On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 11:13 pm, FemmeFatale wrote:
> At 12:38 PM 2/6/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> ><snip>
> >
> > > Data discs have to be fixed but they don't necessarily have to be fixed
> > > all over the cd, it depends. So you could have a data disc that you fix
> > > the written
> > > portion of, and leave the rest of the disc unfixed, then add some more
> > > data files at a later date and fix those and so on.
> >
> >Are you sure about this, John?  I have always understood that fixating
> > closed the disk.
> >
> >Anne
> >--
> >Registered Linux User No.293302
>
> Unless I'm mistaken John is referring to "multi-session" writing.  That
> means that essentially you can write to the cd again later, b/c it hasn't
> been completely finalized.  Takes some finagling but you can leave part of
> the cd "open" & parts closed.  This requires, if i'm not mistaken, quite a
> bit of knowledge in teh use of NERO or some other burning program.  Nero
> has some nifty tricks to do this but unless you are well versed in how to
> do so, I suggest leaving it be & just close the whole CD session (Finalize
> it).
>
> Audio, ofc, is different again.  I won't even try to explain that stuff as
> I don't understand it myself.

I'll play around, sometime.  It's never been a priority for me, but it is 
interesting.


Anne-- 
Registered Linux User No.293302


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