Comments on: Totally free burner: simple yet powerful CD/DVD burning

By: Samer

Samer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:43:05 +0000

@Dave.
It most certainly does not contain a virus.

I just downloaded it and uploaded to Virustotal.com (a service that checks uploaded files against a few dozen antivirus systems).
It came out with a perfect bill of health. See below.

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/7a54ab520770e243bf2eb20010c26c6e4c56a502ae4ad43ae71527269031895b-1252102642

I am guessing that whatever antivirus/anti-malware software merely posted a false positive.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:11:16 +0000

WARNING: This contains a virus! Do not download!

By: psilas

psilas — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:53:28 +0000

OALEXANDER,

This is NOT nagware, it takes 30 seconds to start up because it is the FREE version.

After its started it no longer asks for anything, no adware….nothing.

I use this software for burning DVD movies and it has NEVER failed and is very quick.

Great freeware program and VERY simple to use.

By: OAlexander

OAlexander — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:57:37 +0000

This is NOT Freeware – this is NAGWARE! They want you to buy a “lifetime licence” US-$ 25.00, and then the 30 second startup delay and nagscreen will disappear. Immediately removed from my HD, and also SHOULD be REMOVED FROM HERE!

By: Dustin W. Fletcher

Dustin W. Fletcher — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:58:14 +0000

I cannot get the drag/drop feature to work on this program…windows 64 issue?

By: Hartless

Hartless — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:40:56 +0000

Seahorse:Best way to create slipstreamed bootable Windows installation disks is to use NLite for XP and VLite for Vista. Those programs do more than simple slipstreaming but you don`t have to use the extra features.
The output is saved as an iso which I burn to an R/W with IMGBurn which I use for all my burning except for multisession disks.
I have tried all the other programs mentioned above except Totally Free and found IMGBurn gives the best result. Although the interface is not intuitive but there are guides on the website and like most things it`s easy when you have used it.

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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:51:09 +0000

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By: SeaHorse

SeaHorse — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:41:19 +0000

Correction:
that should read discs/coasters

By: SeaHorse

SeaHorse — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:08:22 +0000

ImgBurn does not allow you to make a bootable Microsoft CD for loading on or preconfiguring a Slipstreamed CD! What I mean by this is it wont copy the BIM file so that the CD auto-boots, loads XP operating system CD onto your drive, for those who want to reinstall your XP operating system. The best package I have found for this is ISO Commander but you have to pay for it after the trial period. I have tried and tested a lot of these packages for Slipstreaming CD’s and have a lot of wasted discs/cosyers to prove that ISO Commander is the best for this. Hope this helps “:-D

By: CDTexter

CDTexter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:44:14 +0000

Does any freeware CD burner support/do CD text?

By: Tiago

Tiago — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:28:30 +0000

Carbonize, you’re right about that. I agree it’s not the most user friendly burning software out there. Maybe the next version will bring us some improvement. At least, the author states in the latest version: “This will probably be the last ‘maintenance’ type release for the v2.4 series, meaning I can finally start to implement some decent new features!”.

By: Carbonize

Carbonize — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:28:35 +0000

Tiago I actually use ImgBurn but you have to admit it’s not the most attractive program and the way it does audio cds is a bit of a hassle. I am surprised that nobody has made a better front end for ImgBurn yet.

By: Tiago

Tiago — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:54:10 +0000

Carbonize wrote: “…Main issue with all of these is none of them let you specify if you want a pause between the tracks or to play them straight after each other…”

Well, sorry to bring Imgburn to the discussion again but with it you also can configure the preGap between tracks as you wish (0 seconds, 2 seconds or custom – see guide in my previous post).

Another plus for Imgburn. It amazes me how people still swear that this software doesn’t burn audio cds. Go figure!

By: Carbonize

Carbonize — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:26:11 +0000

Ok just tried this along with InfraRecorder, DeepBurner and CDBurnerXP.

InfraRecorder seems a bit unfinished although the express starter is comprehensive.

Total Free Burner seems very simple to use but maybe a little to simple for my tastes.

DeepBurner has a nice layout when doing an audio CD but it’s use of MCI (multiple windows in a window) can get confusing.

CDBurnerXP seems the most comprehensive. As simple to use as the other two but with a better layout.

I tested by pretending to burn an audio CD.
Total Free Burner lists them all nicely but you cannot rearange the track order. Infra, DeepBurner and CDburnerXP all let you drag and drop the tracks once added to the compilation. Whilst DeepBurner also reads file tags CDBurnerXP wins because it reads the tags of files such as MP3s and supports replaygain and has an excellent print support.

Also the lack of Video DVD support in DeepBurners free program is a major turn off.

Main issue with all of these is none of them let you specify if you want a pause between the tracks or to play them straight after each other. I tried Amok and it needs plug ins to do most things so you are not really using Amok but Star burner(I think the programs it uses are Star burner or somethign similar).

By: don-salve

don-salve — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:53:03 +0000

@Carbonize
nothing – I use this program. But only for burning data, no copying or so.
I copied the description from filehippo.com it was said to be the description of the freeware edition.
Sry for not testing all the features.

By: Tiago

Tiago — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:03:21 +0000

Imgburn CAN create audio cds. I do it all the time. See this guide: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?s=d7338241b8b4c93b2ffd903286635aa1&showtopic=5555

By: Carbonize

Carbonize — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:11:06 +0000

@X (have the balls to use a real name for once) – Who said ImgBurn was perfect? I certainly didn’t and neither did Tharkis.

@don-salve – Some of the features you list for DeepBurner are only available in the pro version which you have to pay for. Only the pro version does disk-to-disk(sic) copying. Only the pro version will burn Video DVDs. Only the pro version will burn photo albums. Same applies to comand line burning, back up utility and the drive restoration/information utility.

BTW how much do they pay you?

By: don-salve

don-salve — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:50:03 +0000

DeepBurner is the best for free:

Main Features:
You can easily create and burn regular data CDs/DVDs
AudioCD recording functionality is included
Direct disk-to-disk copying is a cinch
Quickly build and burn ISO Images
Burning Video DVDs is no problem
Create awesome, personalized photo CD/DVD albums
Rest assured with the full-featured backup utility
CD/DVD burning from the command line for you pro’s
Drive and media information utility included
Supports IDE/EIDE, USB, SCSI, and Fire Wire CD/DVD writers

Burning Features:
Overburn function
Buffer underrun technology “Burn-Proof”
DAO, SAO and TAO Writing methods support
Support for CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-RW / DVD+RW / DVD-RAM
Create Multi-session CDs
Write on Rewritable CDs/DVDs
Bootable CD/DVD support

Specific Features:
Dynamically adjustable drive buffer size
High Performance File/Disc Caching
Supports Long File Name (Joliet) File Systems
Creates ISO (100% DOS/Windows) compatible data CDs/DVDs
Supports multiple simultaneous recorders
Ease of Use and Compatibility
Easy to use wizards help you create any type of burning project
The Autorun Wizard makes it easy to create effective autoruns for your CDs
You can even easily make your own cover, booklet or case insert
Multi-language interface, of course

By: x

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:59:22 +0000

I’m sick of ImgBurn referred to as the be-all-and-end-all of burning. It cannot create audio or video CDs, period. I use ImgBurn and am not slamming it, but when I see comments that say something like “Who needs ‘Totally Free Burner’? I use ImgBurn, it does it all!”, it’s annoying.

By: greyowl

greyowl — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:28:00 +0000

ImgBurn cannot add files to a CD that has already been burnt. They mention multisession feature on their website but they are meaning something different which I think is misleading.