RE: Setting burn rates
- From: Mike Poz [MSFT] <MikePozMSFT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:54:00 -0700
Burn speeds are controlled in different ways depending upon the OS and the
burning software.
Windows XP: Right click the burner drive in My Computer, select Properties.
In the Properties dialog click the Recording tab. Near the bottom is a
dropdown defaulting to "fastest" with a variety of speeds. Select the one
you desire. Media Player will honor this setting.
Windows Vista: Burn speed is dictated by the application doing the burn.
In WMP, click Tools -> Options, select the Burn tab. On there is a dropdown
with generally four options ranging from Fastest to Slowest (no X values
here). Other applications will use their own implimentation to set the speed.
It should be understood that the fastest burning speed of any system is
constrained by the LOWER of the following two items: burner capability and
media capabilities.
Keep in mind that the more you try to squeeze onto a disc, regardless of the
burning speed, the greater the risk that you won't have a successful burn.
Should I assume you have 90 or 100 minute discs? There seems to be a cadre
of people out there determined to fit the world on these things. Keep in
mind that not all burners can deal with them decently, plus they're outside
of the redbook standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Book_%28audio_CD_standard%29#Redbook_Audio_Specifications
The basic specifications state that
Maximum playing time is 78 minutes (including pauses)
Minimum time limit for a track is 4 seconds
Maximum number of tracks is 99
Maximum number of index points (subdivisions of a track) is 99 with no
minimum time limit
International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) should be recorded on CD-Rs to
appear on the replicated discs
That said, if you're using this larger sized media be advised that your
mileage may vary because while we try to adhere to the redbook standard when
burning audio CDs and do our best to make sure that anything within the
standard will succeed (all things considered equal), we will do our best to
utilize the full capability of the target media.
Again, as with all things software related, there is no 100% guarantee that
this will work 100% of the time on all hardware using all media on every
computer in existance. That's just an impossibility.
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Thanks!
Mike Poz [MSFT]
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"panj" wrote:
I am trying to burn some CD's with more music per disc. I set the bit rate.
on the options menus but when I burn it still does not recognize the lower
quality rate--can't get more music on a burned CD. Is there a book out
there on Media 11 for Windows? The online info from Microsoft is not
sufficient for me. Thanks for any help.
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