES + ImgBurn + RNM 4.5 | ||||
| gadgetguy posted 2009 Jun 28 16:14 | ||||
| Imgburn is the only burning software on my computers. | ||||
| rumplestiltskin posted 2009 Jun 28 16:52 | ||||
| Add'l choice:
- I stopped burning DVDs; they're so 20th century. | ||||
| ricoman posted 2009 Jun 28 17:06 | ||||
| Most times I use CloneDVD2 because I'm lazy and half the time I need some compression. But next or if I am burning something off the hard drive I use Imgburn. I think you should have added CloneDVD2 to the choices. | ||||
| freebird73717 posted 2009 Jun 28 17:44 | ||||
| I think we all know what is going to come out on top here.
imgburn for me | ||||
| G)-(OST posted 2009 Jun 28 17:56 | ||||
| imgburn.
Was there any doubt? | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 28 18:26 | ||||
eh that's why I said "disc burning" not dvd burning..... yeah I know with drive storage increases you don't really need to burn that much anymore but its still an interesting question... | ||||
| jimdagys posted 2009 Jun 28 18:44 | ||||
| I use Nero 6 simply because it was the first that I ever used and it usually works. I don't like to use Imgburn because it is too geeky (nowhere on program interface does it mention "Burn DVD Files". I cannot accept that degree of geekyness. However, if Nero doesn't work, then I use Imgburn. | ||||
| Ally68 posted 2009 Jun 28 20:06 | ||||
| ImgBurn | ||||
| guns1inger posted 2009 Jun 28 20:09 | ||||
| Imgburn for DVD Video and data, Prassi ONES for audio. | ||||
| darkknight145 posted 2009 Jun 28 20:48 | ||||
| BurnAware Free | ||||
| stewiegriffin711 posted 2009 Jun 28 21:28 | ||||
| I used to be a die hard nero supporter but it's so bloated with crap now (when there is better freeware/cheaper programs that do a better job out there). Now I'm a big user of imgburn with prassiones being a light year second.
On the subject of LightningUK, I would love to see other projects by him appear. :punk: | ||||
| GKar posted 2009 Jun 28 21:29 | ||||
| Nero 6 Ultra | ||||
| mazinz posted 2009 Jun 28 23:28 | ||||
| I use imgburn for dual layer work, but everything else is still with the great Stomp/Veritas Recordnow max (with the mod for it to see newer burners) | ||||
| disturbed1 posted 2009 Jun 29 00:53 | ||||
| Cdrecord from cdrtools, and cdrdao for Karaoke discs. | ||||
| levick posted 2009 Jun 29 02:46 | ||||
| Imgburn...and can I pass my thanks to the author for making it so... | ||||
| ZQX posted 2009 Jun 29 03:46 | ||||
| Imgburn for DVD, Burrrn for audio CD. I wish Imgburn improved its audio CD capabilities, to make it more "one-click". Also I wish it would add a "multisession CD-RW" option as this would be handy at my work and I could uninstall Nero, which I hate.
One thing with Imgburn is when I rip an audio CD to an image file, then burn it onto a blank CD, it invariably tells me "not enough room on the disk", although there is of course, and it burns just fine. | ||||
| racer-x posted 2009 Jun 29 05:10 | ||||
| InfraRecorder for CD/DVD. It's free, works great and there's a 64-bit version I use in XPx64.
Imgburn for my BD-5 / BD-9 disks Nero when using my laptop. | ||||
| Baldrick posted 2009 Jun 29 05:55 | ||||
| imgburn. | ||||
| freebird73717 posted 2009 Jun 29 11:58 | ||||
| Okay this poll is really shocking me. I'm surprised that nero is leading the pack with such a wide margin. I thought that imgburn would be blowing the others away by now.
At the moment nero 69% with 619 votes imgburn 21% with 187 votes :shock: Maybe nero is on top because it comes bundled with a lot of burners. Still it really surprises me. | ||||
| stiltman posted 2009 Jun 29 12:14 | ||||
| I use a varity of apps.
