Getting Nero to burn at slower speeds (2x or 4x)

[TheTuna]

I have a cendyne 52x cd-rw drive, when using nero i want to use 2x or 4x to burn an svcd, but the only options that nero gives me are 8x up to 52x. Before i put the cd-r media in the drive, I have a 4x option, but once i put the disc in the option disappears. Is this a problem with the brand of disc(TDK). Do some brands of cd-r's only allow a certain minimum speed they can be written at? Thanks

[slimmx]

I think it's the media. Why would you want to burn at a slow speed?

[TheTuna]

When I play my svcd's with the header trick on my dvd player, the video and audio is pretty choppy. I want to try burning at a slower speed to see if it will make it any better, or if it just isnt compatible with my dvd player.

[slimmx]

I have Nero 6. I tested mines with with 48x HP Invernt cd and it gave me
options of burning it at

40x
32x
24x
20x
16x
12x
8x
4x

My burner is Sony 40x/12x/48x.

I guess it's your cds but really I don't know

Good luck

[Leoslocks]

Check cendyne for any firmware updates to the drive.

Nero has a utility that might be some help.
Dynamic Write Speed off
"Download DynWrSpeed_Off.zip and extract the zipped files onto your hard disk using WinZip or WinRar.
Run the registry patch contained in the zipped file by double-clicking it.
It modifies Nero so that the speeds supported by the recorder can no longer be calculated dynamically but is derived from a table in the burner's firmware.
Nero should now, at the latest, display all speeds supported by the burner provided that there is no recordable CD in the burner. "

[EDIT] I checked a TDK CD R disk in a Plextor PX 708A and the write values are the same as slimmx.

[RabidDog]

your problem is not with burning spped it is more likely that your player is not svcd compatible esp if you need to run the header trick.