Burn dvd software recomendations ?

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by MeadsMan

Thanks for all the comments and advice,most of the problems with the latest versions of Nero and Roxio,do not seem to be with there capabilities,alot of people seem to have problems just loading the software.I have got some archive DVDs wich have a special coating apparently,the packaging said they should last 100 years.They are actually called Archive disks.The external Hard drive I had was a seagate 500gb,I have two,the first one I brought is still going well,and on the bases of that one working so well I brought another Seagate,touch wood,fingers crossed they will stay reliable,but I am going to back up my best / fave photos to DVD as well,just incase.

a wise decision, i had a hard drive failiure some time ago and as i had failed to back up my stuff for some time lost a lot of it, seagate are usually pretty reliable drives, i have just fitted two 1tb drives and have fitted them with cooling fan units , hoping to prolong the life of them with cooler running conditions, hope it works

Brian.

[tcvarlh]

It all depends on what you want your software to do, if you don't need whistles and bells then install a piece of kit that does exactly what you want. If cutting edge stuff is required then... Simply to archive photos onto a separate medium for safe-keeping then a quickly installed, easily usable package would make sense. Keeps HD overheads low giving you more storage. Nero and Roxio are rather large, but it still boils down to three majors arguments ; size, performance and need.
By the... You are an Optimist, you gonna be around in a 100 years?
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[Words]

I use CDBurnerXP (works on Vista too). It's free, does DVDs as well as CDs, and is very easy to use.

[Tringa]

Was just about to mention CDBurnerXP Pro, but Words got there before me - an excellent prog.