Topic: Cd Burning Software??

[F.O.Bean]

FWIW tho, i always multitask my comp usually, and nero is FLAWLESS on data discs since it does a real verification, but alot of my audio discs have maybe ONE hiccup!!

[macroint]

Feurio is a great, free program, check out http://www.etree.org/feurio.html for more info

  I'm in the market for new burning software myself (though it doesn't have to be free)...checked the Feurio linked above, but it doesn't say if it supports XP. Anyone know?

  I'm intertested in comparison opinions about Nero 6.3 and Easy Media Creator 7...or any others that you think are decent.
  Thanks.

[dnsacks]

Just get nero -- it works great for both data and audio cds (as mentioned above, be sure to burn audio cds using nero express as this makes it WAY easy to remove the 2 second gaps).  Also, if you install mike wren's flac frontend after installing Nero, you'll be able to burn audio cds directly from flac files -- this has worked flawlessly for me under windows xp using both my old p2-400 and my new p4-2.8ghz.  Although there is also a shn>audio cd plugin for nero, I don't recommend it as runnning it seems to choke my pc.

I've stayed as far away from ezcd-creator's products since they required me to reinstall windows xp a few years ago.

[nic]

I use EAC for audio, Nero 6.something for data.  I hate Nero for audio as I always forget to remove the damn 2-second tracks between songs.

Brian, for audio with Nero use the Nero Express button.  There is a little radio button/check box that will remove all the gaps every time. 

...Kk, who has had his fair share of TAO's with Nero.

Edit: consider this my recommendation for NERO too!

the 1 problem I have with Nero Express is that it will switch the track order occasionally, or rather, the track listing is not in the same order as when you drag the files into its window

[admkrk]

feurio works just fine w/ xp.

although a lot of people love nero, i wouldn't use it if it was free. the couple times i used it (at a friends) when my computer was down, had several coasters.

veritis(hp?) record now has been grate. i'm finally starting to like it. 3 coasters(in a row, switched discs and no problems) out of 100's of data burns. it does the verification thing too.

[charles]

I use Nero as well...and I'm very happy with it for the same reasons other have listed. But I'm a newbie....so don't pay much attention to this post.

[cookiepuss]

There is always good 'ol CDRecord

http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

. . .although it is command line / DOS prompt only.

[Gordon]

one more vote for Nero.  as stated it sucks that there is no DAO default but it is so automatic to me to highlight> right click> properties>0  that I never make a disc with gaps.  and as  stated it's very easy with express to get rid of the gaps.  I only use express for vcds though.  lets you make menu with pictures etc.  oh and if I'm not mistaken Feurio only burns audio and not data.

[the yokel]

Nero's good but has way to much other junk with it for my tastes.  Prefer the no frills freeware Burn @ once: http://www.burnatonce.com/cgi-bin/ShotGun/ShotGun.cgi?ammo=burnatonce  .  Burns CD/DVD & can decode flac files.