Nero?

[Mal007colm]

Does Nero burning (5.0.2.4) rom support CD-RW features. I have a Iomega zip 650 CD burner and I was wondering if Nero can rewrite. Adaptec EZ cd creator did but I have better burning results with Nero (no coasters) so would prefer to use that.

 

[DefRef]

Nero doesn't do packet writing. If you get the retail boxed version of Nero (not the DL) or got it bundled with your drive (like a TDK VeloCD) you get InCD, which is like Direct CD from Adaptec. You can't run Nero and Direct CD together, so you'll need to buy it or *cough*find it*cough*.

 

[madthumbs]

Nero supports CDRW, just not packet writing. Prassi ABCD is sometimes packaged with Nero. I've had too many problems with packet writing and stick with normal CD formats now.

 

[Mal007colm]

What exactly is packet writing? That is different from re-writing

 

[hominid skull]

Direct CD from Adaptec is a program that allows you to add and delete files on a CD-RW in windows explorer, it does this throught a method called packet writing. On of the main problems that i have had is that the program works fine for a short time and then the whole CDRW is buggered for some reason - all data that was on the disk is lost.

In Nero you can Erase CD-RW's, in not 100% sure what you mean by supporting CD-RW features - if you could be more specific we might be able to help further.

Edit.. Rewriting a disk means that the disk can be erased, just like a floppy disk, and more information writen onto it. If you try to backup a CD you have just bought and the copy fails, you can just erase the CD-RW and have another go.

Hope this makes sence.

 

[Mal007colm]

I guess my problem is that I am under the impression that the hardware is what actually allows you to re-write to the disk. Is it in fact the software and cd-rw. I was using adaptec before to rewrite, and as you said after re-writing to the disc several times the disc was lost. I since changed to Nero, so as long as I have a cd-rw I will be able to write to the cd-rw using Nero? Or as DefRef said I will need InCD to accomplish this with Nero?

 

[nickdakick]

Using a Ricoh 9060A and Nero I've never experienced any problems with writing or rewriting CD-RW's.

 

[hominid skull]

I'll hopefully clear a few things up for you.

There are a few different ways of writing information to a CD-RW. Programs like InCD and DirectCD use a method called packet writing, this allows you to use the CD-RW like a floppy disk.

Software such as Nero, can write to the CD in sessions, which are like tracks on an audio CD. The disadvantage with this is that as you add sessions/tracks to the CD-RW the CD-RW fills up and you end up with no space left on the CD-RW, you are not able to delete sessions that have already been burned onto the CD-RW. When you get to the end of a CD-RW, you have filled the CD with files in different sessions, you have to Finalise the CD-RW. This makes the CD readable all CD players.

This is probably the best, most reliable, way that you can burn files onto a CD or CD-RW.

You will be able to write information using Nero without InCD, it is a good idea to use only one CD writing software on you computer to avoid incompatabilities between them, just write the CD in sessions until the CD is filled up and then finalise the CD. You will still be able to erase a CD-RW after you have finalised it so you can start again.