ImgBurn v1.2.0.0 released with many changes-added features


LIGHTNING UK! used our news submit to tell us that he has produced another version of his program ImgBurn. ImgBurn can write most types of CD / DVD images and it supports all the latest writers (including booktype / bitsetting on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony). You can even use ImgBurn to erase / format your rewritable media!

When you see the amount of changes in this 1.2.0.0 you may think this guy doesn't get much sleep!

What's new in this version:

  • Queue can now switch drives/write speed on a
    per image basis.
  • Verify now displays which file the error was in
    - if/when a miscompare occurs.
  • Filesystem parsing within Image Files has been
    improved to include the ISO9660 FS too.
  • A check for AnyDVD / DVD43 (displayed as
    'Interfering programs') - as they could potentially modify data when
    it's being verified - resulting in a 'Miscompare' error.
  • 'Sort By Name' to context menu in Queue window.

  • 'Sort By Name (Ignore Path)' to context menu in
    Queue window.
  • 'Image Files' as an option for IBG default path
    options within the settings. This means the IBG gets put in the same
    folder as the source Image file.
  • %V to custom IBG filename options within the
    settings. %V stands for 'Volume Identifier' A.K.A. Volume Label.
  • 'Compress Spaces' to custom IBG filename
    options within the settings.
  • Ability to click column header in Queue window
    and have it 'sort by name'.
  • Ability to tell Write mode to tell Verify mode
    to not compare against the file - so it behaves more like 1.0.0.0 where
    it just checked the sectors could be read.
  • Ability to have Verify mode ignore non user
    data within sectors. i.e. So with Mode1/2352 images, it only compares
    the real 2048 user data bytes.
  • Support for loading / saving IBG v2.0 files - to take into account the new options for queued items.
    Added: '/TESTMODE' CLI switch.
  • Settings fixing/deleting within the
    installation program depending on current action (downgrade / reinstall
    / upgrade).
  • Ability to synchronise device selection within
    the various modes.
  • Ability to synchronise options in ISO Write /
    Discovery modes (i.e. Test Mode, Verify and Write Speed).
  • 'DVDRAM FastWrite' to Write settings. This is
    pretty much a bodge to disable the 'verify' part that's built into
    normal DVDRAM burning.
  • 'Burnt Copies' to Queue window.
  • Increased max copies from 20 to 100.
  • Image details are now updated/refreshed when
    you start to burn. Previously they were just read when the image was
    loaded / queued up.
  • Graph data for Verify process (after write
    process) is now added to IBG file.
  • Option to have the 'Reserve Track' command
    issued when burning DVD+R/+RW format media. Normally it's just issued
    for DVD-R/-RW media.
  • 'Verify / Delete Image / Close Program /
    Shutdown Computer' checkboxes to all modes.
  • Advanced Settings dialog for BenQ / Plextor
    drives to control special features like PowerRec, WOPC, OverSpeed etc.
  • Verify can now be told to ignore an error and
    go on to verifying the next one.
  • Workaround to make 'Wait for background format'
    work on Pioneer drives that don't follow the MMC spec. (Even the 110 has
    this problem!)
  • Media information to log when erasing discs.
  • Ability to enable/disable 'Stay On Top' for
    Queue window from within the settings.
  • Little 'Refresh' buttons to the Advanced
    Settings and Booktype windows.
  • Shutdown dialog (with 'Abort' button and a 10
    second timeout) for when the program is supposed to shut the pc down.
  • 'Book Type' to verify log.
  • Ability to get IFO layer break position from 2054 bytes per sector (mastering style) DVD images.
    Added: Improved methods used to find potential
    layer break position.
  • Information about midpoint of Image file to the
    Layerbreak window. The nearer to this value the layerbreak position is,
    the more compatible with players the final disc will be.
  • Support for '.di' (Prassi / TraxData ONES) images.
    Added: Support for erasing BD-RE media.
    (well, fixed it really!)
  • 'LightScribe' and 'Labelflash' entries to
    Device Capabilities window
  • Verify now counts up all the errors in a given
    sector and shows that number in the first (and only) miscompare warning.
  • Extra right click 'Apply xxxx setting to
    selected' options to the Queue window.
  • A 'MB' (megabytes) value to the 'Not enough
    space on disc' dialog box.
  • Updating the drive / write speed in the main
    window now also refreshes the Queue window.
  • A delete button to the 'previous image' section
    of the 'Please insert next disc...' window.
  • Auto retries to the 'cycling tray before
    verify' bit of code - useful for when the drive sometimes fails to
    initialise the disc - it'll then auto eject + reinsert it again.
  • 'Share Images Amongst Drives' & 'Share
    Selected Images Amongst Drives' options to context menu in Queue window.
  • 'Select All' & 'Invert Selection' options
    to context menu in Queue window.
  • 'Sequential Scan' flag to command used when
    reading files. This seems to speed things up when reading over a
    network.
  • Support for multiboot gcm images.
  • Option to make ImgBurn the default application
    for the files it's associated with in the registry
  • A second icon to the exe that people can use
    for files associated with the program.
  • Checking for minimum version requirement of
    DVDInfoPro before attempting to display an IBG file with it.
  • Volume Label change code now updates EDC/ECC
    area of 2336/2352/2448 byte sector images - would have previously failed
    Verify.
  • 'HD DVD-RW' to 'HD DVD-RAM' (the new correct
    name for it).
  • Slight redesign of the 'Insert next disc...'
    dialog.
  • Maximum Speed (calculated over 2.5 seconds)
    value can now only be 20% bigger than average speed (calculated over 10
    seconds), or else it is ignored. Might cut down on spikes caused by
    drives caching the IO requests.
  • Added an aligned buffer to one of the
    DeviceIoControls commands - used to enable/disable media change
    notification.
  • The 'Supported Write Speeds' now ensures only 1 instance of a certain speed is shown. i.e. no more 'Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 2x, 4x, 4x, 8x, 8x, 16x, 16x'


Bug Fixes:

  • Sorting the Queue didn't update the file shown
    in the main window.
  • Enabling 'Delete The Image File When Done'
    caused problems if 'Copies' (within the queue) was set at more than 1,
    or if the image was queued again. Queue is now checked to ensure the
    image isn't going to be used again before it's deleted.
  • Redraw (empty box!) problem on device drop down
    comboboxes.
  • Overburning 'Reserve Track' problem on Plextor
    and other burners.
  • 'Reached EOF' error on PDI etc images.
  • Incorrect MSF value in some places.
  • Bug (access violation) deleting all items from
    Queue window.
  • Bug with discovery mode showing 0 sectors when
    verifying - and verify not actually doing anything.
  • Issues with my custom component - as used in
    Discovery mode for Sectors / MB stuff. It didn't display the correct
    number under Window 9x unless the program started in Discovery mode.
  • Bug in UDF parsing code. Would only find/search
    about 39 files (max) when searching files for layerbreak info.
  • Potential workaround for 'PlaySound' API hanging.
    Fixed: Log window not always coming to
    foreground when app is activated - it appears like it's not
    visible/enabled.
  • Removed dots from auto IBG naming with 'date'
    parameter.
  • Certain actions could lead to cancelling a
    close/shutdown but the shutdown part still being enabled - hence when
    program is finally closed, the pc shuts down.
  • Problem with updating the IFO's after figuring out a new layer break flag needed to be added.

Did you read the whole thing? Don't lie! Anyway, if you want to snag this "slightly improved" version of ImgBurn, all you have to do is visit this link.

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