On 11/07/2011 02:02 PM, Dennis Gallien wrote: <snip>
What's the trick to minimize coasters?
I've used Verbatim CD, DVD +R, and DVD +R DL for quite some time, and have had a very high burn rate. Always using k3b. And good results on any of my players.
I presume you've verified the .iso's have no problems, playing on your system before burning? I have on occasion had issues such as jittering with rips off of source DVD's that play fine, no matter which tool, codec, format, or container I tried.
IME, and since I also use quality media, the issues I've had have been with the burner. I currently have an NEC, Asus, LG, and Samsung. The Samsung and NEC perform very well, but the LG repeatedly gives me fits, especially on DL. (The Asus is still too new to judge.) Like the others, the LG was highly recommended - so there are lemons even with a quality model. The problem could be the media, but I would want to try another burner.
My $.02
JA, that was it... Dennis, Greg, thanks. It was my fault. It was an idiot moment on my part. Apparently, I burned the .iso that I extracted with dd. Which would explain the video chop and skip. (duh... after dd I would still need to mount -o loop and decrypt :) I just burned the one I extracted with k3b - works fine. Lesson - always keep your .iso names straight :) As for burners go, I have always had great results from Plextor models as well as NEC. For that matter, I haven't really had bad luck with any. Thanks again for all your help! -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org