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What is 'Packet Writing'?

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dajo

Senior member
Can someone define this briefly? Is it better than not using packet writing formatting?

Sometimes when we burn audio discs we get the 'chipmunks' syndrome where the speed is 'quadrupled'. Does anyone know what causes this problem? Would using packet writing formatting help resolve this issue?

Thanx!
 
Packet Writing is a way of using a CD-R or CD-RW more like a floppy or removable storage device.
Instead of writing all the data in one long track, the data is written in 2k "packets", and some of
the disc space is used as an updateable index to keep track of changes in the data as it is removed
or updated.

It is usuable in situations where you want to access data like it is off a floppy, but be able to store
more than a floppy can hold. A packet writing formatted CD (like from DirectCD) can hold a little
over 500MB (some space is taken up by the formatting and indexing).

The problem you are having with audio CDs sounds more like you may need to switch to "Disk at Once"
burning instead of "Track at Once". That seems to solve the problem with the burn inserting long gaps
between songs, and it might help with your problem too.

Packet writing would not help, because it would make the CDs in a format that audio CD players will
not recognize.


 
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