- Always use high quality media. All media is
not the same. Do your research and choose a brand that will produce
a high quality disc consistently.
- Avoid burning from a network source. If your
source files are on a network drive, copy the files to your local
hard drive before burning a disc. If you cannot move the files
to your local drive, please use the “Copy To Hard Drive
First” feature. Your burning software will create a temporary
image file during the burning process. When the burn is complete,
the temporary file is deleted.
- Avoid burning on a laptop computer running on
battery power. Fluctuations in available power may yield poor
results.
- Always “Finalize” your disc. If
you use the drag and drop interface that is built into some operating
systems (Windows XP), be sure to select “finalize disc”.
This will increase the “read” compatibility in other
CD-ROM drives.
- Don’t use packet-writing method to burn
master disc. This method is most common with burner drives that
have “re-write” capabilities. It is similar to the
“drag-and-drop” method described above. This burn
method produces discs that cannot be read on many CD-ROM drives.
We cannot accept a master that is burned to a ReWritable (CD-/+RW
or DVD + RW) disc.
- Avoid impact or movement of the drive during
burn. This can cause the laser to skip or jump a track, which
will produce errors or a bad disc.
- Use “burn-proof” feature if available.
This feature allows the drive to slow down the burn speed in the
event the computer cannot supply data fast enough. This can increase
the total burn time, but the quality of the disc will be greater.
- Avoid having multiple applications open when
burning, especially those that access the internet or network.
This can hinder your computer’s ability to “feed”
data to the burner drive at the proper rate. Poor quality discs
and burn rejects could be the result.
There are exceptions and variables to all the
statements above. If you have any questions regarding how to burn
your master, feel free to contact the author of this article.
Adam Platzer
Spinergy
CD / DVD Duplication, Replication, and Screen Printing
Phone: 800-333-1328
http://www.spinergymedia.com
adam.platzer@spinergymedia.com
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