ImgBurn Quick Start Guide
Contents What is ImgBurn .................................................................................................................... 1 Where to Get ImgBurn .......................................................................................................... 2 System Requirement ............................................................................................................. 2 Work with ImgBurn ............................................................................................................... 3 Create a Data Disc ............................................................................................................. 5 Create an Audio CD ......................................................................................................... 10 Create a DVD Video Disc.................................................................................................. 13 Create an Image File from a Disc ..................................................................................... 16 Create an Image File from Files or Folders.............................................................................. 17 Write an Image File to a Disc ........................................................................................... 18 Verify Disc ........................................................................................................................ 19 Discovery ......................................................................................................................... 20 Frequently Asked Questions................................................................................................ 21
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What is ImgBurn ImgBurn is an application recording files and folders to a CD, DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray. It creates data discs, audio CDs, DVD video discs, ISO images and much more. The key feature includes: ￭
Burn files, folders, and ISO images from the computer to discs
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Build DVD Video discs, HD DVD Video discs and Blu-ray Video-discs
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Create ISO images from files, folders and discs
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Burn audio CDs from many file formats from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM - including AAC, APE, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, MPC, OGG, PCM, WAV, WMA and WV
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Support a wide range of image file formats
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Support Unicode file/folder names, which means it can display international characters
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Multi-language interface (After installing language files)
Being a lightweight burning tool, ImgBurn can get jobs done quickly. It doesn’t have add-ons occupying your disk space. The small size (2.9 MB) makes ImgBurn a fastresponding application. The best thing is, it’s free to use at home or your workplace. It comes in handy whenever you need to burn discs.
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Where to Get ImgBurn You can download ImgBurn from its official website. http://www.ImgBurn.com
System Requirement Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (including all the 64-bit versions)
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Work with ImgBurn After launching ImgBurn, you’ll see two windows: Ez-Mode Picker and ImgBurn Log. Ez-Mode Picker has six buttons. Clicking each of them will lead you to different mode to perform specific task. ImgBurn Log displays every task you perform and every command ImgBurn executes. We suggest you keep ImgBurn Log open. It helps you understand what ImgBurn does and troubleshoot problems.
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Write image file to disc Burn image files to discs. ImgBurn supports the following file formats: BIN, CCD, CDI, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI.
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Write files/folders to disc Burn files or folders from your computer to discs.
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Create image file from disc Create ISO, BIN, IMG and WAV files from existing discs.
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Create image file from files/folders Put files together to make one image file.
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Verify Disc Check if a disc is 100% readable. You can also use it to compare the disc against the given image file.
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Discovery Analyze the quality of burning. ImgBurn will test the optical media and give you an analysis report.
Note When you want to be back to Ez-Mode Picker from any mode, do this: On the Mode menu, click Ez-Mode Picker.
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Create a Data Disc A data disc is a disc used to store electronic data. It can store applications, documents, music, graphic and any other file types. It’s convenient for backing up, sharing and distributing data, especially for large files. For instance, many computer tutorial books attach discs with example files. When you want to send your portfolio to the company or share files with your friends, a data disc may come in handy. Typically, the data disc is readable only by computers. If you need to access a data disc using other standalone devices, see your device’s documentation for further details. 1. Insert a blank CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc in your burner drive. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Write files/folders to disc to enter Build mode. Or, on the Mode menu, click Build.
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3. Do one of the following to add files or folders to the source list:
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To browse and select files or folders, click
or
respectively. To select
multiple files or folders, hold down the Ctrl key and click each file or folder you want; to select consecutive files, click the first file, hold down the Shift key, and then click on the last file. When you finish selecting, click OK. ďż
Drag files or folders directly to the blank source area.
Drag your files here
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Under Destination, click
to switch to the advanced input, and click Show
Disc Layout Editor. In Disc Layout Editor, select files or folders you want from the upper pane, and drag them to the lower pane. You can click New Folder to create folders to organize your files. The status bar at the bottom of the editor shows the remaining disc space. When you finish selecting, close Disc Layout Editor.
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4. Back to the Build mode, on the right side of the window, under the Information tab, click the calculator icon to see the file size.
5. Click the Labels tab. In the ISO9660 box, enter the disc name. By default, the maximum number of characters is 32. You can only use these characters: “A-Z,” “09” and “_”.
Tip You can select the Synchronised Editing check box to edit all labels simultaneously. 6. In the UDF box, enter the same name, or click to copy the name to the UDF box.
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at the end of the ISO9660 box
7. Click
to burn. Before the burning starts, ImgBurn will confirm that you’re
burning a data disc. Make sure everything is fine, and then click OK.
