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Step 4

 

At the fourth step of the Disc Burning Wizard select the burning mode and specify the burning options.

The following burn modes are available:

Track-at-once. In Track-at-Once recording, the recording laser is turned off after each track is finished, and on again when a new track must be written, even if several tracks are being written in a single recording operation. Tracks recorded in Track-at-Once mode are divided by gaps. If a data track is followed by an audio track, the gap is 2 or 3 seconds. The gap between audio tracks is usually 2 seconds. There is nothing that can be done by the software to suppress or reduce the gap, unless both recorder and software support variable-gap Track-at-Once.

Session-at-once. In Session-at-Once recording, a first session containing multiple audio tracks is recorded in a single pass, then the laser is turned off, but the disc is not closed. Then a second (data) session is written and closed.

The following burn options are available:

Test Mode (simulate burning). When selected, the burning is not actually performed and the disc is not burned. Use it for testing purposes.

Create multisession disc. When selected, a disc is burned in a multisession format; you will be able to burn extra data later to a multisession disc if there will be enough space left on it.

Send optimum power calibration. When selected, Grab&Burn performs a test write and read in an area inside of the lead-in, in order to determine the best laser power for recording. This allows the burner to adjust to each recordable disc, which may vary slightly from different manufacturers, or for other reasons.

Write raw data. When selected, the error correction procedures are not performed. In result, the new burned disc appears to be exactly the same to the original one. Errors on the original disc will also be present on the copy, if the raw data mode is one. These errors are exactly what some protections use to prevent copying.

Write subchannel data. When selected, Grab&Burn writes the sub-channel data, which is often used to protect CD and DVD discs from copying.

Eject disc after burning has completed. When selected, the Wizard ejects the disc right after it is burned. This is used to make the operating system file system recognizer to initiate new volume recognition and mounting sequence. So you will be able to see the content of a just recorded disc.

Also you can select the burning speed in the range, supported by your CD or DVD drive and disc media. It is recommended to reduce the erasing speed if the process fails on higher speeds.

Press Next to continue.