Home computers DVD video = ImgBurn DVD data = Nero The occasional CD it's usually Nero or Imgburn for ISOs Work computers DVD video = Imgburn DVD data = CDBurnerXP (I have preinstalled Roxio, but it takes forever for this bloatware to finish) CD = CDBurnerXP or Imgburn for ISOs Nero (any version) 69% [ 620 ] Roxio (any version) 1% [ 11 ] Toast (or the leading mac application) 0% [ 6 ] Imgburn 21% [ 187 ] the integrated burning application of my operating system 0% [ 3 ] I don't burn discs frequently enough to care 0% [ 4 ] disc burning? Is that some dark art? 1% [ 12 ] Prassi Ones 0% [ 6 ] combination of different applications 1% [ 18 ] other 2% [ 22 ] Total Votes : 889 | ||||
| Denvers Dawgs posted 2009 Jun 29 13:31 | ||||
| I use an older version of copytodvd for both dvd+r & dvd+r DL discs. | ||||
| DarrellS posted 2009 Jun 29 13:42 | ||||
| I picked combination of different applications
I rarely burn DVDs anymore but use DVDDecrypter or Imageburn for those Nero for Data DVD or Disc to Disc copy and CDs Musicmatch Jukebox for audio CDs Nero probably gets used the most since I haven't done a DVD movie or music CD in a while. | ||||
| John posted 2009 Jun 29 14:56 | ||||
| CdburnerXP has been flawless with me since i moved to vista. | ||||
| MeDiCo_BrUjO posted 2009 Jun 29 16:15 | ||||
| Imgburn for images.
Nero for Data. | ||||
| MJA posted 2009 Jun 29 16:29 | ||||
| This poll is rigged | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 29 17:17 | ||||
I figured imgburn was going to be no. 1 too. the only thing that could skew it would be that I placed nero first. Though I imagine if I placed roxio first and nero second nero would still have the same number roughly. | ||||
| SallyDog posted 2009 Jun 29 17:32 | ||||
Me too, but it looks like Nero is kicking ass. Go figure. | ||||
| johns0 posted 2009 Jun 29 18:08 | ||||
| Maybe you should add a separate category for seasoned burning user and casual burner and another for expert video encoder author burner and starting newbie video (encoding authoring??) burner.Then see the results. :lol: | ||||
| guns1inger posted 2009 Jun 29 18:36 | ||||
| Nero tops the poll because it ships OEM with almost every burner, and therefore with most gray market desktops. Some brand name builder ship roxio instead, but Nero has got itself well embedded and is therefore everywhere. Same reason IE tops all studies on browser usage. It has nothing to do with what's best, but more to do with the fact that most users are either too ill-informed or too lazy to find out what is best and use it. Comments like "I don't use Imgburn because it doesn't have a burn DVD video button" bear this out. | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 29 19:12 | ||||
HP does. At least my vista pc from a couple years ago did. | ||||
| guns1inger posted 2009 Jun 29 19:19 | ||||
| We use HP desktops here, and they all ship with Roxio. Toshiba seems to change it's burning software regularly, but hasn't shipped with Nero to my knowledge. Dell used to ship with Nero - don't know if it still does. | ||||
| DarrellS posted 2009 Jun 29 19:51 | ||||
| Both of my HPs came with Easy CD Creator. My first Lite-On ($129.99 on sale) came with all kinds of software, Nero, PowerDVD, Sonic My DVD, I Copy DVDs and two or three blank discs. My other Lite-Ons came with Nero and PowerDVD. | ||||
| roma_turok posted 2009 Jun 29 23:57 | ||||
| Nero 7 lite to burn DVD images and files.
Imgburn not exactly user friendly interface when its come to writing files and option to duplicate DVD data disk. | ||||
| johns0 posted 2009 Jun 30 00:37 | ||||
I would say imgburn is user friendly,not newb friendly cause you gotta read abit to use it right. | ||||
| stiltman posted 2009 Jun 30 01:44 | ||||
I think it's newbie friendly....Well maybe not the build function, but everything else is. Latest Dell (business) laptops are shipping with Roxio..lite or what ever the bloated version is. Pure crap in my opinion | ||||
| VegasBud posted 2009 Jun 30 04:03 | ||||
I use ImgBurn for all burning purposes...because that's what works best for me. What someone else chooses to use is up to them. | ||||
| MeDiCo_BrUjO posted 2009 Jun 30 05:55 | ||||
| Maybe you should have made a difference between Nero OEM and Nero Retail. | ||||
| dfisher052 posted 2009 Jun 30 07:57 | ||||
| I switched to BurnAware Free from CopytoDVD because it's faster (5 minutes to burn a full DVD) & much simpler to use. I've burned over 200 discs & not a single coaster. I burn both DVD & Data with it. For CD's I use CDBurner XP. | ||||
| Ally68 posted 2009 Jun 30 08:10 | ||||
| ImgBurn takes up less space on your computer, and does a better job in my opinion. | ||||
| TheFamilyMan posted 2009 Jun 30 15:39 | ||||
| It's nero 3 to 1 over imgburn!
