Additional information regarding the status of 'DVD Identifier', the drive and the disc are available
in several extra tabs.
The 'Status'-tab contains general information such as whether
a new version is available, which method of drive communication
is used, how the pre-recorded information on the disc is retrieved, details
about the manufacturer database that has been loaded, etc. Any errors
that may have occurred are also reported here. Most of the information displayed
here is very much self-explanatory.
When the 'Check for updates each time on start-up' has been enabled 'DVD Identifier'
will use your internet connection to check the server and inform you if a
new version is available. It will also look for the presence of an updated
manufacturer database on the server. If a new database is present it will be
downloaded automatically and saved locally. This database is very small
so the download process will not result in a slow-down. Alternatively, if you decide
to disable the automatic check, you can still manually check for updates from time
to time.
As mentioned earlier, any recording speeds shown in the
'disc identification'-tabs are regardless of the drive's capabilities
and are thus solely related to the capabilities of
the disc. However, the 'Drive capabilities'-tab will provide you with the information regarding the capabilites of your drive in relation to that
disc : i.e. it shows the speeds at which that drive is capable of writing the
disc.
The Write speed descriptors are retrieved via 2 methods. The first one, GET
PERFORMANCE, is the method that is most commonly used by DVD Mastering
applications and is also the preferred choice. The other method, MODE SENSE, is
a legacy command (i.e. drives are not required anymore to support this command).
Depending on your drive, it may or may not support both methods.
Also note that in order to obtain accurate results the use of an empty
writable disc is recommended. But again, this differs from drive to drive : some
drive are still able to report the write speeds of already written discs, while
others do not report any write speeds at all once the disc has been closed.
This tab will show the
entire 'Media code'-block that is present on the disc and will also show which format is
used to retrieve this information. This functionality is intended for advanced users.
The content of these tabs can also be
added to the clipboard. Enabling these options will result in more information being copied to the clipboard
each time you press the 'Clipboard'-button.
Below an example of how data that has been copied to the clipboard looks like when you have enabled all 'Clipboard'-options
:
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Unique
Disc Identifier :
[DVD+R:MCC-004-000]
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Disc
& Book Type : [DVD+R] -
[DVD+R]
Manufacturer Name : [Mitsubishi
Chemical Corp.]
Manufacturer ID
: [MCC]
Media Type ID
: [004]
Product
Revision : [Not Specified]
Blank
Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4.70 GB (4.38
GiB)]
Recording Speeds : [1x-2.4x ,
4x , 6x-8x ,
6x-16x]
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**
INFO : Drive = PHILIPS DVDR885P [FW P1.9]
** INFO : Write Capabilities
= DVD+R DVD+R-DL DVD+RW
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-R
DVD-RW
** INFO : Disc = [DVD+R:MCC-004-000]
** INFO : Reference
Speed : 1x DVD = 1385 kBps
** INFO : An Writable Disc Is Recommended
For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On
This Disc) Listed Below
** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed
Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 11080 kBps ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
Descriptor #2 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
Descriptor #3 = 3324 kBps ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy
Command]
** WARNING : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Always Properly
Supported
Descriptor #1 = 11080 kBps ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
Descriptor #2 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
Descriptor #3 = 3324 kBps ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure
CAV]
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**
INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte
Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Present
** INFO : Format 11h
(Method 1) - ADIP Information
0000 : 01 02 00 00 a1 0f 02 00 00
03 00 00 00 26 05 3f .............&.?
0010 : 00 00 00
00 00 00 07 4d 43 43 00 00 00 00 00 30
.......MCC.....0
0020 : 30 34 00 38 23 54 37 12 02 54 6c 02 92 5f
15 15 04.8#T7..Tl.._..
0030 : 0b 0b 08 08 01 19 1b 0c
0c 0c 0d 01 00 00 00 00 ................
0040 : 00 00 00 00
01 00 38 38 02 2c 5a 1a 05 2e 23 10
......88.,Z...#.
0050 : 04 1e 1d 01 00 00 02 2c 5a 1a 05 2e 23 10
04 1e .......,Z...#...
0060 : 1d 01 00 00 02 00 54 70
02 30 63 3c 24 14 0c 0c ......Tp.0c<$...
0070 : 01 20 00 00 00 00 02 40 66 42 24 14 0c
0c 01 20 . .....@fB$....
0080 : 00 00 00 2b 03 00 54
df 02 30 63 3c 24 14 0c 0c ...+..T..0c<$...
0090 :
01 20 00 00 00 00 02 75 5e 58 24 14 0a 0a 01 20 .
.....u^X$....
00a0 : 00 00 00 59 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 ...Y............
00b0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00c0 : 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
................
00d0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 ................
00e0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00f0 : 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00
............
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