recordnow max

[red lion]

when i do a dvd i only usually do movie only using dvd decrypter ,dvd2one and recordnow max
my question is when i use record now i select data and burn which is ok and took an hour on 1x media harry potter (movie only)
now someone on here told me to use the wizard now when i select make a data disc with the wizard it says 15 minutes
why does using the wizard take quarter of the time and does it still play in your dvd player this way
there must be something different doing it this way

[defense]

I'm not sure where you got that info from, but I don't think it's accurate. I don't use the Wizard, but even if you do, you are still making a Data Disk. If your media is 1x then you can only burn at 1x no matter what. Have you actually tried to do the method you read about? If so, how long did it take to burn? If it "shows" 15 minutes, then that would be equivalent to burning at 4x! As great as RNM is, I have noticed a few minor issues.

They are all "visual" and have no affect on the burn itself, so I don't mind them. One of them though happens to be that sometimes a DVD will start out and show you that you have more time to burn, like when I burn at 2x for example. But after a few minutes everything adjusts and the correct times are displayed. Maybe there is another issue where RNM shows "15" minutes, but if you wait a few minutes, that will probably jump up to 60 minutes. Test it out on a DVD+RW and let us know.

[Karate Media]

Yes...I have noticed that my version of RecordNow (Veritas, bundled w/ Sony DRX500UL -- something I did not mention when raising my voice w/ other RN questions) that w/ 2X media, the app will display a "time remaining" consistent w/ a 4X burn.

After a minute or two, the program readjusts itself and show the proper 2X burn time.

Also, with 2X discs, it will display 5:00 remaining/82% complete (or thereabouts) for the last 5 minutes of the burn or so until it spits out the disc (successfully completed). It never goes past 5 minutes or 80-ish%, but the discs alway burn successfully...

The discs -- knock on wood -- all work fine so far, so I haven't concerned myself w/ fixing the issue (the same reason I haven't updated my Sony firmware past 1.0f -- until it causes a problem, I ain't touching a thing!)

Just some corroborating experiences...

[Bob W]

Yes...I have noticed that my version of RecordNow (Veritas, bundled w/ Sony DRX500UL -- something I did not mention when raising my voice w/ other RN questions) that w/ 2X media, the app will display a "time remaining" consistent w/ a 4X burn.

After a minute or two, the program readjusts itself and show the proper 2X burn time.

Also, with 2X discs, it will display 5:00 remaining/82% complete (or thereabouts) for the last 5 minutes of the burn or so until it spits out the disc (successfully completed). It never goes past 5 minutes or 80-ish%, but the discs alway burn successfully...

The discs -- knock on wood -- all work fine so far, so I haven't concerned myself w/ fixing the issue (the same reason I haven't updated my Sony firmware past 1.0f -- until it causes a problem, I ain't touching a thing!)

Just some corroborating experiences...

I believe that to be a Sony problem as I get the same thing with my Sony but not at all with my Pioneer 105 drive.

[defense]

Yes...I have noticed that my version of RecordNow (Veritas, bundled w/ Sony DRX500UL -- something I did not mention when raising my voice w/ other RN questions) that w/ 2X media, the app will display a "time remaining" consistent w/ a 4X burn.

After a minute or two, the program readjusts itself and show the proper 2X burn time.

Also, with 2X discs, it will display 5:00 remaining/82% complete (or thereabouts) for the last 5 minutes of the burn or so until it spits out the disc (successfully completed). It never goes past 5 minutes or 80-ish%, but the discs alway burn successfully...

Exactly what I was saying and it's just a "visual" thing. Nothing to be concerned about at all. I use RecordNOW MAX, but it's interesting to hear the time disparity is also wtih Record Now DX.

[Karate Media]

Exactly what I was saying and it's just a "visual" thing. Nothing to be concerned about at all. I use RecordNOW MAX, but it's interesting to hear the time disparity is also wtih Record Now DX.

Exactly, defense...you da one I was corroboratin' for... (I was originally going to end that post w/ "In defense of defense..." but i wasn't really defending you, just backing up your view...)

Anyway, Bob's got an interesting point and I noticed that defense and I both have the Sony 500 burner...does Red Lion have a Sony burner as well?

[dpcpro]

I have the Toshiba SD-R5002 burner and have the same time remaining issues with RNM, so it's not just the Sony burner.

dpcpro

[jnk76]

I have never noticed that happening on my A05.
I have done some tests while writing on a RW and RN is so good that if I load my machine enough it switches from 2X to 1X which I thought was great. Also I am not sure if this is with just my drive or common occurance but sometimes with no load on CPU the drive stops writing and the progressive bar on RN stops for like ever ( less than 5 mins.) and then all of a sudden continues. No problems with the movie though.

Anybody have that happen?

[Indo]

I believe that to be a Sony problem as I get the same thing with my Sony but not at all with my Pioneer 105 drive.

No, not a Sony problem. I have exactly the same behavior with my Pioneer A05, not a real problem though.

[Richard]

I get the exact same time issue on my Pioneer A05.

[jnk76]

Tha'ts odd it happens on some Pioneer drives but not others. I may have not noticed it though.

[JamesB69]

Hey defense, switch to Nero :P

just trying to agravate you lets not start another fight.

...to each his own

[red lion]

ok so its a visual thing i have burned all my dvd,s without the wizard (sony dru500ax) usually close it and it does take a minute to right the time left
but when i try with the wizard it was way of the mark it said like 15 minutes . The reason i could not find out it was visual was that the 2 times i tried the wizard the copy only lasted a few minutes anyway (bad media)
i dont want to go of topic but i bought 25 datawrite classic yellow and i am getting 1 in 4 to work
now what i want to know is there any difference in
time quality or what by using the wizard
(i mean what is the difference using the wizard and not using the wizard)

[jnk76]

As far as I know the wizards in almost any program is just a simplified route to get something done. By exiting most wizards you get full functionality of a program with options that many users may not use.
Wizards are great for newbies.

This should not affect burning quality though

[Bob W]

I never mess with the full program and just use the wizard. It just saves me time and it always does a fine job.

[red lion]

but in recordnow max when i dont use the wizard or when i do use the wizard its the same
data,find video ts then burn
the only difference is when you dont use it you have to click it shut
(i thought a wizard was quicker)

[jnk76]

NO. The wizard will not burn the data quicker if that is what I am reading and interpretting you correctly.

[red lion]

yes its a visual mistake i thought it was to good to be true

[defense]

Hey defense, switch to Nero

just trying to agravate you lets not start another fight.

...to each his own

lmao.....I stay away from those type of debates now because people really do get offended, even if the facts are there showing my points. But I really do hope NERO finally has a "solid" working release..I haven't heard many complaints on the latest version, so more power to Nero.

I don't hate on Nero and that was my first preferred choice of burning software until I realized all of the issues I mentioned. Then during posting, many others had the same issues.

There are too many things that "can" go wrong when backing up a DVD, especially one that needs reencoding. Since I have found RNM, burning a DVDR is one less thing I need to worry about.

I hope Nero is working great for you and others though.