safest on-the-fly dvd-5 copying

[deh707]

currently, i have a sony DW-D22A as my dvd burner. it burns dvd-r at 8x max.

my second drive, a liteon 811s, as my dvd reader, reads at 16x.

i only have 4x tyg01 dvd-r discs for now, and i use anydvd and nero to copy dvd-5 discs on the fly, and it takes 15 minutes. (4x speed)

it takes my sony drive 9 minutes to read a dvd-5 into ISO format.

is it safe enough to copy dvd-5 discs at 8x write speed? (ON THE FLY)

because 8x writing is supposed to take 7 minutes, and it takes 9 minutes to save an ISO to my HDD.

[lumis]

well i think you've done your own math.

4x seems pretty certain, 8x is a little more shaky.

its only one dvd-r, give 8x a shot.

[Gurm]

"Safe" is a relative term. I don't do on-the-fly and I still burn at 4x just to be "safe".

[waheed]

On the FLY would be more safer is your dvd rom and dvd writer are on different IDE channels.

For example:

Primary Master: DVD Writer
Secondary Master: DVD ROM

(Assuming you have a SATA Hard Drive)

[kenowell]

i have a open 1648/aap and a nec 3520 both on seperate ide's and have burned full dvd 9 movies on the fly with nero recode and taiyo uden -dvd at 12x on the fly in 7 min with great results

[marcus]

hello all.... marcus here, well i do copying on the fly with nero 6.6 enterprise, and at 6x max , but with plextor drives.... these have a very high read rate, yes it is very risky but if you have a good source disc like memorex or taiyo .... you'll be fine....
and hello again from trinidad , plenty roti, curried duck and rum....lol =]

[lumis]

"Safe" is a relative term. I don't do on-the-fly and I still burn at 4x just to be "safe".

damn gurm, do you wear a helmet & goggles to be "safe" while burning dvdr's, just incase your dvd burner explodes?

i burn at 12x while using my computer to browse the internet, listen to mp3's & do other various activities.

unless you have a 4x max drive & a stockpile of 4x max media, i dont see why you would burn at 4x.. its just so... slow.. i've been burning at 12x for the last few months and its greeeeeat.. 7 minutes for a full dvdR.

[steve2713]

You shouldn't have problems burning at 8x, but the buffer will likely be fluctuating wildly for about the first third of the disc and it'll actually take longer than a 'normal' 8x burn. I doubt you'll be able to rip at 8x on the inner portion of your disc, simple physics will show that it'll read faster as it gets further out towards the edge of the disc. Do a transfer rate test of a disc with Nero CD/DVD Speed and check the starting rip speed, that will answer some questions for you. It will also depend on how your burner burns its discs at 8x - Some burners burn at 8x from the start, others step up from 4x to 6x and/or 8x.

[MOVIEGEEK]

and hello again from trinidad , plenty roti, curried duck and rum....lol =]

I'll pass on the curried duck but I'll take the rum please.

To be totally safe I wouldn't burn DVD's on-the-fly,drag/rip to HD first then burn.

[lordsmurf]

BTC burner as reader
Pioneer burner
Opposite IDE channels
8x burns on the fly work fine
No buffer issues