6 perfect DVD burning tips

When you want to create your own DVD, you need to purchase the appropriate type of burner available on the market. However, to "burn" high quality products, users need to buy good discs, choose the right format, update the firmware .

1. Buy the disc to select the gold sender

If you evaluate the data to be stored in an optical disc is important (such as wedding video, anniversary of the birth of the baby or scientific research), then choose the genuine "genuine" type of Taiyo Yuden, Memorex, Maxell, TDK, Verbatim . They cost much more than the market of more than tens of thousands of dong but they are durable and when scratched they can still run well, without damaging the reading eye of the drive.

2. Update the firmware for the burner

Many users do not pay attention to upgrading the firmware for the optical drive. These are special instructions written on the drive's integrated chip, which allows the device to burn at any speed and is compatible with any media type. What's interesting about the firmware is that it can be upgraded to new versions, which enhances the features on the drive. For example, with the DW1620 coded DVD drive, BenQ launched a firmeware so it can be compatible with 16x media. To find the new firmware for your device, go to the manufacturer's website to get information.

Note : If you buy a computer with a built-in optical drive, the system may come with an OEM version (original equipment manufacturer) and you will have trouble finding the firmware for this drive. Also, need to update the firmware correctly, otherwise, you will damage the device.

3. Select the standard format for independent readers

When burning, everyone wants to play it on many devices other than a computer, but not all readers support DVD-R / RW and DVD + R / RW formats. At this point, users need to check the accompanying manual to know exactly which format their reader supports. You can go here to find out this type of information.

4. Select Nero software

In quite a lot of burning programs, Nero is still considered the most professional because it satisfies most users' needs. Download the Nero version here.

5. Set compatible bit

This tip is for those who have problems with video playback even though DVD + R / RW plays well on DVD players. When the device plays a disc, it will look at some "low-level" information to determine which disk it belongs to (for example, DVD ROM, DVD + R .). Some older types only play the disc type marked as DVD-ROM; physically they don't have any problems, but the firmware instructions block this feature. You will deal with one of two ways: (1) Update the firmware (2) Change the information when burning the disc so that the reader recognizes it as DVD-ROM and not DVD + R / RW. Many drive manufacturers support this change method for multimedia format + R / RW.

How to change depends on the manufacturer of the optical drive. Some offer manual selection, some change automatically to DVD ROM before burning. Therefore, read the manual carefully before burning the disc to avoid waste. More detail here.

6. Solve compatibility problems with UDF

If the recording is finished but cannot be run, you can use the final method to try burning again using the Universal Disc Format standard. Of course, some older readers do not correctly read the new UDF version (burning software like Nero usually uses the latest UDF version; currently UDF 2.6).