I used nero 5.5 up until my pioneer A06 finally died a year or so ago. My new samsung DVDR drive shipped with a nero 'lite' install from which I surgically installed the disk burning portion of its bloatware, only after trying the much touted imgburn. I really wanted to like imgburn but I finally gave up: it's simply too much hassle to use IMO. I agree it's a do everything, ass kicking burning tool, but if all one wants to do is burn music, data or vids quick and easy, Nero wins hands down IMO. | ||||
| träskmannen posted 2009 Jun 30 16:07 | ||||
| Imgburn. | ||||
| SingSing posted 2009 Jun 30 16:58 | ||||
| Okay. We want names of those people use Roxio and are not emplyed by Sonic solution that bought them.
We should able to sell them a Ford Pinto or 386 laptop.  | ||||
| yoda313 posted 2009 Jun 30 17:22 | ||||
Hey! I don't work for Sonic and I'm a part time Roxio user. I wouldn't buy either of those two - though I still have my 386 desktop - sentimental value more than anything :) | ||||
| LIGHTNING UK! posted 2009 Jul 01 15:50 | ||||
| At least I'm not last ;)
Build mode has a new explorer style interface in 2.5.0.0. The old/new ones are known as 'Standard' and 'Advanced' (might change it to 'Enhanced') input modes - just like how it currently has 2 'output' modes. Hopefully that'll please a few people. | ||||
| tbone8 posted 2009 Jul 01 23:13 | ||||
| great timing of this poll! I am rebuilding my pc this weekend and decided to stroll on over here and see what other people's opinions were of burning software. The timing of this poll couldn't be better!
I think I agree with the earlier post that nero is definitely the OEM leader so that is what people use because its convenient. Another person commented that they were using version 6 which came out.... what... 5 years ago (not making fun as I am on the same version myself which is exactly why i'm here tonight!). I think I most agree withe the person who commented on it working seamlessly with shrink. That alone is a big time saver for me. It seems like once you use something and it works, well, why switch?! I am intrigued by imgburn however. I would love to hear peoples reasoning for liking it better than nero, but please don't say its free, because I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. I am more interested in why its a better software, not why its a better value. I have never used it but I can be easily swayed by a good solid argument. | ||||
| GKar posted 2009 Jul 01 23:29 | ||||
And definitely not least. | ||||
| stiltman posted 2009 Jul 01 23:31 | ||||
I use it mainly for DVD Video discs because it burns compliant discs better and FASTER than Nero.....There's the 32 bit/bite thingy to :) | ||||
| johns0 posted 2009 Jul 01 23:47 | ||||
| I use imgburn for data,dvd video,cd music and its much better at burning d/l dvd than nero. | ||||
| VegasBud posted 2009 Jul 02 03:45 | ||||
| tbone8,
You can get a modified version of DvdShrink which uses ImgBurn instead of nero (for the burning part of the process) from the "Tools" page for DvdShrink on this site, or (if you want an installation guide, too) at this page. It's for xp or higher, but if your "Computer Details" are correct, that won't be a problem for you.
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| guns1inger posted 2009 Jul 02 04:57 | ||||
I like Imgburn because 1. It is small. Nero in it's current incarnation requires some 1.5 GB for a complete install. Imgburn is a few MB in size. 2. It is reliable. Unlike most other burning applications, it is not filled with superfluous extras or try to be a an authoring tool and a recording studio and a cover designer and a video converter and an audio converter and an elephant and a small car and a hat for large headed people and the list goes on and on. It does one thing, and does it very well. 3. It is smart. Burning data ? - it knows what to do. Burning AVCHD to DVD ? - it knows what to do. Burning DVD Video ? It knows what to do. It pops up at just the right moment to say "it looks like you are burning {insert type of disc here}. Do you want me to change the settings accordingly ?" Very nice. 4. It actually burns DVD Video correctly. Something that Nero has never done. Ever. 5. It is simple. It may not be as pretty as Nero (no big shiny buttons to keep the simple folk amused), but it is concise, and everything is in easy reach. And the Help menu actually leads to real help in the form of illustrated guides at the Imgburn forum. 6. It is so simple, I can teach computer illiterate teachers to use it. 7. It is the only free tool to reliably burn Dual Layer DVDs, with correctly positioned layer breaks. 8. It is simply brilliant. | ||||
| G)-(OST posted 2009 Jul 02 05:51 | ||||
| I use imgburn for all my burning needs, I am not saying that it does everything, but it does everything I need it for.
