ImgBurn
 |
|
|---|---|
 ImgBurn screenshot |
|
| Developer(s) | Lightning UK! |
| Stable release | 2.5.6.0 / 4 October 2011[1] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Wine officially supported[2] |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | CD/DVD authoring |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www.imgburn.com |
ImgBurn is a freeware program that allows the recording of many types of CD/DVD images to recordable media (.cue files are supported as of version 2.4.0.0).[3] Starting with version 2.0.0.0, ImgBurn can also burn files and data directly to CD/DVD. It supports padding DVD-Video files so the layer break occurs on a proper cell boundary (where possible). As of version 2.5.1.0, ImgBurn includes optional adware in the installer.[4]
Contents |
[edit] History
ImgBurn is an optical disc authoring software created by Lightning UK, the author of DVD Decrypter, after he was forced to stop development of DVD Decrypter in response to a cease and desist order from Macrovision.[5]
ImgBurn is based on the optical disc burning engine of DVD Decrypter; however, it does not have the ability to circumvent copy protections of encrypted DVDs. As of version 2.3.0.0, ImgBurn can create image files from unencrypted CDs/DVDs. It cannot, however, remove CSS encryption or any other copy protection. It is possible to use third-party software such as DVD43, an intermediate driver that operates between the hardware and software, for such purpose.
[edit] Features
- Supported formats: BIN, CUE, DI (Atari Disk Image), DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG, PDI and more.
- Ability to build DVD Video discs (from a VIDEO_TS folder), HD DVD Video discs (from a HVDVD_TS folder) and Blu-ray Video discs (from a BDAV / BDMV folder).
- Full unicode folder/file name support.
- Supported environments: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7 and 2008 R2 (including all the 64-bit versions). It also officially supports Wine.
- Image queue provides support for burning several images with minimum interaction.
- ImgBurn is relatively lightweight (compared to similar programs); under 1.8MB for all installed features.
[edit] Limitations
- Does not support RAW disk ripping or burning[6]
- Does not support multi-session discs[7]
- Cannot read or write CD subchannel data[6]
- Cannot copy discs directly, without first creating an image file. [8]
[edit] Hardware interface support
ImgBurn supports numerous low level drive access interfaces. This allows it to operate on almost all Windows platforms. ImgBurn can use any of the following interfaces:
- ASPI - WNASPI32.DLL (Adaptec)
- ASAPI - ASAPI.DLL (VOB Computersysteme/Pinnacle Systems)
- SCSI Pass Through Interface - Microsoft
- ElbyCDIO - Elaborate Bytes
- Patin-Couffin - VSO Software
[edit] See also
- List of ISO image software
- List of optical disc authoring software
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- AnyDVD
[edit] References
- ^ "ImgBurn Change log". http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=changelog.
- ^ http://wiki.winehq.org/AppsThatSupportWine
- ^ The Official ImgBurn Website
- ^ http://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/17/dvd-burning-software-imgburn-updated-turns-adware/
- ^ Mennecke, Thomas (2005-11-24). "Macrovision Forces Removal of DVD Decrypter". Slyck. http://www.slyck.com/story1007.html. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
- ^ a b "ImgBurn v2.2.0.0 Released!". 2007-02-19. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3343&st=60&p=39221&#entry39221. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Multisession Disk Where is the option??". 2007-02-22. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3433&view=findpost&p=39535. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "How to copy a disc using Imgburn". 2008-03-20. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=6380. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
[edit] External links
- ImgBurn website
- Archive of downloads for all versions of ImgBurn
- Another archive of ImgBurn all versions
|
||||||||||||||||||||
