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99min CDR Tests:
90min & 99min CD's are net yet readily
available. The tests performed in this sections were with Ritek 24x 99min CDR's. Some
very interesting results.
Take a look...
13. 99min CDR OWSC ON
The first test was done with OWSC enabled:
I noticed a slight delay prior to actually starting the
writing process. As shown above, it dropped the writing speed to 16x. Although the CD was identified
as 700MB, I was able to burn 962MB (96min) with no problem whatsoever in 7:16.
Remember that overburning MUST be enabled in Nero before
you can write to 90min or 99min CDR's.
14. 99min CDR OWSC OFF
With OWSC OFF, burning the same 96min of Audio was
successful at 44x! Although I've read that the drive had trouble writing to 99min CDR's, I'm convinced
based on the above test that the drive is capable of doing it.
One VERY interesting result...
When I attempted to play back the 99min CD that was
recorded with OWSC OFF, the drive flipped out on me and could not read the last 3 tracks. At this
point, I though the CD was only readable on the Yamaha CRW-F1. HOWEVER, when I attempted to
play the same CD but recorded with OWSC ON, it actually played it
perfectly! Including the very last track. Very
interesting.
Based on these results, I'm sure it's not the drive's
fault, but the media itself. There aren't many 90min or 99min CDR's out there. I'm sure as they start
coming out, the write quality of these discs will improve.
Here folks is a GREAT example of OWSC at work!
Excellent! :)
15. DiscT@2 Feature
Probably the most exciting feature of the drive is the
revolutionary DiscT@2 feature
(Pronounced "Disc Tattoo")
The version of Nero that comes with the retail version as
you now know is 5.5.8.13. This version includes the DiscT@2 editor and burning tool. Most people were
wondering if they would even be able to use the feature since the latest
version of Nero 5.5.9.0 did not support the feature. This is a
special version of the software that includes the necessary tools to
create and burn the images. It's been said that the next release of
Nero will include the feature.
You can access this in the Nero Write Cd Dialog under the "Misc"
menu as shown below:
Below is the editor used to design the label.
You can bend text to have it go around the print area of
choice as shown here.
You can add text or even images to the design layout.
Below is a shot of the preview screen and with an embedded
image.
The following dialog will appear if you attempt to burn the
DiscT@2 before the actual data. DiscT@2 burning takes place at the
end of the writing process and the area to work with depends on the
available space left on the CD. It's best to use 90min or 99min
CDR's for this so you can makeup for lost space.
The following is the the process bar shown once the burning
process starts. Keep in mind that the time it takes to burn DiscT@2's
depends on the area selected in the editor.
As much as I would like to show you the results, it's quite
difficult to produce pictures capturing the written images. I was
able to take one decent pic of a Mini CDR I used to burn a test image.
***UPDATE***
I added a second pic to show you something I myself was
curious about. I was wondering just how
well it would handle small font sizes. The pic show's
you an example of this. You'll notice on the lower right of the CD small text going around the CD. I
used Arial 8. Works perfectly. :)
Regarding DiscT@2 and different dyes:
DiscT@2 works best with dark blue dye's. I remember a
while back when CD's with this color dye were easily available at
your local store. Now, a lot have switched to the light green dye.
If you burn DiscT@2 to one of these, it will
work but you will hardly be able to see it. I tried it on one of the
Ritek CD's and it's barely noticeable.
Also, if your wondering whether or not it will work on
black CDR's, the answer is NO. You can't see the image at all.
Even if you attempt to burn in a bright color. I just had to try
this just to confirm it's not legible.
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