.iso question

[FOBSIDE]

if i were to create a cd from an iso file and the file is over 700mb, how big will it come out on the actual cd?

 

[jtshaw]

The ISO image size is the size it will take up on a cd.

 

[FOBSIDE]

thanks...that means i need a bigger cd or a cd program that does over-burning. does anyone know which programs allow over-writing of cds?

 

[hominid skull]

Nero lets you overburn CD's..

 

[FOBSIDE]

how much can you overburn a cd? lets say a 650 mb one...how much data can actually fit on that?

 

[hominid skull]

What you need is 80 minute CDR's, you can burn 700MB of data on those no problem - 700MB is what a 80min CDR is rated to hold. When you overburn a 650MB/74minute CD you are not guarenteed that it'll work ok. You take a risk when overburning but generally speaking 78 minutes is the limit, other people on the forums will say that they have got more on a 74CDR, It highly depends on the type of media that you are using.

It's worth spending the extra on proper 80min CDR's, The difference is really small.

 

[FOBSIDE]

this iso is actually 740mb...will i be able to overburn that on a 700 mb cdr?

 

[IamDavid]

I've found that the size of the iso file doesn't exactly match the ON CD file size. When i made a iso of Diablo2 the iso file was 790mb but burned back to a 74 min cdr.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

You can probably overburn around 20 megs max.

 

[jtshaw]

Ya, it might not be exact due to the way different file systems do data blocks but an iso image file should be exactly that, a completely uncompressed image of what is on the CD.