ImgBurn, in this case, where should the layer break be?

[tomcar]

Given this options, which layer break position should I choose? Thanks.

[grossjamesh]

Here is what I do:
Choose the layer break with the highest recommendation(Green, Gold, Silver) then choose the selection with the smallest amount of pad bytes.
Works great for me.

[VegasBud]

tomcar,

There are two main considerations in choosing where a layer break should go.

The first consideration is how inconspicuous the layer break is when played back. The idea is to conceal the brief pause at the layer change so the viewer doesn't recognize it as a break. Putting the layer break in the middle of an explosion (for example) is going to be much more noticeable during playback than if you can put the layer break at a fade to black section between two scenes. Another good place would be where the video looks almost like a still picture (with no dialogue). One at a time, click the four choices available (in this case) and then click the "Preview Selected Cell" button at the bottom of the window. Envision how putting the layer break at each of those places would affect the flow of the movie, and select the one that is least likely to be detectable. It's a judgement call that only you can make.

The second consideration concerns the inherent instability of the outer edge of the disk when it's spinning (being played), which can cause playback problems when the data in that section is played back. You're better off the farther you can draw the data back from that outer edge. If you can avoid the outer 10% of the disk, you can increase how well it plays on a wide selection of players. In NIST testing, they experienced a 7% increase in compatibility by not using the outer 10%.

This part is easy...it's just a question of numbers. In the picture of the "Create Layer Break Position" dialog box that you posted, look at the pairs of numbers in the left column (with the "LBA" heading) for each choice. For each choice, the number after the "->" is where the farthest out part of the data would be (on the disk) if that choice was selected. The smallest number, 1990912 sectors (the second offered choice), is the smallest number, so the data wouldn't extend as far out if you took that choice. Assuming you're using Verbatim DVD+R DL media (which is all you should be using for dual layer burning), with a capacity of 2086912 sectors, the second choice in the list would use ~95% of the disk space in the first layer. The first offered choice in the list, at 2079984 sectors, would require ~99.6% of the disk space in the first layer and would be more susceptible to having playback problems at the layer break.

In general, use the layer break that will lead to the best viewing experience (the first consideration). If two (or more) choices are pretty much the same in terms of viewing experience, use the second consideration as the tie breaker.

I see this was your first post here, so welcome to VideoHelp.