[dual layer dvd]

Hi, I hope I am posting this in this right place...

Recently my laptop has been started to run very taxed and slow during any DVD ripping or burning, using DVD Fab and IMGburn; which is odd, because I've had this laptop for three years with NO problems multi-tasking at all (it has 2gb RAM and is a dual-core Pentium, so it's not exactly weak by any means)

I thought maybe I had a virus, so I completely reformatted the machine and took it back to factory settings, but the problem still exists.

All the burning and ripping still works flawlessly, its just that it makes everything else I do while the process is running VERY slow; the prime example would be if I try to access any audio files or .MP3's to listen to during the process the sound comes out VERY JAGGED a word or two at a time, like a machine-gun of lyrics. I am very confused, because everything else is perfect on the computer, and its not like the DVD's are ripping or burning correctly, it just takes longer to do them and everything else at the same time...

Thanks!

 

[speedster123]

try it without any usb devices plugged in.

 

[Tyree]

Check in the DVDFab temp files and empty all old files. Try using DVDFab (the VSO burning engine does a great job) to make the burn.

 

[dual layer dvd]

try it without any usb devices plugged in.

Ok, I will try this today and let you know how it goes - although I never have anything plugged in, except for my HTC Touch Pro cell phone to tether online while I'm copying/burning (my printer is always turned off and I don't have any other peripherals.)

Thanks

 

[dual layer dvd]

Check in the DVDFab temp files and empty all old files. Try using DVDFab (the VSO burning engine does a great job) to make the burn.

Hi, I do love DVDfab 99% of the time, but when I tried using their automatic VSO burning "DVD to DVD" option, it seemed like a cinch, all I had to do was hit one button then pop in a blank DVD-R and it will take care of the rest... for some some reason when trying to do the 'all in one' step with DVDFab it ended up ruining a HIGH percentage of DVD's for me, so I started using DVDfab solely to create ISO's/remove copyright protection, and used IMGburn strictly for creating the DVD from image.

I am just a little dejected, because I did an entire factory reset on my computer, installed the newest listed DVDfab, and have always been able to musti-task in the past? Hmmm... Thanks a lot for all your help guys :grin:

 

[bwguy]

DVD/ ROM Drives deteriorate over time, causing slower speeds for burning, and they may also take up more CPU usage because the processor has to read more calculations from the laser.

regards

 

[dual layer dvd]

DVD/ ROM Drives deteriorate over time, causing slower speeds for burning, and they may also take up more CPU usage because the processor has to read more calculations from the laser.

regards

...............crap

 

[bwguy]

crap?
How is it crap?

you think a brand new DVD/RW burns faster than a 5 year old DVD/RW?


regards

 

[Tyree]

DVD to DVD is not the best way to copy movies. Have you tried Fab using the Copy to Folder option?
Laptop optical drives are pretty low quality and prone to early failure and burning large amounts of data (i.e. movies) can tax any DVDRW.
I also have to ad that I've never noticed any "slow down" in performance with any optical drives as they aged. Perhaps one that is 5 yrs. old but I've yet to see one, that is used frequently, last that long. :grin:

 

[dual layer dvd]

crap?
How is it crap?

you think a brand new DVD/RW burns faster than a 5 year old DVD/RW?


regards

How would the news of my laptop's performance and optical drive degradation not elicit the immediate response of 'crap'!? Haha

To answer your question, of course I believe a brand new optical drive has the capability through both pathways of more stable operation and a newer more capable laser and reading efficiency to function faster than somethign half a decade old. I have never witnessed any technology that operates at optimal performance after years have passed, especially when compared to a brand new technology.

Plus... I have the clear perspective of having owned this laptop for almost five years now, and int he past using the exact same DVDfab ripping software and obviously the same optical drive, the total time for ripping and burning was MUCH faster; to the point I couldn't walk out of the room like I can now. Shoot... now, I can cook dinner and eat it while my optical drive rips, lol.

 

[dual layer dvd]

DVD to DVD is not the best way to copy movies. Have you tried Fab using the Copy to Folder option?
Laptop optical drives are pretty low quality and prone to early failure and burning large amounts of data (i.e. movies) can tax any DVDRW.
I also have to ad that I've never noticed any "slow down" in performance with any optical drives as they aged. Perhaps one that is 5 yrs. old but I've yet to see one, that is used frequently, last that long. :grin:

The burn to folder option (.ISO) is the only thing I use DVDfab for actually, I love its capability to strip copyright and place the entire movie into an ISO file on my local hard drive for later viewing with VLC Media Player, or burning onto a DVD-R/+R at a later time using IMGburn.

You mentioned you've never witnessed a slow down in optical performance after time goes by, so would that mean my original theory of RAM or overall laptop ability is degrading? I am in the market for a new laptop anyway, although all the online Black Friday deals I made a thread about have sold out online, lol!

 

[bwguy]

Oh right, could be a confusion, crap generally means your chatting crap.

My fault, sorry.

Regards

 

[dual layer dvd]

Well, looks like those issues of latency and continually down-trending performance are an issue of the past... I just camped out and bought a LED Blu-Ray laptop this morning! Now its time to switch Netflix over to Blu-Ray, and get my DVDFab ripping BD's!!!