I don't know if people know about an app called burrrn, but I used to love it for burning audio disc's from flac or monkey files, it worked great, but unfortunately it does not work on Vista, it just crashes, so I no longer use it. | ||||
| tbone8 posted 2009 Jul 02 08:41 | ||||
| Thanks for the info! You have definitely convinced me to give it a shot, especially for the price :D
In neros defense, I will say that I have burned in excess of 700 DVDs and only had two coasters. Both times I got a warning before it started burning telling me that file structure was messed up so I was at least warned and I could have stopped and hence, no coaster. Both times, the coaster was actually my own user error and I couldn't blame it on Nero. I also only deal with the burning ROM. That startsmart thingy they got is a joke! The interface may be good for my parents, but I haven't a clue what its telling me to do! But alas, its time to give something else a shot just to make life interesting. Sounds like imgburn is the way to go! Thanks again! | ||||
| Sifaga posted 2009 Jul 02 08:50 | ||||
| i didnt realise that imgburn can burn audio CD's
but now i do so its the only one i have on my PC igmburn ftw | ||||
| Jim44 posted 2009 Jul 02 12:42 | ||||
| Very well said guns1inger.
I'll add, addressing tbone8's "you get what you pay for" comment, that LUK! has a whole groups of Beta testers to help him test & debug a release before to goes out to the general public. Not all that different, typically, from most other software (one hopes anyway :) ), but thought I would mention it. I've only ever used ImgBurn (I've never, ever installed Nero on any computer). It's done everything I've needed - video, data, SL, DL, and recently a few audio CDs. Once I got my head around the difference between "build" and "write", it became easy to use. Start it, drop in my DVD folder, burn. | ||||
| tbone8 posted 2009 Jul 02 14:20 | ||||
| Touche on the "get what you pay for" comment. As soon as I typed that I had a feeling it would not go ever that well :lol: In the end what I really meant was that sometimes paying just a little bit extra for something is well worth it (assuming you are actually paying for both objects). But I do agree that in the context of this site, the freeware is almost always 10 times better than anything you could buy off the shelf! | ||||
| Dv8ted2 posted 2009 Jul 02 14:33 | ||||
| Imgburn | ||||
| roma_turok posted 2009 Jul 03 12:26 | ||||
Finally I announced the winner :lol: :
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| guns1inger posted 2009 Jul 03 13:26 | ||||
| Just because people believe it doesn't make it true. A lot of people watch Oprah and believe everything she and her guests say. Unfortunately, everything she and her guests say is horse sh@t and snake oil.
So you can keep Nero on your machine, eating ever larger amounts of disk space and adding more and more useless crap to your system with every release. Imgburn is demonstrably better in the majority of cases. | ||||
| roma_turok posted 2009 Jul 04 00:51 | ||||
The questing of poll was: What is your most used Disc Burning utility? Its was not: What you believe most used Disc Burning utility? I don't think they use Nero because the believe.
This point I agree with you, the latest version of Nero 9 383mb install pure crap but I use Nero 7 Lite only 30mb install. | ||||
| guns1inger posted 2009 Jul 04 02:12 | ||||
| quite a few use it because they do believe it is the best - and one upon a time it was. Many use it simply because they are lazy and can't be bothered to learn something new. The same reason they still use Internet Explorer. | ||||
| ocgw posted 2009 Oct 04 09:09 | ||||
| Am I the only guy here that uses DVD Fab Platinum? lol
I also use imgburn, and Clone DVD 2 ocgw peace | ||||
| SingSing posted 2009 Oct 04 22:37 | ||||
| I saw the local Staples store has pile of Roxio. I hope they are trying to throw them out, and not trying to sell them ;-<
Staples customer's comment as followed: Waste of money By butch from nj on 1/6/2009 Pros: None Cons: Appears certain program f, Difficult to install, No support from roxio, Unable to use Best Uses: Garbage Primary use: Personal Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments about Roxio Creator 2009: Can't find anything good to say. |
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