Easy Media Creator 7 - CPU Usage

[seismik]

Just went out and bought Easy Media Creator 7 -- installed it, works beautifully. I burned a few discs and then noticed the task manager CPU meter maxed out, 100%. So I burned a few more and kept a close eye on it -- starts around 10% and slowly works it's way up while writing. After the write is finished, it keeps rising! Just sitting at idle before writing a CD and I'm up to 100% and the computer is doing NOTHING. Close the 'Creator Classic' application and CPU falls back down to about 3%. What is going on? Anyone else have any problems like this? Windows XP SP-1, Lite-On LTR-52246S.

seis

 

[Ryoga]

Never seen that, but my opinion of Roxio has always been pretty low. I'd sooner use DeepBurner or CDBurnerXP Pro (both freeware CD mastering programs) than Easy Coaster Creator.

 

[seismik]

Roxio's reply to my email telling them about this problem: the software is not to blame, there must be other issues with my system. Yeah right, thanks for all your help. That will be the last Roxio software I buy.

 

[corkyg]

This is not uncommon with internal IDE burners - and is why I have always used externals.

 

[Oyeve]

Creator 7 uses a software buffer (CPU hog) and the hardware buffer of your burner. You may have a small size buffer on the burner so the prog compensates by using the sw buffer.

 

[seismik]

I just got a new DVD burner, the NEC 2510A, so I burned a CD with it exactly as with my Lite On -- problem gone. Must be the burner, perhaps Roxio aren't such villians after all.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: seismik
I just got a new DVD burner, the NEC 2510A, so I burned a CD with it exactly as with my Lite On -- problem gone. Must be the burner, perhaps Roxio aren't such villians after all.

I think roxio 7 is a great piece of software. I use other software for other things but 7 is all around pretty damn good. IMO.