Note By default, ImgBurn verifies the readability of the disc after complete burning. If you don’t want to verify, clear the Verify check box in the Build mode or in the burning window.
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Create an Audio CD The audio CD typically refers to discs created by Compact Disc Digital Audio format (CDDA). It can hold up to 74 minutes of audio, with an average of 18 tracks, depending on the length of the songs on the CD. If you have 80 minutes blank CD-R, you can record up to 80 minutes if your burner drive supports it. ImgBurn accepts many file types for the source of the audio CD, such as MP3, AAC, WMA and OGG. To produce better quality for your CD, lossless format is the better choice, such as FLAC (.flac), Monkey’s Audio (.ape), Apple Lossless (.m4a) and Waveform Audio Format (.wav). You can use your favorite songs to create a unique album. 1. On the Tools menu, click Create CUE file. 2. In the Create CUE File window, click
to browse and select music files. To select
multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key and click files you want; to select consecutive files, click the first file, hold down the Shift key, and then click on the last file. 3. When you finish selecting, Click Open, selected files will be added to the list. After adding files, the status bar under the track list will show the remaining disc space.
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PreGap: The section precedes the audio track. Typically it contains silence and is two seconds long. CD-TEXT: Store information about the audio CD, such as the album title, song title and artist name. 4. In the file list, click Session 1. 5. Select 2 Seconds in the PreGap area, and select Custom in the CD-TEXT area. 6. Click each track to enter the artist name and the song title in the Performer and Title box. If your tracks have audio tags, select Tag in the CD-TEXT area to apply tag information. Note Audio tags store information of audio tracks, such as the album titles, track titles, artist names, genre, composer, track number. There are different audio tags, such as ID3, FLAC, MP4, WMA and APE. 7. Click Disc. Select Custom in the CD-TEXT area to enter the album performer name in the Performer box, and enter the album title in the Title box.
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8. Use
on the right side to rearrange the order of audio tracks if you
need. 9. Click
at the lower-left corner to check the track list in the notepad. If you see
something inappropriate, close the notepad window and go back to tweak them, and do the check again, until you satisfy what you see. 10. Click OK to create the CUE file. Tip Optionally, you can select the Add To Write Queue When Done check box at the lower-left corner before click OK. ImgBurn will automatically use the CUE file as the source in the Write mode. 11. Insert a blank CD in your burner drive. 12. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Write image file to disc. 13. Under Source, click
to browse and select the CUE file you create by the former
steps. 14. Under Settings, change the Write Speed to lower speed, such as 4x. This can make the audio CD adapt to most standalone CD players. 15. Click
to burn the audio CD.
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Create a DVD Video Disc ImgBurn can create a DVD Video disc from DVD folders (VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS) or a DVD image file (.iso). You can obtain DVD folders using a third-party program. This section teaches you how to create a DVD-Video disc from DVD folders. If you want to burn a DVD image file, see the section “Write an Image File to a Disc.” 1. Insert a blank CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc in your burner drive. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Write files/folders to disc. Or, on the Mode menu, click Build.
3. Under Source, do one of the following to add VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders to the source list: ￭
Click
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Drag folders directly to the blank source area.
to browse and select folders. When you finish selecting, click OK.
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Under Destination, click
to switch to advanced input, and click Show Disc
Layout Editor. In Disc Layout Editor, select folders you want from the upper pane, and drag them to the lower pane. The bottom of the window shows the remaining disc space. When you finish selecting, close Disc Layout Editor.
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You can create a folder to contain VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS, and add this
folder to the source list. If you don’t have AUDIO_TS folder, create it. 4. On the right side of the window, under the Information tab, click the calculator icon to see the file size. 5. Click the Device tab. Under Settings, change the Write Speed to a lower speed, such as 4x. This can make the DVD adapt to most standalone players.
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6. Click the Options tab. Make sure File System is set to ISO9660 + UDF (Default setting).
7. Click the Labels tab. In the ISO9660 box, enter the disc name. By default, the maximum number of characters is 32. You can only use these characters: “A-Z”, ”09” and “_”. 8. In the UDF box, enter the same name, or click
at the end of ISO9660 box to
copy the name to the UDF box. 9. Click
to burn. Before the burning starts, ImgBurn will confirm you’re
burning a DVD Video disc. Make sure everything is fine, and then click OK.
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Create an Image File from a Disc It’s convenient to store image files on the computer. For example, when an operating system or an application asks for the original disc to repair or install additional functionalities, you can direct the system to the image file, or use the virtual drive software to mount it on the computer 1. Insert a CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc to your optical disc drive. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Create image file from disc. Or, on the Mode menu, click Read.
3. Click
to choose the save location and the file type for the image file. The file
type includes ISO, BIN and IMG. 4. Click
to create the image file. Before the conversion starts, ImgBurn will
confirm the file size. Make sure everything is fine, and then click OK.
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Create an Image File from Files or Folders An Image file can be used as a zip file. It’s portable and easy to be written to optical discs. You can use it to create different version of backup for your hard drive, or create your own bootable disc. 1. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Create image file from files/folders. 2. Do one of the following to add files or folders to the source list: ￭
To browse and select files or folders, click
or
respectively. To select
multiple files or folders, hold down the Ctrl key and click each file or folder you want; to select consecutive files, click the first file, hold down the Shift key, and then click on the last file. When you finish selecting, click OK. ￭
Drag files or folders directly to the blank source area.
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Under Destination, click
to switch to advanced input, and click Show Disc
Layout Editor. In the Disc Layout Editor, select files or folders you want from the upper pane, and drag them to the lower pane. The bottom of the editor will show the remaining disc space. When you finish selecting, close the Disc Layout Editor. 3. Under Destination, click
to choose the save location and the file type for the
image file. The file type includes ISO, BIN, IMG and MINISO. 4. On the right side of the window, under the Information tab, click the calculator icon to see the file size. 5. Click the Options tab. Make sure File System is set to ISO9660 + UDF (Default setting). 6. Click the Labels tab. In the ISO9660 box, enter the label name. The label will be the disc name after you burn the image to the disc. By default, the maximum number of characters is 32. You can only use these characters: “A-Z,” “0-9” and “_”. 7. In the UDF box, enter the same name, or click
at the end of ISO9660 box to
copy the name to the UDF box. 8. Click
to create the image file. Before the conversion starts, ImgBurn will
confirm the file size. Make sure everything is fine, and then click OK.
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Write an Image File to a Disc If you download an ISO image file and you need to burn it to a disc, this is the function to complete the task. You can also use it to make copies of your disc and back up your system. 1. Insert a blank CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc to your burning drive. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Write image file to disc. Or, on the Mode menu, click Write. 3. Under Source, click 4. Click
to select an image file.
. Before it starts to burn, ImgBurn will confirm the file size. Make
sure everything is fine, and then click OK.
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Verify Disc Verify Disc is used to check if the disc is 100% readable, or compare it against the image file to make sure that the data on the disc is correct. 1. Insert a burned CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc to your burning drive. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Verify Disc. Or, on the Mode menu, click Verify. 3. Do one of the following to verify your disc: ďż
If you want to check the disc readability, click
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If you want to compare the disc against the image file, select the Verify Against Image File check box. Click
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to browse the image file, and then click
Note If you have DVDINFOPro installed, you can click of the latest verifying task.
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to display the graphic data
Discovery Discovery is used to test media. ImgBurn will create an internal ISO, and write it to the disc. You can use it to verify the quality of burns your drive produces. Since physical data are written to the disc in the Discovery mode, we strongly suggest you use a rewritable (RW) disc to test. 1. Insert a blank CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc to your burner drive. An RW disc is recommended. 2. In Ez-Mode Picker, click Discovery. Or, on the Mode menu, click Discovery. 3. Click Tip
. ImgBurn will begin to test. If you use an RW disc, you can click
to erase the disc. There are two
modes for erasing: ďż
Quick
ImgBurn will write zeros to the first 800 sectors. It is the faster way of the two erasing mode. ďż
Full
ImgBurn will write zeros to the whole disc. It takes the same time as it takes for regular writing to the media at the max speed.
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Frequently Asked Questions How do I disable disc verification? Clear the Verify check box before you start burning or during the burning. Does ImgBurn support DVD DL? ImgBurn supports DVD DL. The burning process is the same as regular DVD-R discs. Why can’t I erase the RW disc? Please double check that you are exactly using the RW disc. Before starting the burning process, make sure the Write Speed is set correctly for your RW disc. Some RW discs only support a slow writing speed, such as 4X-10X. If you choose a faster speed, you may receive an unexpected result. ImgBurn says “directory depth exceeds ISO9660 limit of 8 levels.” How do I solve this? Under the Build mode, on the right side of the window, click the Advanced > Restrictions > ISO9660 tab. Select the Allow More Than 8 Directory Levels check box. ImgBurn can’t find my disc. The burning button is unavailable. Make sure you have inserted a disc. If you have multiple optical disc drives, select the desired drive from the Source drop-down list.
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